Geography
History
Cuban missile Crisis
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
100
  1. How much of the earth's surface does Russia cover?

1/6

100
  1. Russia was settled by who?

Scandinavians/Vikings

100

What countries were involved in the crisis

United States

Cuba

USSR/Russia


100

Who is Vladmir Putin

Current Russian leader

100

Hydraulic Power

the transmission of power through the controlled circulation of pressurized fluid, such as water-soluble oil or a water-glycol mixture

200
  1. How many time zones does Russia cover?

11

200

What was the first major city of Russia?

Kiev

200

Where were the American Missiles placed?

Turkey

200

Who was Vlamir Lennin

He was the leader after the Russian Revolution. He also brought Communism to Russia. 

200

Permafrost

 a layer of frozen soil that has been frozen for at least two years and is made up of soil, sand, gravel, organic matter, and ice

300

The Northern European Plain is what kind of area?

Lowland

300

Daily Double!!!



What Mongol ruler captured large parts of Russia and created the largest empire known to man?

Ghanghis Khan

300
Who gave Cuba the Missiles?
USSR/Russia
300

Who was Joseph Stalin

He was the leader after Lenin and is responsible for the creation of the USSR.

300

Tundra

a cold, treeless biome with a permanently frozen layer of ground called permafrost, and low vegetation like mosses, lichens, and small shrubs

400

What 3 major cities are in the North European Plain?

Moscow, St Petersburg, Kiev

400
  1. What ruler of Russia played an important role in the birth of Moscow?

Ivan "Moneybags"

400

What event happened in response to Fidel Castro taking over the country of Cuba. 

The Bay of Pigs

400

What was the Cold War

It was a period of heightened conflict between the United States and Russia. No war actually took place. 

400

Sovereignty

The concept of having power over ones self. 

500
  1. What River is the longest in Europe?

Volga

500
  1. Who was the Czar of Russia in the 1900s when the revolution took place?

Nicholas II

500

Who was the leader of Russia during the Cuban Missile Crisis. 

Nikita Khrushchev

500

What did the USSR stand for?

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

500
Czar

King