Social Studies pace 1105 - test

There are more independent countries in the world than ever before because of the break up of larger countries into smaller ones and because of the ethnic religious and cultural differences

True

Establishing a stable _______________ is especially challenging for newly formed smaller countries

Economy

During the late 1980 many ________________ governments in Europe fell because of the economic situation and the demand for greater freedom

Communist

____________________Was the first European country to transition from communism to capitalism.

Poland

______________ Has remain free from communist control throughout its history.

Greece

The break up of the Socialist Federal Republic of ______________________ occurred in 1991 and 1992 .

Yugoslavia

The federal republic of yugoslavia ended in 2006 when both Serbia and _____________________ were recognized as independent countries

Montenegro

The Rhodope mountains are the highest mountains on the _________________ peninsula

Bolkan

The Greeks studied the sciences developed a democratic government and were known for their love of ____________________ and the arts

Philosophy

As a result of _____________ teaching and preaching ministries, churches where established in the Greek cities of Philippi, Thessaloniki, and Corinth

Pauls

The Soviet union was a communist state with ________ republics

15

After breaking up the Soviet Union, 11 of the Independent states united to form the _________________ of independent states. (CIS )

Commonwealth

European Russia is more densely populated and urban then ______________ Russia

Asiatic

Because they had important ports on the Baltic Sea, the Baltic countries were annexed by __________________ but gained their independence in September 1991

The Soviet Union

Largest marshland in Europe is the _______________ marshes

Pripet

_________________ Is across the Caucasus mountains from the rest of Europe

Transcaucasia

The Central Asian countries are mostly arid with vast ________________ and little arable soil

Deserts

The majority of the countries in Eastern Europe and northern Asia have economics based on the ________________ industry

Service

Under Soviet rule __________________ practices were discouraged in Soviet bloc countries

Religious

First European civilization

Greece

One of the oldest areas of human settlement on earth

Transcaucasia

Two alphabets, three religions, 4 languages, 5 nationalities, 6 republics

Yugoslavia

Most ethnically diverse former Yugoslavia Republic

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Smallest Baltic country, includes about 1500 islands

Estonia

Smallest former Soviet republic

Armenia

Second smallest former Soviet republic; highest population density

Moldova

Second largest former Soviet republic; nuclear weapons testing

Kazakhstan

Poorest former Soviet republic; location of the highest peak in the former Soviet union

Tajikistan

Birthplace of the oil refining industry

Azerbaijan

That you may approve the things that are excellent,

that you may be sincere

and without offense till the day of Christ.

Philippians 1:10