| A | B |
|---|
| Mountain range that separates the Northern European Plain and the West Siberian Plain. | Ural Mountains |
| Caucasus Mountains | Form a border with Russia and Transcaucasia. |
| Chernozem | fertile soil found on the Northern European Plain. |
| Volga River | Longest river on the European Continent. |
| Lake Baikal | Oldest and deepest lake in the world. |
| Siberia | Located in Russia. Known for its cold temperatures and abundant resources. |
| Continentality | describes a region’s distance away from the moderating influence of the sea. |
| Permafrost | permanently frozen ground. |
| Turan Plain | Dry lowland area that has two large deserts. |
| Thermal Pollution | the discharge of hot water from dams and manufacturing plants. |
| Ivan the Great | Russian leader that wanted to end Mongol rule. |
| Russian Revolution | Ended the rule of czars in 1917. |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | = Russian leader that granted more economic and political freedom. |
| Command Economy | an economy in which the central government makes all the decisions about a country’s economic policies. |
| Transcaucasia | this region was a meeting point for many peoples. |
| The Silk Road | Linked the Mediterranean Sea to China. |
| Nomads | = people known to have no permanent home and move |
| Distance Decay | describes the idea that increasing distances between places tends to reduce the interactions among them. |
| What type of vegetation would NOT be found in Russia? | swamp vegetation |
| Which sea was damaged in order provide water for irrigation? | Aral Sea |
| How many time zones does Russia cross? | 11 |
| What is one reason the Northern European Plain can produce an abundance of crops? | It has an abundance of Chernozem soil. |
| forest that gives Russia and the Republics the resources to produce 1/5 of the world’s timber? | Taiga |
| What countries are known as the “Baltic Republics?” | Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. |
| What was the Soviet military called after the Russian Revolution? | the Red Army. |
| What criminal organization threatens Russia’s economy? | the Russian Mafia. |
| What mountainous region has caused conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan? | Nagorno-Karabakh |
| What contributed to Russia’s economic crash in 1998? | failure of new businesses. |
