Russia is among the world's leaders in reserves of _______, which include oil, natural gas and coal.
fossil fuels
100
Where do the great majority of Russians live?
in European Russia
100
The emperors of Russia were called _______.
Czars
100
The Russian Empire eventually fell to a revolution due mostly to _______ and _______.
hunger and suffering
100
In order to create a market economy, the Russian government legalized _______.
privatization
200
Siberia lacks a(n) _______, a system of roads and railroads for transporting materials.
infrastructure
200
Where are most of Russia's resources located?
Siberia
200
Mikhail Gorbachev introduced _______, which was aimed at boosting the Soviet economy.
pereststroika
200
When Communist leaders took control of Russia and renamed it the Soviet Union, they established a _______ economy.
command
200
Due to the changes in Russia's new economy, many people are _______, which means they have to take jobs requiring lesser skills than they have.
underemployment
300
In Russia's northern tundra, cold temperatures and lack of precipitation result in a permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface called _______.
permafrost
300
Russia has a generally _______ climate.
cool to cold
300
_______ were farm laborers who could be bought and sold with the land.
Serfs
300
The Russian people's sense of nationalism is sometimes reflected in its _______.
artwork
300
A(n) _______ is a member of a small ruling group that controls great power.
oligarch
400
Russia has the world's largest coniferous forest called the _______.
taiga
400
Russia's largest climate zone is called the _______ zone.
subarctic
400
Early Russians developed a strong _______. which means passing stories boy word of mouth from generation to generation.
oral tradition
400
Russia's many good hockey players and gymnasts are partly a result of the country's _______.
Climate
400
A Russian president may issue _______, or rulings that have the force of law and do not need the approval of the legislature.
decrees
500
_______ are chemicals and smoke particles that cause pollution, into the air.
pollutants
500
Most of European Russia has a _______ climate.
Humid Continental
500
Russia's newest holiday, Independence Day, marks its declaration of _______ from the Soviet Union.
Autonomy
500
What are Russia's four main ethnic groups?
Russians/Slavs, Tatars, Ukrainians, and the Yakut
500
After the fall of communism, there was a manufacturing shift toward more _______ industries.