Unit 7: Quiz 2 – Flashcards
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Conflict and ethnic persecution forced _____ from the Balkans to flee their homelands.
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refugees
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Which countries have a negative rate of natural population growth?
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Belarus, Bulgaria, and Lithuania
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Which countries show no change in their rate of natural increase?
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Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia
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Which factors are considered when determining the rate of natural increase?
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birth and death
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Which factors explain the negative population growth of Eastern Europe?
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economic uncertainty, ethnic persecution, migration, and increased industrialization
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What was the strongest factor that led to an increase in emigration from Eastern Europe?
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uncertainty about the future
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Which Eastern European country's population density is closest to that of the United States?
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Estonia
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Where is Russia's population density the highest?
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North European Plain
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Which country has the lowest population density in Eastern Europe?
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Russia
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The area of the Balkan countries is frequently plagued by ethnic conflict that generates _____ among the nations.
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balkanization
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What is the largest ethnic group in Eastern Europe?
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Slavic
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In what Eastern European country did the Magyar settle?
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Hungary
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The country that was once Czechoslovakia is now these countries.
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the Czech Republic and Slovakia
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Which countries were once part of Yugoslavia?
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B&H, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia
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This region is a site of ethnic conflict in Russia.
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Chechnya
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Which are Slavic languages?
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Polish, Russian, and Czechoslovakian
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Countries with a strong affiliation to the Orthodox Church use this alphabet.
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Cyrillic
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Countries with a strong affiliation to the Roman Catholic Church use this alphabet.
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Latin
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Which of these listed languages are non-Slavic?
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Latvian, Lithuania, Hungarian, and Romanian
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Eastern Europe is ______ economically developed than Western Europe.
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less
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What were some of the results of Soviet control of Eastern Europe?
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communism, collectives, prices determined by government, restricted freedom of expression, and shortages of food
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What country's farms were collectivized by the Soviet Union in order to feed its people in other areas?
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Ukraine
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Characteristics of a market economy include _____.
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prices determined by user demand, production driver by consumer demand, workers choose jobs
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What actions were taken by some Eastern European nations to address problems caused by the dissolution of the Soviet Union?
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decreased government debt, increased foreign investment, joined the EU, implemented privatization
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How did the fall of the Soviet Union affect the people of Eastern Europe?
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lost health care benefits, lost jobs, individual freedoms increased
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What has boosted the Czech Republic's economic development?
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foreign investment
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Which nation maintained close ties with Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union?
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Belarus
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What country's economic development benefits from its abundant energy resources?
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Russia
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Which nations' levels of economic development have improved following the breakup of the Soviet Union?
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Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia
