Back in the USSR
This revolt in 1917 amongst the Russian people ended the rule of the czars.
Russian Revolution
This city was the capital of Russia until 1918 when it was moved back to Moscow.
St. Petersburg
Mount ______ is known as the highest point in Europe.
Of the 3 types of vegetation listed, which are you NOT going to find in Russia?
Forest, Tundra or Swamp
Swamp
Russia is the largest country in the world by ________ size.
Land
The Soviet Unions military force was known as....
Red Army
Supra
This 4,000 mile trade route across Central Asia helped spread goods, such as silk but also ideas, technologies and religions.
This river, also known as the longest in Europe, feeds into the Caspian Sea where it creates the Volga Delta.
Volga River
This northern region of Russia is well known for it's oil and gas resources but also for it's extremely frigid temperatures.
Siberia
The collapse of this in 1991, ultimately ended the Cold War.
I am the current President of Russia.
Vladimir Putin
This mountain range forms the border between Russia and Transcaucasia.
Caucasus Mountains
This lake is the oldest and deepest lake in the world..
Lake Baikal
The Northern European Plain is a great place to grow crops and other vegetation due to this rich, fertile soil...
Chernozem
Command Economy
Rhyming with the word "cars", these early Russian rulers were overthrown during the Russian Revolution.
This mountain range separates the Northern European and West Siberian Plains. Some geographers recognize them as the dividing line between Europe and Asia.
Ural Mountains
This large body of water in Central Asia was damaged when it was used as an irrigation source for nearby farmlands.
Aral Sea
This is the term used to describe the permanently frozen soil found in Serbia where vegetation cannot grow.
Permafrost
This competition between Russia and Great Britain over land in central Asia was known as...
The Great Game
Going from place to place, ________ were known to have no permanent home and constantly be on the move in search of food, water and grazing for their livestock.
Nomads
__________ describes a regions distance from the sea.
Continentality
Transcaucasia separates what two seas?
Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
These Soviet country-side locations were places where large numbers of laborers came to work together.
Collective Farms