EASTERN

EUROPE

o Productive Agricultural region

o Mainly Eastern Orthodox Christian

o Traditionally dominated by Russia

Belarus• Still strongly influenced by Russia

• Agrarian with some Industry

• Population: 9,480,900 - 00% urban

• State planned Command economy

• Belorussia means “White Russian”

• Only country in Europe that retains capital punishment in law and practice.

THE BLACK SEA COUNTRIESBULGARIA,

ROMANIA,

MOLDOVA,

UKRAINE

BulgariaFreed from Russia in 1878.Population: 7,364,570 – 72% urbanBulgarian folk music is the most extensive traditional artAn emerging market economyEurope's sixth-largest coal producer.Large base of industry – declining agriculture

RomaniaFormerly RomanKnown for the forested region of Transylvania

Bran Castle, associated with the Dracula legend. Ringed by the Carpathian Mountains.

Population: 20,121,641 – 54% urban Significant tourism

MoldovaAgrarian (Farming)Population: 2,913,281 – 45% urbanOne of the poorest countries in EuropeSignificant progress towards financial and economic stabilityKnown for its wines.One of the most productive agricultural regions in Europe

UkraineAgrarian (Farming); Largest and most populated of these countriesChernobyl nuclear disaster – 1986Ethnically divided – Russian/UkrainianRussia invaded and annexed the Crimean Peninsula in 2014

UNDERLYING FORCES

FORCES THAT CAN DIVIDE A COUNTRYReligious, linguistic, ethnic, or ideological differences

FORCES THAT UNITE AND BIND A COUNTRY TOGETHER

A strong national culture, shared ideological objectives, and a common faith

Ukraine and

Novorossiya Russian ethnic group

wants independence for Eastern Ukraine

They want to establish closer ties to Russia.

They seek to create the country of Novorossiya (New Russia)

Separatists control the far eastern part of Ukraine

REVIEW QUIZ E8

Write the best answers to the following questions.

Use your notes for help.

REVIEW QUIZ E7

1 Identify the countries in this region that are landlocked.

REVIEW QUIZ E7

2 The name Belorussia means _____________

REVIEW QUIZ E7

3 Black Sea countries are largely _________.

REVIEW QUIZ E7

4 Romania is known for the are of Transylvania which is associated with what historical figure?

REVIEW QUIZ E7

5 The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in _________ in 1986.