| Test Your Geography Knowledge |
1. The break-up of the Soviet Union changed the name of the largest country in the world to ____________.
2. How many new countries were created from the Soviet Union? __________
3. One of the new nations formed from the Soviet Union has the same name as the U.S. State of ____________.
4. The former South African colony of South West Africa became the independent country of ______________ in 1990.
5. After a long civil war, the Ethiopian region of ________________ achieved independence in 1993.
6. Several countries have changed their names. Match the names shown below.
| Old Name | New Names | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | ______ | a) Ivory Coast | |
| Cambodia | ______ | b) Burma | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | ______ | c) Kampuchea |
7. Several countries divided into new nations. Match the old name with the two new names.
| Old Name | New Names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | ______ | a) Bosnia | d) Ukraine | |
| Czechoslovakia | ______ | b) Moldova | e) Czech Republic | |
| Yugoslavia | ______ | c) Slovakia | f) Macedonia | |
8. Other countries joined together to form a new single country. East and West Germany united in 1990 to form Germany. In the same year, North and South Yemen joined together to form ____________.
9. One place on Earth has never had a country name change. Which continent does not have any countries? ________________
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