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Chp 7. Hungary. Size of Indiana Depends on Danube river for trade and transportation (1,776 miles) Lowland area is excellent for farming and grazing animals Lake Balaton Carpathian mtns in North. Hungary- Economy. Corn, grapes, sugar beets, wheat, and potatoes

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Chp 7

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  1. Chp 7

  2. Hungary • Size of Indiana • Depends on Danube river for trade and transportation (1,776 miles) • Lowland area is excellent for farming and grazing animals • Lake Balaton • Carpathian mtns in North

  3. Hungary- Economy • Corn, grapes, sugar beets, wheat, and potatoes • Natural resources include coal, petroleum, natural gas • Manufacturing includes foods, beverages, machines, chemicals, metals • Service industry- financial services, tourism

  4. Hungarians • Settled by nomadic horse riders (Magyars) from central Asia about 1,000 years ago • Once larger but lost territory after WWI • Main language is Hungarian • 2/3rds are Roman Catholic • Population is over 10,000,000

  5. Czech Republic • Major agricultural producer • Manufacture machines, vehicles, metals, and textiles • Minerals include limestone, coal, kaolin (pottery) • Capital city- Prague

  6. The Czechs • Parliamentary democracy with president and prime minister • Over 10,000,000 • Many live in urban areas

  7. Slovakia • Capital- Bratislava • Population over 5,000,000 • Mostly urban • Mostly Roman Catholic • Problems converting from communism to free market….(corruption) • Outdated factories and pollution

  8. Romania • Carpathian Mountains • Main economic activities are farming, manufacturing, and mining • Deposits of coal, petroleum, and natural gas • Similar problems as Slovakia for converting from communism to free market

  9. Romanians • Population exceeds 20,000,000 • Capital is Bucharest

  10. Bulgaria • Balkan and Rhodope mountains • Wheat, corn, sugar beets, roses • Manufacturing includes machinery, metals, textiles, processed foods • Population exceeds 7 million • Most use Cyrillic and speak Bulgarian • Most are Eastern Orthodox Christian

  11. Was Yugoslavia • Ethnic battles forced the country to break apart in the 90’s • Slovenia • Croatia • Bosnia Herzegovina • Serbia and Montenegro • Macedonia

  12. Albania • Most farm- corn, grapes, olives, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat • Most live in rural areas • Mostly Muslim

  13. Ukraine • Slightly smaller than Texas • Carpathian mountains • Dnieper river is important waterway for transportation and trade • Sugar beets, potatoes, and grains • Raise cattle and sheep • Manufacturing includes machinery processed foods and chemicals

  14. Ukrainians • Population around 50,000,000 • Most speak Ukrainian • Most practice Eastern Orthodox Christianity • Most live in urban areas

  15. Belarus • About the size of Kansas • Potatoes, grains, vegetables, sugar beets, and fruits • Manufacture chemicals, construction equipment, food processing • Petroleum& natural gas • Population around 10,000,000 • Speak Belorussian….Eastern Orthodox

  16. Moldava • Over 4,000,000 people • Culture celebrates rural way of life • Beets, grains, potatoes, apples • Manufacture processed foods, metals, construction materials, and textiles

  17. Questions…. • What is the capital of Hungary? • What river divides the country? • What crops do they grow? • Why does the book describe Budapest as two separate cities?

  18. Questions… • What is Kaolin? • What kind of government does the Czech Republic have? • What does the Czech Republic manufacture? • What is the main religion of Slovakia?

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