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Geography: The World and Its People38Guided Reading

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I. Baltic republics, north to south—

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, Lithuania

A. From 1940 to early 1990s, ruled by

ooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooo

B. Today democracies with

oooooooooooooooooooooo enterprise

II. Estonia—capital city is _______________

A. Low plains, forests, and

oooooooooooooooooooooooooo cover the land

B. Sandy oooooooooooooooooooooooooo on Balticseacoast

C. Climate is moderated by mild

ooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooo winds

D. Economy based mostly on

ooooooooooooooooooooooooo; some farming

E. Produces oil from deposits of

ooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooo

F. People—64 percent ooooooooooooooooooo with

ties to Finns; 30 percent oooooooooooooooooooo

III. Latvia—capital city is oooooooooooooooooooooooo

A. Coastal plains, low hills, and

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

B. oooooooooooooooooooooooo climate, likeEstonia’s, moderated by sea

C. Growing ooooooooooooooooooooooo center onBaltic coast; factories, farming

D. People—53 percent ooooooooooooooooooooooo,

33 percent ooooooooooooooooooooooo; most livein cities

IV. Lithuania—capital city is ooooooooooooooooooooo

A. In size and oooooooooooooooooooooo, largest ofBaltic republics

B. Forested hills and flat oooooooooooooooooooooo

C. Industrial economy with some

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

D. 80 percent of people are

oooooooooooooooooooooo; most live in

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

E. Main faith is oooooooooooooooooooooooooo

oooooooooooooooooooooooooo, unlike Latvia andEstonia

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13-1 The Baltic Republics13-1 The Baltic Republics

DIRECTIONS: Outlining Reading the section and completing the outline below will help you learn more about the Baltic republics. Use your textbook to fill in the blanks.

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Geography: The World and Its People Guided Reading39

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1. Poland has been an independent countryfrom the 1700s until recently.

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2. Poland has sandy beaches and ports on theBlack Sea.



3. Most of Poland lies on the North EuropeanPlain, but northern Poland also hasmountains, lakes, forests, and swamps.



4. Western Poland’s border is formed by theSudeten Mountains and CarpathianMountains, where Vistula Lake is located.



5. Western Poland, far inland, has a humidcontinental climate, while eastern Polandhas a marine west coast climate.



6. In Wieliczka are the world’s oldest workingcoal mines.



7. The economy of Poland is based on miningand manufacturing, but trade is limited bylack of a seacoast.



8. A challenge remaining after the end tocommunism is that of improving theenvironment.



9. Most of Poland’s people speak Polish, usethe Cyrillic alphabet, and are Poles, a Slavicpeople.



10. Poland has mountains and other naturaldefenses that have protected it during warsin Europe.



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13-2 Poland13-2 Poland

DIRECTIONS: Reading for Accuracy Reading the section and completing the activity below will help you learn more about the country of Poland. Use your textbook to decide if a statement is true or false. Write T or F and write each false statement correctly.

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Hungary, east of (1) oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,is a landlocked country that depends on the

(2) ooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooo fortransportation and trade. The land is mostly

highlands and (3) ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,

including the Great (4) oooooooooooooooooooooooooPlain in the east. With rivers and small

(5) ooooooooooooooooooooooooo, this land is excellent

for grazing and (6) oooooooooooooooooooooooo. Acrossthe Danube to the west is the region called

(7) oooooooooooooooooooooooo . This vacation region

has hills, valleys, (8) oooooooooooooooooooooooo, and one of Europe’s largest lakes,

(9) ooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooo . The

(10) ooooooooooooooooooooooo Mountains, withforests, rock formations, and underground

(11) ooooooooooooooooooooooo rise in the north.

Hungary has a (12) ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo climate.

Hungary’s main economic activities are

(13) ooooooooooooooooooooooo and manufacturing.Factories make steel, textiles, chemicals, and

(14) ooooooooooooooooooooooo . Today, free enterpriseis growing with help from foreign

(15) ooooooooooooooooooooooo . From 1940 to 1990,the economy was under

(16) ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo control.

Unlike the many Slavic peoples in easternEurope, most of Hungary’s people are

Hungarians, or (17) ooooooooooooooooooooooo, whoseancestors came to Europe from central

(18) ooooooooooooooooooooooo over 1,000 years ago.More than half are Roman Catholic, while one

quarter are (19) ooooooooooooooooooooooo . More than half live in cities, such as

(20) ooooooooooooooooooooooo the capital. This city,divided by the Danube, is really two cities:historic Buda and industrial

(21) ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo .

Hungarians enjoy hearty foods, such as

(22) oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo .

(23) ooooooooooooooooooooooo is a favorite seasoning.

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13-3 Hungar13-3 Hungaryy

DIRECTIONS: Summarizing Reading the section and completing the summaries below will help you learn more about the country of Hungary. Use your textbook to fill in the blanks.

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I. Czech Republic and Slovakia

A. In past, under ooooooooooooooooooooo control

as country of ooooooooooooooooooooooooo

B. In ooooooooooooooooooooooooo, peacefullyended communist rule

C. In 1992 split into Slovakia and

ooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooo

II. Czech Republic—capital city is

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

A. East of ooooooooooooooooooooooooo; south of

oooooooooooooooooooooooo

B. In west and north, oooooooooooooooooooooooo

with spas and nature oooooooooooooooooooooooo

C. In south and east, rolling hills and low

fertile oooooooooooooooooooooooo

1. Farming and major oooooooooooooooooooooooocenters

2. Rivers such as the oooooooooooooooooooooooo

and oooooooooooooooooooooooo

D. Under communism, economy based on

ooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooo

E. Today’s economy is free

oooooooooooooooooooooooo system; more serviceindustries

F. People—most belong to

ooooooooooooooooooooooo ethnic group calledCzechs

1. Most live in cities and oooooooooooooooooooooo

2. Have oooooooooooooooooooooo standard ofliving

III. Slovakia—capital city is oooooooooooooooooooooo

A. To the oooooooooooooooooooooo of CzechRepublic

B. The oooooooooooooooooooooo Mountains covermost of the north

C. The south has farms and

oooooooooooooooooooooooooo on lowlands andplains

D. Economy mainly based on

oooooooooooooooooooooooooo; increasing serviceindustries

E. ooooooooooooooooooooooooo are largest ethnic

group; ooooooooooooooooooooo second largest

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13-4 The Czech Republic and Slovakia13-4 The Czech Republic and Slovakia

DIRECTIONS: Outlining Reading the section and completing the outline below will help you learn more about the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Use your textbook to fill in the blanks.

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1. Where is the Balkan region and whatcountries make up the region?




2. Describe the landscape of the countries thatformerly made up Yugoslavia.




3. List the names of the five independentrepublics that formerly made upYugoslavia and state one fact about each republic that helps set it apart fromthe others.





4. Describe the location and landscape ofRomania.




5. How has manufacturing changed inRomania under the free enterpriseeconomy?


oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo6. What is unique about the ethnic heritage of

Romania’s people?



7. What landforms are found in Bulgaria?



8. Describe Bulgaria’s people.



9. Where is Albania located and whatlandforms dominate the country?



10. Compare the economies of Bulgaria andAlbania.



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13-5 The Balkan Countries13-5 The Balkan Countries

DIRECTIONS: Answering Questions Reading the section and completing the questions below will help you learn more about the Balkan countries. Use your textbook to answer the questions.

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