Geography
INDIA and it's NEIGHBORS
EURASIAN REPUBLICS
Pot-Pourri
VOCABULARY
100
The mountain range that divides Europe from Asia.
What are the Ural Mountains?
100
The country who gets its' name from the violent mountain storms that occur. Also known as "Land of the Thundering Dragon".
What is Bhutan?
100
A ballet written by Peter Tchaikovsky.
What is The Nutcracker?
100
Lake Baikal.
What is deepest freshwater lake in the world?
100
A form of government in which the people rule either directly or through elected representatives.
What is a democracy?
200
A country who's land is found on the continent of Europe AND Asia.
What is a Eurasian country?
200
Pakistan and India want to control Kashmir for its _____ _____.
What are water resources?
200
Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
What are the Caucasus countries?
200
Two Muslim countries.
What are Pakistan and Bangladesh?
200
The form of government that controls the economy and society in general?
What is Communism?
300
The largest forest in the world located in Siberia.
What is the taiga?
300
The country from which India declared its independence.
Who is Britian?
300
A highly skilled group of mountain climbers.
Who are the Sherpa's?
300
The part of the world where in the summertime the sun is out 24/7 but in January it is dark 24/7.
What is Siberia?
300
Farmers that live in Bhutan that raise food for their family in order to survive.
Who are subsistence farmers?
400
The large expanse of land in northern Russia where the land is frozen most of the year.
What is the tundra?
400
Once known as the Hidden Holy Land.
What is Bhutan?
400
Russia's "Venice of the North".
What is St. Petersburg.
400
Drought, crop failure and cooler than normal temperatures.
What are the causes of migration to India?
400
An important part of any democracy.
What is civic participation?
500
The most mountainous country of the Eurasian Republic.
What is Kyrgyzstan?
500
Group of people seeking their own independent state.
Who are the Sihks?
500
India is the 2nd largest producer of this crop.
What is rice?
500
This keeps the Russian port city of Murmansk ice free year round.
What are warm ocean currents?
500
An industry where a good or product is produced in the home.
What is a cottage industry?
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