Capital Cities
Name that Former Soviet Republic
Russia's Geographical Regions
Bodies of Water
Russian Historical Development
100
Russia
What is Moscow.
100
Formerly known as 'White (bela-) + Russia, (-rus)', this European republic between the Ukraine and the Baltic States, with its capital in Minsk - It was the last C.I.S. nation to declare its independence from the U.S.S.R. in 1991.
What is Belarus.
100
Climactic zone located on Russia’s Arctic shore( above 66.6 degrees N. High latitude; lying above the Arctic Circle; weak sunlight during the short winter days(<6 hrs), with long summer days (>16 hrs). Predominantly composed of Permafrost – (permanently frozen earth located below surface). That supports little or no plant, animal, or human inhabitants; with the exception being reindeer herders, hunter-gatherers, and fishermen...
What is the Tundra.
100
What is the deepest lake on the planet?
Lake Baykal.
100
Name this area, where the Dnieper and Dniester Rivers converge in present day Ukraine; which lends its name '______' from the Viking settlers, who adopted their cyrillic alphabet and their Eastern Orthodox Religious belief system from the Byzantine Empire, around the Black and Baltic Seas cir. 700's A.D.
What is Kievan Rus; or 'rus'....Belorussia, Ukraine, and Russia.
200
Uzbekistan.
What is Tashkent.
200
Most of this country's population belongs to the Persian-speaking Tajik ethnic group, who share language, culture and history with Afghanistan and Iran. Once part of the Samanid Empire, after independence in 1991 from the Soviet Union it became a constituent republic of known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (Tajik SSR). 90% of this Central Asian republic, are covered by mountains...
What is Tajikistan.
200
This climate region is dominated by conifers, (cone-bearing pine trees,) dominates the northern portion of Russia west of Urals, encompassing most of Siberia. Mainly bogs and marshes, (or areas of poor drainage,) Podzolized or highly acidic soil, poor fertility for agricultural purposes... So there is little farming here today.
What is Taiga or boreal forest
200
The largest freshwater lake on Earth?
What is the Caspian Sea.
200
What institution where Peasants ________ were bound to land as slaves, (servants,) in small farms run by powerful landlords who swore allegiance to the new state government of 'Great Princes,' in the Russian lands of Vladimir-Suzdal, and the frontier region including Moscow; after a century of Mongol occupation? ______ was not dismantled until the 19th century...
What is Serfdom, (fiefdom / feudalism).
300
Azerbijian.
What is Baki or Baku.
300
This former Soviet Republic, also known as Turkmenia is bordered by Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, Uzbekistan to the east and northeast, Kazakhstan to the north and northwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city.
What is Turkmenistan.
300
This climate zone is larger/broader in west than east -because of continentality. Is a mixture of both deciduous trees and conifers; this land provides for array of resources although drainage still problematic.
What is Mixed forest, Deciduous, (leafy plants and trees,) and Coniferous Forest.
300
The longest river system in Russia?
What is the Ob-Yenesey River system. (Ob-Yenesey-Lena,)
300
This cruel, bloodthirsty tzar reigned over Russia ruthlessly - using fear, terror, and intimidation; so much he was nicknamed, “the Terrible.” He expanded state territory eastwards, but unable to gain the Baltic region, (access to the sea,) and 25 years of war or the “Time of Troubles” devastated the Russian population?
What is Ivan IV, or "Ivan the Terrible."
400
Tajikistan.
What is Dushanbe.
400
After its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, it became the ninth largest country in the world by land area, it is also the world's largest landlocked country. Has a population of 16.6 million, with 131 different ethnicities, including Kazakh, Russian, Ukrainian, German, Uzbek, Tatar, and Uyghur. Around 63% of the population are Kazakhs. The largest city: Almaty, and the capitol is Astana.
What is Kazakhstan.
400
The N. American equivalent of the 'Great Pains' or the 'Corn Belt'; a vast expanse of continentally variable climate zone of grasslands and deciduos woods that make up the extreme southwestern portion of Russia - spread out across central Asia, (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, etc...). Has relatively low precipitation and a long frost-free period,(>7 months,) and is composed of highly fertile soil, (Chernozem,) 'black earth' - which is some of the most productive cropland and rangeland on the planet.
What is Steppe and/or Forest Steppe
400
Name the Strait that separates Alaska from Russia.
What is the Bering Strait.
400
This other 'Great' Russian tzar lived from 1682-1723, whose accomplishments included : modernizing the Russian military, (Army and Navy,), made the Orthodox church subordinate to state control, establishing an industrial zone in Ural mountains and defeating the Swedish Army ultimately gaining access to Baltic Sea, (Where he built a new capital of St. _____sburg).
Who is Peter I, or "Peter the Great."
500
Kyrgyzstan.
What is Bishkek.
500
A landlocked former C.I.S. country in Central Asia, bordering Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It is farther from an ocean than any other country in the world although it does not contain the absolute farthest point from any ocean. The mountainous region of the Tian Shan covers over 80% of the country, and is occasionally referred to as "the Switzerland of Central Asia", as a result. The remainder made up of valleys and basins. Issyk-Kul Lake in the north-eastern Tian Shan is its largest lake and the second largest mountain lake in the world after Titicaca. Bishkek in the north is the capital and largest city, with approximately 900,000 inhabitants.
What is Kyrgyzstan.
500
This climate zone in Russia, predominantly in the Caucuses and the Southern Ural mtn. ranges has a vast array of microenvironments; with the lower elevations having a longer growing season than norther regions. Extending from the southern tip of Crimean peninsula: with a Mediterranean Climate to the eastern shore of Black sea's humid subtropical Climate. Temperature and Precipitation are moderated, regulated by elevation.
What is the Mountain, Natural Region.
500
Name the inland Russian sea that has shrunk to 1/3rd its current size due to Soviet Era cotton over-irrigation projects and redistribution of its waters by diverting its two main tributary rivers; the Ural and the Ob-Irtysh Rivers, by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
What is the Aral Sea.
500
Another of the 'Great' Russian tsars/tsarinas, _________ acquired the north shore of the Black Sea and Ukrainian steppe – giving Russia access to trade, agriculture, coal, and iron; while continuing a social system of inequality also patronizing the arts and establishing basic forms of education.
Who is Catherine II, or "Catherine the Great."
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