Landforms
Water
Natural resources
People
Vocab
100
Which of the following landforms contains the vast majority of the population of Russia and the republics?
Northern European Plain
100
What river flows near Moscow and carries 60% of Russia's river traffic?
The Volga river
100
What fraction of the worlds timber supply does Russia own?
1/5
100
What group from Scandinavia established a settlement near Kiev in the 800s?
Vikings
100
What is a collective farm?
A large team of laborers that are pooled together to work large plots of land
200
What do most people consider the dividing line between Europe and Asia?
The Ural mnts
200
What is the largest inland lake/sea in the world?
The caspian sea
200
What Russian leader put an end to Mongol control of Russia?
Ivan the great
300
Where does 20% of the worlds fresh unfrozen water come from?
Lake Baikal
300
What Russian leader moved the capital away from Moscow to give Russia easier sea access to Europe?
Peter the great
400
Who was a German philosopher that inspired the soviets to build a communist nation?
Karl marx
500
Who was the soviet leader that used control tactics and is thought to be responsible for the deaths of 14 million soviet people?
Stalin
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