a country whose name reflects its first-century conquerors

a World Heritage site in Bulgaria dedicated to protecting biodiversity

in a bird sanctuary and a lake

a rugged extension of the Swiss Alps that forms a major barrier to

travel, a climate barrier, and a land divide between the Danube and

the Maritsa Rivers

a less-compact extension of the Swiss Alps that includes mountains

and basins in Slovakia and Romania

a country that attempted to reverse Balkanization by combining

many ethnic groups

a country with one of the highest rates of deaths from urban

air pollution, home to the Balkans

a country that separated from Serbia; the least populated country in

Eastern Europe

a major trade and transportation route located between the Italian

and Balkan Peninsulas

a heavily traveled transportation route that forms a border between

Poland and Germany

a nationally protected site that contains bison, wolves, and some of

the tallest trees in Europe

Yugoslavia only existed from the 1940s to the 1990s because

Which two ethnic groups were most affected by ethnic cleansing during the 1990s?

Most of Eastern Europe has a ____________________ climate.

A broad lowland area north of the Carpathians covering most of Poland and many Baltic countries is the

Why is the industrial area of Poland, eastern Germany, and the Czech Republic called the black triangle?

Which subregion of Eastern Europe experiences short, mild winters and year-round rain?

The earliest people of Eastern Europe were

Many people in Eastern Europe burn wood to heat their homes because

Which statement about countries during the communist era is true?

Which geographic feature played the greatest role in the development of most major cities in Eastern Europe?

Why did the population of Eastern Europe decline following World War II?