Quiz 2: Human Geography – Flashcards
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Which country has the lowest population density in Eastern Europe?
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Russia
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The blank are the largest ethnic group in Eastern Europe.
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Slavs
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Beginning after World War I and on into the decade just passed, Yugoslavia has become _____.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia
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What are the cultural factors that create boundaries within Eastern Europe?
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ethnicity, language, and religion
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What separate countries today once formed Czechoslovakia?
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Slovakia, and the Czech Republic
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Countries strongly affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church use the blank alphabet.
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Latin
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Eastern Europe is more economically developed than Western Europe.
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False
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What were some of the results of Soviet control of Eastern Europe?
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collectives, command economy, basic health care benefits, price controls
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Characteristics of a command economy include _____.
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government-owned industries, minimal pensions provided by government
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Actions taken by some Eastern European nations to address problems caused by the breakup of the Soviet Union included _____.
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increased foreign investment, joining the European Union, lowered government debt, privatization
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