LAND
ECONOMIC REGIONS
PEOPLE
RUSSIA AFTER COMMUNISM
MISC
100

More than _____ of Russia lies above the 60 degree North Latitude Line.

What is more than 1/2?

100
This region is vital for its farming and manufacturing and is located between Moscow and Siberia.
What is Volga and Urals region?
100
I created the city of St. Petersburg and spread European culture throughout Russia.
Who was Peter the Great?
100

These are changes that happened to Russia when communism fell.

What is Russia had to build a new government and economy.
100
I was the first elected president of Russia and was responsible for putting down a coup.
Who is Boris Yeltsin?
200
Compared to the Asian part, Russia's climate in the European part is much ______ and the percentage of people that live here is ______.
What is warmer and 75%?
200
This region is the political, economic, and transportation center of Russia.
What is Moscow?
200
I freed the serfs and was known as the "Czar Liberator".
Who was Czar Alexander II?
200
No longer communist, Russia has this type of government.
What is a federal republic?
200
During WWII, this country invaded Russia killing 20 to 30 million people.
Who was Germany?
300
This mountain range divides European and Asian Russia.
What is the Ural Mountains?
300
This region holds the largest supply of minerals in Russia.
What is Siberia?
300

I was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II and killed millions of Russian people.

Who was Joseph Stalin?
300
The new government of Russia has this many districts?
What is seven?
300
This lake in Russia is considered to be the largest in the world.
What is the Caspian Sea?
400
This is the world's largest forest that lies in Russia.
What is the Taiga?
400
This region hosts a major seaport that is the cultural center of Russia.
What is St. Petersburg and Baltic Region?
400
I was the last czar to give up his throne in Russia. My family and I were assassinated. 
Who was Czar Nicholas II?
400
The president of Russia has the power to issue _________ that does not require legislative approval?
What is a decree?
400
This ethnic group have tried to break away from Russia and have been unsuccessful.
Who are the Chechens?
500
This is the world's deepest freshwater lake in Russia.
What is Lake Baikal?
500

This Russian port remains ice-free year round on the Baltic Sea?

What is Kaliningrad?
500

The first to proclaim himself "czar" who was cruel to his own people and killed many. (known as the "Reign of Terror")

He was the prince of Muscovy who drove out the Mongols.

Who was Ivan IV "The Terrible"?


Who was Ivan III "The Great"?

500
List two results of of Russia's new economic system.
Russians face unemployment and underemployment. Shifted to privatization. Consumerism has led to creation of the "middle class".
500
The civilization Kievan Rus was settled by this group.
Who are the early Slavs?
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