Physical Geography
Climate and Resources
Culture
Conflicts
Economics
100
Most of the fertile land of the Great Hungarian Plain is located within this country.
What is Hungary?
100
This is the coldest region of Russia.
What is Siberia?
100
Religion was restricted during the Cold War under this type of governmental and political system in the Soviet Union.
What is Communism?
100
This imaginary line separated Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War.
What is the "Iron Curtain?"
100
This type of economy supports free trade.
What is capitalism or a market economy?
200
This is the capital city of the Ukraine.
What is Kiev?
200
Radiation from this nuclear power plant disaster greatly damaged the forest and soil in Eastern Europe.
What is Chernobyl?
200
This cruel and savage ruler was the first Czar.
Who was Ivan the Terrible?
200
This revolution started when the Bolsheviks assassinated Czar Nicholas II and his family.
What is the Russian Revolution?
200
This industry is associated with St. Petersburg.
What is trade, travel, or fishing?
300
This mountain range separates the continents of Europe and Asia.
What are the Ural Mountains?
300
This industry is associated with the city St. Petersburg.
What is trade/travel/fishing?
300
This is the Russian word for caesar.
What is czar?
300
The Soviet Union was an ally of the United States during this war.
What was World War II?
300
This economic center of Russia is also it’s capital.
What is Moscow?
400
This is one of the three countries that make up the Caucasus region.
What is Georgia, Armenia, or Azerbaijan?
400
This huge forest covers half of Russia.
What is the Tiaga?
400
Chernobyl is in this country.
What is the Ukraine?
400
This Russian republic has faced ethnic conflict that has led to violence.
What is Chechnya?
400
The Soviet Union went bankrupt in part because of overspending on these “races”.
What are the arms and space races?
500
This mountain chain runs through the Caucasus region.
What are the Caucasus Mountains?
500
This resource is found beneath the Caspian Sea, and benefits the country of Azerbaijan in the Caucasus region.
What is oil?
500
This physical barrier was built to divide Berlin after World War II.
What is the Berlin Wall?
500
This effort intends to remove all members of a group from a country or region.
What is ethnic cleansing?
500
As a tourist, you can ride this railroad, which at 5,775 miles is the longest in the world.
What is the Trans-Siberian railroad?
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