the level of economic activity in which raw materials are used to produce goods or products - a great deal of emphasis was placed on the Cold War in the USSR
What is the secondary level of economic activity?
100
the type of government in which the government owns all the property and dominates all aspects of life
What is a communist government?
200
Russian leader at the end of the Cold War
Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?
200
the form of the Greek alphabet used to write Russian
What is Cyrillic?
200
a vast area with a harsh climate that makes up about 1/2 of Russia
What is Siberia?
200
the type of economy which the United States has that is based on free trade and competition - Russia is moving toward this type of economy
What is a market economy?
200
the area of Ukraine that Russia recently invaded and took control of
What is Crimea?
300
Russian leader at the start of the Cold War
Who was Joseph Stalin?
300
this connects the western portion of Russia to the eastern portion of Russia
What is the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
300
two of the three countries that make up the Caucasus
What are Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia?
300
the type of economy that Communist countries like North Korea and the former Soviet Union have/had in which the government controls businesses
What is a command economy?
300
this term means "emperor" and would serve as the title for a number of Russian rulers
What is czar?
400
current Russian president
Who is Vladimir Putin?
400
the radical Communist group that took over power during the Russian Revolution
Who are the Bolsheviks?
400
the vast forest which covers much of Russia
What is the taiga?
400
the level of economic activity or industry in which research is conducted and information is distributed developed economies would have this level of economic activity
What is the quaternary or 4th level of economic activity or industry?
400
the legislative body of the Russian government
What is the Federal Assembly?
500
Russian leader who led the Communist/Bolshevik takeover of the government and the creation of the Soviet Union
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
500
this ended when the Soviet Union collapsed
What was the Cold War?
500
the seas that border Russia and the Caucasus in the southwest are
What are the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea?
500
the level of industry where goods and services are exchanged
What is the third or tertiary level of industry?
500
Russia's economic system is moving from a command economy to this as they have moved from a Communist government to a more democratic government