Germany, Scandinavia, Russia, & Eastern Europe

Test Review

• Print 6 slides per page horizontally • Fold pages in half lengthwise• The question will appear on one side and the

question with the answer will appear on the other side of the fold.

• Careful study for the purpose of discovering new knowledge.

• Careful study for the purpose of discovering new knowledge.

• Research

• Materials designed to spread certain beliefs

• Materials designed to spread certain beliefs

• Propaganda

• To keep people from escaping, the East Germans built ______________

• To keep people from escaping, the East Germans built ______________

• The Berlin Wall

• Greenland, the world’s largest island, is owned by

• Greenland, the world’s largest island, is owned by

• Denmark

• Because of its glaciers and volcanoes, this country is sometimes called the “Land of Fire and Ice”.

• Because of its glaciers and volcanoes, this country is sometimes called the “Land of Fire and Ice”.

• Iceland

• These are long fingers of the ocean that run between cliffs or mountains that are found in Norway.

• These are long fingers of the ocean that run between cliffs or mountains that are found in Norway.

• Fjords

• At the fall of Communism in 1991 Russia’s economy was

• ( healthy / bankrupt )

• At the fall of Communism in 1991 Russia’s economy was

• ( healthy / bankrupt )

• People in Russia who did not agree with Communism were

• (allowed to leave / put in prison )

• People in Russia who did not agree with Communism were

• (allowed to leave / put in prison )

• East Germans saw West Germany as a place where people had better

(weather / lives).

• East Germans saw West Germany as a place where people had better

(weather / lives).

• The first settlers in Iceland came from

• (Norway / Germany).

• The first settlers in Iceland came from

• (Norway / Germany).

• The capital of Russia

• The capital of Russia

• Moscow

• The capital of Iceland

• The capital of Iceland

• Reykjavik

• The capital of Denmark

• The capital of Denmark

• Copenhagen

• This word means people of European origin

• This word means people of European origin

• Caucasian

• This is the deepest lake in the world

• This is the deepest lake in the world

• Lake Baikal

• These ancient Danes and Norwegians were great shipbuilders who raided and conquered much of France and the British Isles.

• These ancient Danes and Norwegians were great shipbuilders who raided and conquered much of France and the British Isles.

• Vikings

• This gives Scandinavian countries a milder climate than most places at that high latitude.

• This gives Scandinavian countries a milder climate than most places at that high latitude.

• The Gulf Stream

• This German is credited for inventing the Volkswagen.

• This German is credited for inventing the Volkswagen.

• Ferdinand Porsche

• This is power made from the Earth’s heat.

• This is power made from the Earth’s heat.

• Geothermal

• This is power made from falling water.

• This is power made from falling water.

• Hydroelectric

• This famous German composer was almost deaf by the time he reached age 50.

• This famous German composer was almost deaf by the time he reached age 50.

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Russia is so big that it covers ___ time zones.

• Russia is so big that it covers ___ time zones.

• 11

• Being the same throughout, the same kind

• Being the same throughout, the same kind

• Homogeneous

• What legendary story was based on an evil ruler in Romania?

• What legendary story was based on an evil ruler in Romania?

• Dracula

• Because of the large variations in seasonal daylight, this country is called the “Land of the Midnight Sun”.

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• Because of the large variations in seasonal daylight, this country is called the “Land of the Midnight Sun”.

Norway

• Sweden shares the Scandinavian Peninsula with

• Sweden shares the Scandinavian Peninsula with

• Norway

• Daily life for citizens of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Europe nations under its control was

• (difficult / fun )

• Daily life for citizens of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Europe nations under its control was

• (difficult / fun )

• . Religion was (encouraged / discouraged ) by the Communist Government in Russia

• . Religion was (encouraged / discouraged ) by the Communist Government in Russia

• After World War II, Germany was divided into

• (north and south / east and west).

• After World War II, Germany was divided into

• (north and south / east and west).

• The capital of Sweden

• The capital of Sweden

• Stockholm

• The capital of Norway

• The capital of Norway

• Oslo

• The capital of Germany

• The capital of Germany

• Berlin

• In 1961 he became the first person to travel into space

• In 1961 he became the first person to travel into space

• Yuri Gregarin

• To control or rule in a harsh, unjust, or cruel way

• To control or rule in a harsh, unjust, or cruel way

• Oppression

• Pollution which falls to Earth with precipitation.

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• Pollution which falls to Earth with precipitation.

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• Acid Rain

• This Norwegian was the first to reach the South Pole.

• This Norwegian was the first to reach the South Pole.

• Rauld Amundsen

• This Norwegian is famous for composing many pieces of classical music.

• This Norwegian is famous for composing many pieces of classical music.

• Edvard Grieg

• He influenced much of Moscow’s design

• He influenced much of Moscow’s design

• Joseph Stalin

• This Swede invented dynamite. A famous prize is named for him.

• This Swede invented dynamite. A famous prize is named for him.

• Alfred Nobel

• This Danish author wrote The Little Mermaid

• This Danish author wrote The Little Mermaid

• Hans Christian Andersen

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