Russia and Central Asia

Countries with emphasis on GDP
K__________________
R__________________
T__________________

Countries with emphasis on land Size
R__________________
K__________________
T__________________

Countries with emphasis on population
R__________________
K__________________
U__________________

Physical Characteristics

Spans ____ continents and ____time zones

Vast areas of t__________________ p__________________,
t__________________, and s__________________

Black earth belt – c_____________ soil

Mountains 2
U__________________
C__________________

These mountains divide Europe from Asia
U__________________

“the sleeping land” located east of the Urals
S________________

List 3 rivers
V______________ River
O______________ River
A______________ River

List 1 lake
Lake B__________

List 2 seas
C______________ Sea
A______________ Sea

List 1 strait
B______________ Strait

List 2 oceans
P______________ Ocean
A______________ Ocean

Some rivers flow N__________ to the Arctic Ocean

Economic Characteristics

Transition form a C____________ to a free market economies

F________________________ and I__________________concentrated in the Fertile Triangle region

I________________________ Trans-Siberian Railroad, systems of rivers and canals and railroad

E______________________ - Hydroelectric power, oil and natural gases

N_______________________ are not developed due to climate, limited transportation links, and vastness of the country

Foreign competition for investment in the region (O_________________________)

Widespread p_____________________

Shrinking of the A__________________ Sea

C_______________ production in Central Asia

Political and economic difficulties after the breakup of the
S________________________


Cultural Characteristics

Diverse E__________________ groups, customs and traditions (many of Turkic and Mongol heritage)

Cultural heritage

B_________________

F__________________ eggs

Music

Icons

M_________________ dolls

Oriental carpets

S_________________

Cultural Landscape

Russian O________________ Church

Onion shaped domes - ___________________Church

Political heart of Moscow - ___________________

Islamic place of worship - _____________________

Domes on top of mosques - ____________________

Siberian villages

Soviet- style apartment blocks

List 3 cities as centers of culture and trade
M________________
St. P___________________
N ______________________