1. Chapter 21: Eastern Europe
6th Grade Social Studies
Hodnicki
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2. Section 1: Physical Geography
CHAPTER 21
Eastern Europe
Section 1: Physical Geography
Section 2: The Countries of Northeastern Europe
Section 3: The Countries of Southeastern Europe
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3. Links to our lives
Many countries in the region are establishing democratic governments.
Ethnic conflicts in Yugoslavia have resulted in military involvement by the United States, NATO, and the UN.
Eastern Europe is a cultural and economic crossroads between Western Europe and Asia
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4. Links Many Americans can trace their ancestry to Eastern Europe.
The region’s foods, festivals, literature, music, and other traditions can be enjoyed by all.
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5. Section 1: Physical Geography Objectives
Identify the major physical features of Eastern Europe.
Identify the climates and natural resources of the region.
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6. Identify x x x x Baltic Sea Adriatic Sea Black Sea Danube River
Dinaric Alps
Balkan Mountains
Carpathian Mountains x x x x
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7. Vocabulary oil shale Layered rock that yields oil when heated
lignite A soft form of coal
amber Fossilized tree sap
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8. Questions What are the main physical features in Eastern Europe?
What factors affect the location of economic activities in the region?
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9. The 3 Regions of Eastern Europe
Baltic
Heartland
Balkan
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10. SECTION 1
Physical Geography
Question:
What are the physical features, climates, and resources of each region in Eastern Europe?
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11. THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EASTERN EUROPE
SECTION 1
Physical Geography
THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EASTERN EUROPE
Baltic countries
Heartland
Balkan countries
plains
cold winters
amber, oil shale
plains, mountains
cold winters in east, warmer in west
bauxite, lignite, salt
mountains
cold winters in east, warmer in south and west
bauxite, oil, lignite
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12. Lets Review the 3 Regions of Eastern Europe
Baltic
Heartland
Balkan
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13. Main Ideas
On which three major seas do the countries of Eastern Europe have coasts?
The Eastern European countries have coasts on the Adriatic Sea, Baltic Sea, and the Black Sea.
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14. Main Idea
What types of mineral and energy resources are available in this region? How does this influence individual economies?
Mineral and energy resources of the region include coal, iron, lead, natural gas, silver, sulfur, zinc, bauxite, oil, shale, lignite, amber, and salt. There is a wide range of industries, and energy shortages so they need to import energy resources.
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15. Section 2: The countries of Northeastern Europe / Objectives
Identify the peoples who contributed to the early history of northeastern Europe.
Describe how northeastern Europe’s culture was influenced by other cultures.
Describe how the political organization of the region has changed since WWII.
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16. Vocabulary
Indo-European A language family that includes many languages of Europe, such as Germanic, Baltic, and Slavic languages
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17. Questions What peoples contributed to the region's early history?
How is the region's culture a reflection of its past and location?
How have the governments and economies of the region been affected by recent history?
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18. SECTION 2
The Countries of Northeastern Europe
Question:
Who were the early peoples of Northeastern Europe, and what did each group do to contribute to Northeastern Europe’s early history? Revolutions?
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19. The Countries of Northeastern Europe
SECTION 2
The Countries of Northeastern Europe
Germans • 1200s • colonized Poland and Bohemia
Balts • Indo-European people • on Baltic Sea
Mongols • 1200s • occupied Hungary
Ural Mountain Hunters • 2000 years ago • non-Indo-Europeans
Northeastern Europe’s Early History
Magyars • 800s • spoke language related to Turkish • occupied Hungarian Plain
Huns • A.D. 400s • from Asia
Slavs • from plains north of Black Sea
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20. Science Copernicus- Discovered that the earth revolves around the sun
Marie Curie- Discovered Radiation
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21. Estonia, Latvia and Lithonia
Part of the Soviet Union until 1991
Estonia close ties to Finland
Latvia- Most people are Lutheran
Lithonia- Largest Baltic country
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22. Poland Largest Country in N.E. Europe Communist Until 1989
Part of NATO
Warsaw capital and largest City
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23. Czech Republic and Slovakia
Was Czechoslovakia until 1993
Split peacefully
Czech Republic- Free elections
Largest city and capital- Prague
Slovakia- Bratislava largest city and capital
Center of industry
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24. Hungary Used to be the Austro-Hungarian Empire until end of WWI
Communist Until 1989
Budapest capital and largest city
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25. Main Ideas How did invasions and migrations help shape the region?
Balts, hunting people form the Ural Mts., Huns, Slavs, Magyars, Mongols, and Germans all moved into the area bringing their own languages and traditions.
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26. Main Idea What has the region contributed to the arts?
The region has contributed the music of Fredric Chopin and Bela Bartok and the literature of Fraz Kafka, and Darel Capek.
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27. Section 3: The countries of Southeastern Europe / Objectives
Describe how southeastern Europe’s early history helped shape its modern societies.
Describe how culture affects the region.
Describe how the region’s past has contributed to current conflicts.
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28. Vocabulary
Roma An ethnic group also known as Gypsies who are descended from people who may have migrated from India to Europe long ago
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29. Questions
How is southeastern Europe's religious and ethnic makeup a reflection of its past?
Why is religion an important issue in southeastern Europe?
What problems does the region face, and how are they reflections of its Communist past?
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30. GDP RedLand Population: 10 GDP: 200 Per Capita GDP: 20 BlueLand
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31. Question: Who are the various peoples of Southeastern Europe?
SECTION 3
The Countries of Southeastern Europe
Question:
Who are the various peoples of Southeastern Europe?
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32. The Countries of Southeastern Europe
SECTION 3
The Countries of Southeastern Europe
Major ethnic or religious group
Important minority group
Yugoslavia
Orthodox Christians
Albanian Muslims
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Muslims
Catholic Croats, Orthodox Serbs
Croatia
Roman Catholics
Orthodox Christian Serbs
Slovenia
Roman Catholics
Macedonia
Orthodox Christians
Albanian Muslims
Romania
Romanian
Roma, Hungarians
Moldova
(diverse)
Bulgaria
Bulgarians
Turks, Macedonians
Albania
Muslims
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33. Main Idea
How has the region's history influenced its religious and ethnic makeup?
Invasions and foreign control have led to multiple religious and ethnic groups living in the region.
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34. Main Ideas
What events and factors have contributed to problems in Bosnia and other countries in the region since independence?
Conflict among ethnic and religious groups have contributed to problems in Bosnia.
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35. Chapter Wrap-Up CHAPTER 21
1. What are the major landforms of Eastern Europe?
2. What groups influenced the culture of Eastern Europe? How can these influences be seen in modern society?
3. What were some environmental effects of Communist economic policies in Eastern Europe?
4. What political and economic systems were most common in Eastern Europe before the 1990s? How and why have these systems changed?
5. List the countries that broke away from Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. What are the greatest sources of tension in these countries?
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