Physical Geography
Russia is in how many time zones?
Russian for "Caesar" or powerful ruler
Czar
What fell down and was the border of East and West Germany?
The most dominant religion in Eastern Europe and Western Russia
Eastern Orthodox
Water that is salty
Brackish
What type of climate is Western Russia and Eastern Europe?
Humid continental
An area of high elevation
Upland
The economic system the Soviet Union used
Communism
The two largest cities in Russia
St. Petersburg and Moscow
A system of government in which all property is public and the government controls the economy
Communism
How much of Russia's land is suitable for agricultire?
1/6th
Mass murder of vast number of people from a particular ethic or cultural group.
Genocide
Who controlled East Germany___________
Who controlled West Germany__________
East was controlled by the Soviets and the West by the allies
Polish, Serbian, Ukranian make up what ethnic group?
Slavs
Rise in prices on food and services
Inflation
The largest plain in Eastern Europe and Western Russia is the ___________ Plain
Russian Plain
A famer laborer who could be bought and sold along with the land
Serf
What did Czar Alexander II
Serfdom
People in Eastern Europe used to live in these kinds of areas as opposed to urban areas
rural
The estimated total amount of a resource in an area
Reserves
What was the MAIN reason for balkanazation
Isolation (being away from people)
A system in which small farms were combined into huge, state-run enterprises
Collectivization
Who was assassinated on June 28th, 1914
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Russia is made up of how many ethnic groups?
120
The condition that occurs when a strong central government surrenders some of its powers to local authorities.
Devolution