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Eastern Europe
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Notes on Eastern Europe for my Geography spring exam
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geography
history
economy
east
eastern
europe
poland
slovakia
czech
czechoslovakia
hungary
geography
9th grade/ high school freshman
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Karli Słomka
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Eastern Europe
Poland
Poland is covered by the North European Plain
95% are Roman Catholic
Not multiethnic due to Holocaust
Population of mainly Poles
Solidarity is an independent Polish workers' labor union
Solidarity pressed for economic and democratic reform
WWII-1989: dominated by Soviet Union
Communist government put into place
Polish wanted and fought for freedom
Converting state-controlled industries into private enterprises was difficult
Unemployment, Price increases, and difficulty attracting foreign investors have been problems for economy
Poland has large deposits of coal, sulfur, and copper
Depends on other countries for iron ore and petrolium
Feritle Soil
Czech Republic
Two Regions
Bohemia
Coal, iron ore, copper, lead, and quartz
Moravia
Moravia's old coal and steel industries face an uncertain future
Air and water pollution
56% of Czech forests destroyed by acid rain and industrial pollution
Plateaus and mountains
Size of South Carolina
Slovakia
Independent in 1993 when Czechoslovakia was peacefully divided
Mixed economy of farming and manufacturing
Not as successful as the Czechs in building a post-Soviet government and economy
Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary share Western outlooks and ways
Hungary
Population dominated by Magyars
Roman Catholic
Ruled by foreign countries for much of its history
Known as the "breadbasket of Europe" because of its fertile soil
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