Early Terms
Another word for taxes. The Russian prince had to pay this to Mongol ruler to show loyalty.
What is tribute?
Peter Romanov's nickname.
What is "Peter the Great"?
Word meaning permanently frozen land.
What is permafrost?
Much of Eurasia's resources are in areas that are hard to reach or they are ...
What is remote?
This gas traps the sun's heat over the earth.
What is greenhouse gas?
A defined territory with its own government.
What is a state?
Russian empress from 1762 to 1796. She introduced European ideas to Russia, focusing on the arts and education.
Who is Catherine the Great?
Word meaning flat land in the arctic and subarctic region.
What is tundra?
Some rivers can create this type of power.
What is hydroelectric power?
Russia is the biggest ... in the world.
What is landmass?
Word meaning Emperor.
The largest enclosed body of water in the world.
What is the Caspian Sea?
Land just south of the tundra. It's forest area.
What is taiga?
Oil and natural gas are examples of these types of resources. They cannot be reused.
What are nonrenewable fossil fuels?
Large parts of Central Asia are ... meaning they get little to no rainfall all year.
What is arid or semiarid?
The first name of the Russian state.
What is Kievan Rus?
The mountain range that separates Europe and Asia.
What are the Ural Mountains?
This sea no longer exists. It has completely dried up in the last 10 years.
What is the Aral Sea?
Very old decayed plant material.
This is used to kill harmful insects and weeds on plants.
What are pesticides?
These people had the most lasting impact on early Russia
Who are the Slavs?
The flat land found in the arctic and subarctic region of Russia and Mongolia.
What is Siberia?
The ocean current that keeps the water around southern Russia unfrozen.
What is the North Atlantic Drift?
The carbon from prehistoric plants and animals is called ...
What is methane?
Very large plains that are good for agriculture and grazing.
What are steppes?