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Ch 11 Eastern Europe Sec 1 Chapter Atlas Physical Features Eastern Europe has many broad plains and high mountains. Balkan Peninsula-most mountains Carpathian Mountains run down the center of Eastern Europe The Great Hungarian Plains run in between mountain ranges Physical features were shaped by the ice age Climate Climate varies in Eastern Europe especially in the North and South in the south, mainly the Balkan Peninsula the climate is subtropical Summers are dry and winters are rainy In the North temperatures are often colder Agriculture South has a longer growing season than the North The mountainous regions in the North make it hard to grow agriculture on a large scale. Many farmers in the south use mechanized farming or farming using machines Natural Resources and the Environment The location of Eastern European factories depends on the location of natural resources. Industry has grown in areas of Poland where coal can be found. Steel is an important industrial product of the Ukraine. Oil and Gas is mostly imported from Russia Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine exploded in 1986 Winds spread radioactive pollution over a huge area of Europe. The area is still contaminated today. Acid Rain from all of the industrial production causes pollution for Eastern Europe. Many of these countries want to join the EU but they must make power plants cleaner and more efficient. Religious Diversity Christianity is the dominant religion -(Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic) Muslims- largest groups of nonChristians Revival of Jewish population in Eastern Europe Under Soviet Union communism, religion was not allowed to be practiced. Today religious life has become more active but there are still citizens with no religious affiliation.