1. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Introduction This chapter will introduce you to Eastern Europe. You will learn all about the region’s geography, history, and culture. Section 1: Chapter Atlas Section 2: Today Chapter Introduction

2. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. What is Serhiy’s community like? How does Serhiy’s family make a living? myStory Serhiy’s Story

3. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. How has land ownership changed in Serhiy’s community since Ukraine became an independent country? myStory Serhiy’s Story

4. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. What options is Serhiy considering for after high school? myStory Serhiy’s Story

5. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. How will Serhiy’s life after high school be different from his life now? How will Serhiy’s life in his village prepare him for the possibilities after high school? myStory Serhiy’s Story

6. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. How can you measure success? Chapter Atlas

7. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Chapter Atlas What kind of crops did Serhiy’s family grow? Can farmers grow the same kinds of crops near your school?

8. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. accumulate v. to build up over time With five people in the family, plenty of laundry accumulates each week. dominant adj. having the most power or influence The dominant color in a forest is green. Chapter Atlas Academic Vocabulary

9. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Glaciers have shaped the physical features of this nation. Climate varies from the south to the north of the region. Eastern European countries face many environmental challenges. Eastern Europe has a varied religious background. Chapter Atlas Key Ideas

10. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. ice age time of lower temperatures when most of the land was covered with snow and ice mechanized farming farming with machines Chapter Atlas Key Terms

11. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. acid rain rain, snow, or mist that is acidic emigrate to migrate out of a place Chapter Atlas Key Terms

12. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Balkan Mountains North European Plain Great Hungarian Plain Danube River Chapter Atlas What are some important places to know in Eastern Europe?

13. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Chapter Atlas Eastern Europe: Outline Map

14. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Chapter Atlas How would you describe Eastern Europe?

15. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. The Balkan Peninsula is the most mountainous part of Eastern Europe. The Carpathian Mountains and the Transylvanian Alps meet in the south of the region. Chapter Atlas Eastern Europe: Physical Features

16. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. The region’s rivers flow into the Baltic and Black Seas. Most farms and cities are in the broad flatlands of the Great Hungarian Plain and the North European Plain. Chapter Atlas Eastern Europe: Rivers and Cities

17. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. The climate varies across Eastern Europe. In the south there is a subtropical climate, while the rest of Eastern Europe has a continental cool summer climate. Mechanized farming is practiced on the North European Plain. Chapter Atlas Eastern Europe: Climate and Agriculture

18. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Industry has grown in areas of Poland where coal is available. Both iron ore and coal are found in one region of Ukraine. Oil and gas are in very short supply in Eastern Europe. Chapter Atlas Eastern Europe: Natural Resources and the Environment

19. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Christianity is the dominant religion in the region. Many Jewish and Muslim people call this region home. Religious life has become more active in this region since the end of Soviet Union rule. Chapter Atlas Religious Diversity

20. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Chapter Atlas How does latitude affect climate in different parts of the region?

21. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. How can you measure success? Chapter Atlas

22. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Today What kind of economic conditions affect Serhiy’s community and country?

23. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Today How did the Soviet collapse affect people living in Eastern Europe?

24. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. ethnic adj. defined by a shared nationality, identity, or heritage In my neighborhood, most people have an Italian ethnic background. potential n. ability, possibility Jim can spell any word, and has the potential to win the National Spelling Bee. Today Academic Vocabulary

25. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Some countries of this region have had great success building new governments and economies. Other countries have grown apart or have failed to form strong, democratic governments. Ethnic conflict has troubled some countries. Today Key Ideas

26. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. entrepreneur person who organizes and manages his or her own business capital money or goods that are used to make products cuisine style of food Today Key Terms

27. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. secede to break away ethnic cleansing attempt to create an area with only one ethnic group by removing or attacking other ethnic groups Today Key Terms

28. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Poland and the Baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have been among the most economically successful countries in Eastern Europe. Poland’s Solidarity group opposed communism and led the first democratic government. Poland became a market economy with more private business. Today Poland

29. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Today The Baltic nations became democratic after the Soviet era. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania moved to market economies, and Estonia’s economy was especially successful. Since the end of the Soviet era, traditions and religious practice in the Baltic nations have been revived. The Baltic Nations

30. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Central Europe includes the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia. Czechoslovakia became a democracy and then later split into two democratic nations: Slovakia and the Czech Republic. High levels of debt have slowed growth in Hungary. Slovenia voted for independence from Yugoslavia. Today Central Europe

31. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. The divisions of Yugoslavia include Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Macedonia. Other Balkan nations are Romania, Albania, and Bulgaria. Ethnic conflict has led to ethnic cleansing, war in Bosnia, and Serbian efforts against Albanians in Kosovo. After the Soviet era, political corruption became a problem for Romania, Albania, and Bulgaria. Today The Balkan Nations

32. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Ukraine is a democracy. Belarus is the only example of a dictatorship in Europe today. Moldova’s weak government cannot control all of its territory or provide many basic services. Today Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova

33. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Today Compare and contrast political progress in the nations of Eastern Europe

34. Eastern Europe Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. How can you measure success? Today