GEOTERMS
A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN A COUNTRY WHO SHARE A UNIQUE CULTURE AND IDENTITY
ETHNIC GROUP
WHO IS THE IRON FELIX?
A RUSSIAN DICTATOR
WHAT MINERALS CAN BE FOUND IN KAZAKHSTAN?
IT HAS LARGE DEPOSITS OF COAL, LEAD, COPPER, IRON, AND ZINC
WHAT DOES BELRUS MEAN?
WHITE RUSSIA
WHAT DOES NATO STAND FOR?
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
A POLITICAL UNIT THAT CONTROLS A PARTICULAR TERRITORY
STATE
WHAT IS IRON FELIX KNOWN FOR?
UNDER HIS COMMAND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
HOW MUCH OF KAZAKHSTAN'S POPULATION IS RUSSIAN ?
RUSSIA MAKES UP 1/3 OF THE POPULATION
Why was the name BELRUS chosen?
REFERS TO THE SNOW THE COVERS THE LAND
WHAT DOES EU STAND FOR?
EUROPEAN UNION
FEELINGS OF LOYALTY AND PRIDE TOWARDS ONE'S NATION OR ETHNIC GROUP. SOMETIMES INCLUDES THE BELIEF THAT ONE'S NATION OR GROUP IS BETTER THAN ALL OTHERS
NATIONALISM
WHICH TWO COUNTRIES WERE GLOBAL SUPERPOWERS BETWEEN 1945 - 1990
SOVIET UNION AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
What are some environmental problems Kazakhstan faced under Soviet control?
POOR IRRIGATION METHODS DAMAGED FARMS. PESTICIDES SEEPED INTO THE WATER SUPPLY. FACTORIES RELEASED TOXIC WASTE. SOVIETS ALSO CARRIED OUT SECRET NUCLEAR TESTING.
Why can't some of the land in Belarus be used for farming and logging?
THE LAND WAS POISONED WHEN A NUCLEAR PLANT EXPLODED
How many nation-states arose from the former Soviet Union?
15 NATION STATES
NATION
HOW DID ETHNIC GROUP NATIONALISM NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE SOVIET UNION?
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ETHNIC LOYALTY IN THE SOVIET UNION HAD MORE SUPPORT THAN LOYALTY TO COUNTRY. MANY ETHNIC GROUPS DECIDED THEY WOULD BETTER OFF AS INDEPENDENT NATION-STATES THAN AS PART OF A FAILING S. U.
What are three things Kazakhstan needs to survive?
USING RESOURCES WISELY. SOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. CALMING ETHNIC UNREST.
What resources are scarce in Lithuania ?
FOSSIL FUELS AND METALS
What are Russia’s most important resources ?
OIL AND NATURAL GAS
AN INDEPENDENT STATE, OR COUNTRY, WHOSE PEOPLE MOSTLY SHARE A COMMON IDENTITY
NATION-STATE
WHAT ARE THE FIVE MAIN FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE SUCCESS OF A NATION STATE?
THEY ARE SECURITY, POLITICAL FREEDOM, ECONOMIC GROWTH, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND NATIONAL UNITY
What is one reason that Azerbaijans and Armenians have conflict?
MOST AZERIS ARE MUSLIM, MOST ARMENIANS ARE CHRISTIANS
How does being a part of the EU and NATO help Lithuania?
EU PROVIDED MONEY TO HELP DEVELOP THE COUNTRY. MEMBERS OF NATO PROMISE TO DEFEND EACH OTHER IF ATTACKED BY ANOTHER COUNTRY.
WHICH COUNTRY DID RUSSIA INVADE IN FEBRUARY OF 2022?
UKRAINE