Germany, Scandinavia, Russia, & Eastern Europe Test Review
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To keep people from escaping, the East Germans built ______________
The Berlin Wall
Greenland, the world’s largest island, is owned by
Denmark
From the 1920s to 1991 Russia was one of 15 republics that were known by this name.
Soviet Union or U.S.S.R.
Because of its glaciers and volcanoes, this country is sometimes called the “Land of Fire and Ice”.
Iceland
Materials designed to spread certain beliefs
Propaganda
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 )
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
Moscow
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 )
The capital of Iceland
Reykjavik
The capital of Denmark
Copenhagen
This word means people of European origin
Caucasian
This is the deepest lake in the world
Lake Baikal
This country lost more than 20 million people during World War II.
Russia
This German is credited for inventing the Volkswagen.
Ferdinand Porsche
This is power made from falling water.
Hydroelectric
These ancient Danes and Norwegians were great shipbuilders who raided and conquered much of France and the British Isles.
Vikings
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.
11
This is power made from the Earth’s heat.
Geothermal
The Scream by Norwegian Edvard Munch is what kind of art form? A. PhotographB. Sculpture C. PaintingD. Music
The Scream by Norwegian Edvard Munch is what kind of art form? A. PhotographB. Sculpture C. PaintingD. Music
Because of the large variations in seasonal daylight, this country is called the “Land of the Midnight Sun”.
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
Norway
. Religion was (encouraged / discouraged ) by the Communist Government in Russia
What legendary story was based on an evil ruler in Romania?
Dracula
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
Stockholm
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 )
The capital of Norway
Oslo
In 1961 he became the first person to travel into space
Yuri Gregarin
To control or rule in a harsh, unjust, or cruel way
Oppression
Pollution which falls to Earth with precipitation.
Pollution which falls to Earth with precipitation. Acid Rain
This Norwegian was the first to reach the South Pole.
Rauld Amundsen
This Norwegian is famous for composing many pieces of classical music.
Edvard Grieg
He influenced much of Moscow’s design
Joseph Stalin
This Swede invented dynamite. A famous prize is named for him.
Alfred Nobel
This Danish author wrote The Little Mermaid
Hans Christian Andersen
The capital of Germany
Berlin
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