NAME Poland COUNTRY CITY REGION FEATURE Country Silesian Plateau Silesia Region Plateau Krakow City Warsaw City Capital of Poland Vistula Wisla River Silesian Coalfield Region Katowice City DESCRIPTION Occupies the North European Plain with Southern fringe of mountains bordering the Czech Republic and Slovakia Moranic ridges behind the spit and lagoon coast crest in the Baltic Heights South of these are sterile sand and gravel outwash Historic heart of Poland lies here One hundred miles wide Poland s original cultural Loess covered center 2nd largest Polish city and one of the oldest cities In southern Poland on Vistula River in a valley at the foot of the Capathian Mountains Chosen as modern capital because of its central location On the Vistula River Largest City in Poland Longest and largest river in Poland Formed in the southern Silesian from the Czarna Wiselka and the Biala Wiselka Where the population drew because of Industrialization Where new cities such as Katowice and Lodz grow Central Poland Located in Silesian Highlands Center of Science culture industry business trade fair exhibitions and transportation in the Upper Silesia region and southern Poland Main city in Upper Silesian Industrial region Lies within urban zone and also part of the wider Silesian metropolitan area Capital of Silesian Voivodeship since 1999 3rd largest city in Poland Located in central part of country SW of Warsaw After WWI Poland developed this port because it gained a corridor to the sea After WWII Poland gained a part of this region formerly a part of Germany After WWII Poland gained this port Seaport located on on the southern coast of the Gdansk Bay in the city of Gdansk Danzig extending along the Vistula estuary One of the largest seaports on the Baltic Sea Divided into Inner and Exterior Port After WWII Poland gained control Major seaport in Poland Located on the Oder River After WWII Poland gained control Largest city in Western Poland Lodz Port of Gdynia East Prussia Ostpreussen City Port Region Ports of Gdansk Formerly Danzig Port Szczecin Formerly Stettin Wroclaw Formerly Breslau City Capital of West Pomeranian Voivodeship City Capital of Lowe Silesian Voivodeship Czech Republic Country Elbe Oder River River Morava Moravia Historical Country in Central Europe Bohemia Historical Country in Central Europe Sudetes Mountain Range Located near Oder River and near the Sudety Mountains Historical capital od Silesia and Lower Silesia 4th largest city in Poland Falls into 2 physical regions West and East West composed of diamond shaped upper basin of the Elbe Cechy Bohemia East Broad lowland basin of Morava Moravia Major river in central Europe Its largest city and former capital is Brno Before 30 yr war there was two capitals Brno and Olomouc Occupies most of eastern Czech and borders Poland Bordered by the Sudetes Erzgebirge and Bohmerwald Its capital is Prague Occupies western 2 3 of the Czech lands Was a kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire and a province in the Habsburgs Austrian Empire Stretches from eastern Germany along the northern border of the Czech to the south western Poland Highest peak is Snezka Growing tourism because of winter sports and their Erzgebirge Ore Mountains Mountain Range Bohmerwald Bohemian Forest Forest Praha Prague Capital of Bohemia and Czech Republic Plzen City skiing resorts are becoming a budget alternative to the Alps Formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia Border between Germany and Czech runs just north of the main crest of the mountain range Highest peaks are the Klinovec and the Fichtelberg Low mountain range in Central Europe Mountains extend from South Bohemia to Austria and Bavaria in Germany Natural border between Czech on one side and Germany and Austria on the other Located in the loawland at the center of the diamond Largest city in Czech Political cultural and economic center of Central Europe Florished in Gothis and Renaissance eras Seat of 2 Holy Roman Emperors capital of Holy Roman Empire Played major role in Protestant Reformation Large town Noted for its beer guns and cars Located in Western Bohemia Capital of the Plzen Region and 4th most populous city in the Czech Confluence of 4 rivers Radbuza Mze Uhlava and Brno City Ostrava City Slovensko Slovakia Country Bratislava Capital of Slovakia the Uslava which form the Berounka River Principle Moravian City 2nd largest city in Czech by population and area Largest Morvarian city Historical capital od Margraviate of Moravia Administrative center of the South Moravian Region Lies at confluence of Svitava and Scratka rivers 3rd largest city in Czech and 2nd largest urban agglomeration after Prague Its history and growth have been largely affected by exploitation and further uses of the high quality black coal deposits Industrial city nicknamed steel heart of the republic Chief city of Bohemia Consists of the ridges of Beskinds Tatra and Carpathians Mountainous Forested Pastoral country Largest city and capital is Bratislava and the 2nd largest is Kosice Member state of the European Union Eurozone Schengen Area NATO UN OECD WTO Official language Slovak Capital and Largest city Confluence at the Morava and the Danube just downstream from Wein Borders Austria and Hungary and is the only Kosice City Hungary Country Pannonian Basin Basin Magyars Hungarians national capital that borders 2 independent countries Political Cultural and Economic Center of Slovakia Seat of Slovak president parliament and Slovak Executive 2nd largest Slovak City Resource of Iron Ore and Steel Industry Economic and cultural center of eastern Slovakia Seat of Kosice Region and Kosice self governing region the Slovak constitutional Court 3 universities Industrial center and US Steel Kosice Steel Mill is the largest employer in the city Extensive railway connections and international airport Occupies the Pannonian Basin Landlocked country Member ot the European Union NATO OECD Visegrad Group and Schengen Area Official language Hungarian Also known as Carpathian Basin Largest basin in East Central Europe Danube divides the plain roughly in half Natives the nation and ethnic that speak Hungarian The pastoral of their Matra Mountain Range Bakony Mountain Range Lake Balaton Freshwater Lake Budapest City Capital of Hungary Danube River economy was transformed to an intensely arable one after 1850 In northern Hungary Between the towns Gyongyos and Eger Highest peak is Kekesteto Origin to the largest young volcanic zone of