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All maps are wrong because the Earth is _____ but maps are _____
round, flat
The creation of mountains is caused by the collision of _______
tectonic plates
A ____ factor causes people to move to a country from another
pull
Russians are part of the _____ ethnographic linguistic group
slavic
Russia has a large coastline but few ports due to the presence of ___ in the winter months
ice
A form of government that divides power between a central government and regional governments is called _____
federal, example - USA
What are the two questions geographers seek to answer?
where and why?
What most influences the climate of Europe?
water
Russian emperors were known as ______
czars (tzars)
From the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains the primary biome is _____
grasslands
What are the two primary branches of geography?
physical and human
What mountain range marks the boundaries between Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
The ________ borders Europe to the south
Mediterranean Sea
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian economy did _____
badly
Immigrants in the United States are often expected to assimilate into the culture, creating the American ___
melting pt
Latitude and longitude give a places ______ location
absolute or exact
The _____ provides economic cooperation between countries in Europe
European Union
Europe is located at the _____ of the Eurasian landmass
west
The Soviet economy was a ____ economy.
command
In the United States there is a megalopolis in the ______
northeast
The process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide is called _____
globalization
A _____ factor causes people to move from a country to another
push
The _____ dominates the northern part of Russia
tundra
In the 1990s the population of Russia ____
decreased
deindustrialization