Waterways and misc
The ________ River extends 2,293 miles (3,690 km), making it the longest in Europe.
Volga
a word for the huge evergreen forests found in the Russian Core
boreal
the process of changing an economy away from state ownership of companies
privitization
the site of a nuclear disaster
Chernobyl
What type of climate is found along Russia's northern border?
tundra
the world’s oldest and deepest lake, which was polluted by industrial waste
Lake Baikal
a word for the huge evergreen forests found in the Russian Core
boreal
the title held by the ruler of Russia before the 1917 revolution
czar
In Ukraine, which ethnic group forms the majority of the population?
Ukrainians
Why does the interior of Russia have more extreme variations in temperature and less precipitation than western Russia?
It lacks the moderating effects of a major body of water.
What Russian lake holds one-fifth of all unfrozen freshwater found on Earth?
Baikal
barrier that marks the boundary between European and Siberian Russia
Ural Mountains
Farmers use Russia’s areas of rich chernozem soil to grow
wheat, barley, rye, and oats.
Countries controlled by other countries, notably Eastern European countries controlled by the Soviet Union after WWII.
satellites
What type of biome is found in Russia’s subartic?
boreal forest
What river is important as a transportation route and source of hydroelectric power in Russia?
Volga
The vast stretches of plains and plateaus of eastern Russia that extend to the Pacific Ocean make up much of ________.
Kamchatka
During the Soviet era, the Soviet Union operated as a ________ in which the government made key economic decisions.
command economy
a nineteenth-century Russian policy requiring everyone in the empire to speak Russian and to become a Christian
Russification
a system of public ownership of all property and a classless society with equal sharing of wealth
communism
The rich, black soil that supports agriculture is _____________; it is found in the _____________
1. chernozem
2. Northern European Plain (NEP)
The Ural Mountains form a natural barrier between European Russia and ________ Russia.
Siberian
the trade of consumer goods not available under the government-sanctioned channels
black market
the system in which businesses are owned privately, not by the state, and trade is competitive instead of completely regulated
market economy
In what area does the majority of the Russian population live?
the Northern European Plain