Terms
One of the world's most fertile soils and is abundant
What is chernozem?
These mountains separate the Northern European and West Siberian plains.
What is the Ural Mountains?
Most Russian that practice a religion are members of what religion group
What is Eastern Orthodox?
This lowland plain lies between the Caspian Sea and the mountains and uplands of Central Asia
What is the Turan plains?
Russian city had a massive disaster occur what a nuclear reactor malfunctioned killing dozens
What is Chernobyl?
1940 tensions between United States and the Soviet Union led to this war
What is the Cold War?
This subarctic region of Russia lies on the continent of Asia
The current president of Russia
Who is Vladimir Putin
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
What is the Baltic republics ?
The a salt water lake that stretches nearly 750 miles
What is Caspian Sea
greatest concern of America leaders following the break of the USSR
What is nuclear weapons being safe?
A regions distance from moderating influence of the sea.
What is continentality?
Russia holds 1/5 of the world ____ resources
What is timber?
The obstacles to economic reform faced by Russia
What is distance decay?