Landforms & Resources
Russia & the Republics is ___ larger than ________.
The U.S
What is an economy where the central government makes all economic decisions?
Command Economy
What gives this region great economic potential?
Caspian Sea's oil and gas reserves
What is a yurt?
A light and portable tent
When did the Soviet Union collapse?
1991
What is very abundant in the Northern European Plain?
Chernozem
What was the communist group that controlled Russia and the Republics?
USSR (Soviet Union)
What are the main two religions in Transcaucasia?
Christianity and Islam
What is a nomad?
Someone with no permanent home
Who did Russia invade twice in the 1990's?
Chechnya
What mountain range separates the North European Plain with the West Siberian Plain?
Ural Mountains
What political theory did Karl Marx make?
Communism
What percent of the population is literate?
99%
What countries are included in Central Asia?
The "stan" countries.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
Why did Caucasus experience conflict?
Ethnic groups were trying to win their own independent territories
What republics make up Transcaucasia?
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia
Where did Russia start out?
A small region in Ukraine
What is the most important industry in Azerbaijan?
Oil
What two empires struggled for control of Central Asia? This struggle was called the "Great Game".
Russia and Great Britain
Explain how the collapse of the Soviet Union relates to Central American violence?
USSR was governing these countries and stopping violence. When they fell, the countries fought for more territory.
What is the largest inland sea in the world?
Caspian Sea
What created the lag behind the rest of Europe and Asia?
Russia's government system- the Czar
Explain the argument over the Caspian and if it is a sea or a lake?
If it is a sea each country has rights to resources on its part of the sea bed
If it is a lake resource wealth must be shared equally among four countries with access to water.
Why was it named the Silk Road?
After the costly silk bought in China
Which two countries fought over the Nagorno-Karabakh?
Armenia and Azerbaijan