chap 15
Russia possesses roughly what proportion of the world's timer supply?
1/5
what is the common religion practiced by most people in Central Asia?
islam
what was the major source much of the conflict between Russia and republics in the Caucasus region following the breakup of the U.S.S.R?
ethnicity
who is the current president of Russia?
Vladimir Putin
The sale of government-owned businesses to individuals and private companies is known as...
privatization
the original Trans-Siberian railroad ordered by Russia's emperor linked western Russia to what eastern Russia seaport?
Vladivostok
most Russians, that practice a religion, are members of what religious group?
eastern orthodox
rebels from what rebellious republic were blamed for a series of bombings in 1999 that led to Russia invading?
Chechnya
who is the current prime minister of Russia?
Dimitry Medvedev
economic system in which private individuals own most of the resources, technology, and business, and can operate them for profit with little control of the government?
capitalism
which of the following landforms contains the vast majority of the population of Russia and the Republics?
Northern European Plain
how many newly independent republics were formed by the breakup of the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991?
15
some people in Russia question if they are better off now than they were in the Soviet Union because what percentage of people in Russia lived below the poverty line in the late 1990s
40%
what was the name the new forward capital built by Russia on the short of the Baltic Sea?
St. Petersburg
what is the political and economic system in which the government holds nearly all political power and the means of production (control of the economy)?
communism
the owner ship of which of the following is currently disputed between Russia and Japan?
The Kuril Islands
what Russian leader put an end to Mongol control of Russia?
Ivan the Great
a major economic obstacle faced by Russia die to its enormous physical size is known as...
distance decay
which of the following rivers flows near Moscow and carries 60% of Russia's river traffic?
Volga
distance from the moderating influence of the sea is known as
continentality
The region that consists of the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia is known as...
Transcaucasia
Peter the Great
around which of the following years fit the Soviet Union collapse?
1991
Since Russia and the republics cover such an expanse of territory, the region....
crosses roughly eleven time zones
what is the rich back soil found in the Northern European Plain that is ideal for farming is known as...
Chernozem