WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
TEST 1 (EARNEST) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ethnic cleansing - ANSWER-Process in which more powerful ethnic group forcibly
removes (or kills) a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous
region
Benelux - ANSWER-the economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and
Luxembourg
Balkans - ANSWER-the region of southeastern Europe now occupied by Greece,
Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, the European part of Turkey, and the former republics of
Yugoslavia
Baltic states - ANSWER-Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, three countries that border
the Baltic Sea.
aral mountains - ANSWER-This north-south range separates Siberia from the rest of
Russia. It is commonly considered the boundary between the continents of Europe
and Asia.
Caucasus mountains - ANSWER-A mountain system in southeastern Europe
between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
mostly D climate - ANSWER-Russian climate
tundra and taiga - ANSWER-Russia biomes
treeless climate - ANSWER-tundra
mostly evergreens (most of Russia) - ANSWER-taiga
volga river - ANSWER-The longest river in Europe and Russia's most important
commercial river and culturally important river
permafrost - ANSWER-permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the
ground...soil in russia which makes it difficult for building, road, and railroad
construction.
birth decreasing and death increasing - ANSWER-russian population problems in
recent years
russia, baltic states, belarus, moldova, ukraine, georgia, armenia, azerbaijan, central
asia republics - ANSWER-former ussr states (15 states)
TEST 1 (EARNEST) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ethnic cleansing - ANSWER-Process in which more powerful ethnic group forcibly
removes (or kills) a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous
region
Benelux - ANSWER-the economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and
Luxembourg
Balkans - ANSWER-the region of southeastern Europe now occupied by Greece,
Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, the European part of Turkey, and the former republics of
Yugoslavia
Baltic states - ANSWER-Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, three countries that border
the Baltic Sea.
aral mountains - ANSWER-This north-south range separates Siberia from the rest of
Russia. It is commonly considered the boundary between the continents of Europe
and Asia.
Caucasus mountains - ANSWER-A mountain system in southeastern Europe
between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
mostly D climate - ANSWER-Russian climate
tundra and taiga - ANSWER-Russia biomes
treeless climate - ANSWER-tundra
mostly evergreens (most of Russia) - ANSWER-taiga
volga river - ANSWER-The longest river in Europe and Russia's most important
commercial river and culturally important river
permafrost - ANSWER-permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the
ground...soil in russia which makes it difficult for building, road, and railroad
construction.
birth decreasing and death increasing - ANSWER-russian population problems in
recent years
russia, baltic states, belarus, moldova, ukraine, georgia, armenia, azerbaijan, central
asia republics - ANSWER-former ussr states (15 states)
