| A | B |
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| What are the major religious buildings which dominate Bosnia & Herzegovina’s layout? | MOSQUES |
| What makes Prague "the city of a hundred spires"? | STEEPLES |
| Who is the reluctant partner of Serbia? | MONTENEGRO |
| What is the capital of Moldova? | Chisinau |
| What is the characteristic of Croatia's coastline? | IT IS ISLAND STUDDED |
| What part of Europe are the Baltic countries starting to tie with more often? | WESTERN |
| What are the two seas which border the Balkan Peninsula lie between? | BLACK ADRIATIC |
| Who were the people that united the region of the Ukraine in its history? | Norman |
| What effect do the factories of Prague have on the environment because they are old? | HARMFUL |
| what is Poland's capital? | WARSAW |
| What has been holding back Romania's economy despite abundant resources? | COMMUNIST POLICIES |
| What is the nickname of the Ukraine? | Bread Basket of Europe |
| What is the name for the process of forcing different ethnic groups from their homes and out of a country? | ETHNIC CLEANSING |
| Hungary has this status because it isn't connecting with any sea or ocean. | LANDLOCKED |
| What was the general name for the products like clothing, shoes, and others products for people which were not made in Romania for a long time? | CONSUMER GOODS |
| Who is the most famous Albanian nun? | MOTHER TERESA |
| What is the name of the country that was primarily controlling the Baltic Republics? | RUSSIA |
| What is the alphabet which is used to write the Slavic and Bulgarian languages? | CYRILLIC |
| What is the major shipping port of Poland located on the Baltic Sea? | GDANSK |
| What is the base of the Romanian Language? | LATIN |
| What form of government does the Czech Republic have? | PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY |
| What is the country that was once made of the Czech Republic and Slovakia | CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
| What is the summer growing climate of the Ukraine? | Warm |
| What are the names of the pope who was Polish? | KAROL WOJTYLA - POPE JOHN PAUL II |
| What did Macedonia handle a huge wave of during the conflicts in surrounding countries? | ETHNIC ALBANIAN REFUGEES |
| What do the Czechs and Slovenians enjoy when compared to other eastern European countries? | HIGH STANDARD OF LIVING |
| Describe the events of the 1930’s takeover and after that takeover. | U.S.S.R. takes control under Joseph Stalin’s leadership and the government takes charge of all farming operations. Germany conquered the Ukraine during World War II |
| what does most of Poland possess with regard to this fertile landform? | NORTH EUROPEAN PLAIN |
| What has happened in Moldova’s Eastern regions and why is this event important? | Independence was declared and this region generates most of the nations hydro-electric energy. |
| Who are the nomadic people from Central Asia which have given Hungary most of its ethnic background? | MAGYARS |
| What landform of the Czech Republic is known for its natural beauty? | MOUNTAINS |
| What is the capital of Croatia? | ZAGREB |
| What is the general name for the three nations located on the Baltic Sea? | BALTIC REPUBLICS |
| What type of language is Polish? | SLAVIC |
| Describe the history of the people in Belarus and explain the situation of what the government and businesses are experiencing today. | Most of their history has been controlled by Russia and it still has strong ties with Russia today. |
| The capital of the Czech Republic is ______. | PRAGUE |
| What did Serbia and Montenegro form after they failed to "re-form" one Yugoslavia? | A LOOSER UNION |
| What is the official language of Hungary? | HUNGARIAN |
| What has damaged many of the coastal areas of Croatia? | WAR |
| What are the sweet smelling flowers which Bulgaria "farms" | ROSES |
| What is the name of the largest city in Serbia & Montenegro? | BELGRADE |
| Describe the results in size, economy, & religion. | Large Territory, Strong Economy, and Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| What is the capital of Hungary which is divided by the Danube River? | BUDAPEST |
| What type of economy are the countries of the Baltic States moving toward? | FREE MARKET |
| What type of soil does Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine have which allows them various crops? | RICH SOIL |
| What is the capital and largest city of Belarus? | Minsk |
| What is one of the countries of Eastern Central Europe? | LITHUANIA LATVIA ESTONIA SLOVAKIA BELARUS HUNGARY CZECHREPUBLIC UKRAINE POLAND |
| Where do the warm winds come from which bring mild weather year around? | ATLANTIC |
| What is the capital of Romania? | BUCHAREST |
| What in addition to national pride unites the Polish people? | RELIGION |
| What is the cause of long simmering disputes in these republics which tore the country apart? | ETHNIC GROUPS |
| What is the name of the document or agreement which permanently divided Bosnia into two regions under one government? | DAYTON PEACE ACCORDS |
| What does Albania lack which keeps them from mining their rich mineral resources? | MONEY |
| Explain why it is important to know what the Moldovan flag looks like. | Romanian appearance, and it was a part of Romania in the Past |
| Describe the language and writing of Belarus. | Slavic with Cyrillic alphabet |
| what is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria? | SOFIA |
| What group of people is a minority in the Baltic States and they claim they are being discriminated against? | RUSSIANS |
| What are the three countries which once belonged to the Soviet Union and they became independent after the Soviet Union broke apart? | Belarus Ukraine Moldova |
| What historical people ruled the area of Romania? | ROMANS |
| What was the worst effect suffered under the communist rule of Poland? | POLLUTION |
| What location are tourists flocking in Romania because resorts are being built by it? | BLACK SEA |
| What is the name for the countries which emerged from Yugoslavia? | CROATIA MACEDONIA HERZEGOVINA BOSNIA SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO SLOVENIA |
| What are the religions of the Eastern Central European countries? | ROMAN CATHOLIC PROTESTANT LUTHERANS EASTERN ORTHODOX |
| What is the native group of people who lived in the Ukrainian areas? | Slavic |
| What do we call the connection that Poles feel toward their country? | LOYALTY |
| What is one of the countries located within the Balkan Peninsula? | BULGARIA ALBANIA ROMANIA |
| What takes up about one third of the land of Romania? | CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS |
| The Czechs are trying to _______ their industries so they can be more profitable. | MODERNIZE |
| What is the capital of Macedonia? | SKOPJE |
| What is the larger ethnic group which the Poles belong to? | SLAVS |
| Explain what the land of Belarus is like. | Wooded and Swamp-like. |
| What region with Muslim Albanians wanted their independence from Serbia? | KOSOVO |
| What ethnic group wanted to control "Yugoslavia" and protect "their people" in the surrounding areas? | SERBS |
