Physical Geography
The part of Russia that lies on the continent of Asia
Siberia
The world's largest forest
What is
The Taiga
Which resources has the opportunity to bring the most wealth to this region?
What is
Oil
The name of the Soviet Union military
What is
The Red Army
A very long conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States
What is
The Cold War
The deepest lake in the world
What is
Lake Baikal
Extremely rich soil found in the Northern European Plain is called?
What is
Chernozem
Name one of the republics located in this region
What is
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
The most devastating nuclear accident of all times (1986) Ukraine
What is
Chernobyl
What concerns the United States regarding this part of the world?
What is
the spread of communism (or return of the Soviet Union)
The largest inland sea in the world
What is the Caspian Sea
This region is known for great diversity of
What is
Language
The famous trade route from China to the Mediterranean Sea
What is
The Silk Road
Collective farms were established in the Soviet Union under this mans leadership.
What is Joseph Stalin
Many republics in this part of the world are "self proclaimed" independent, with much history of conflict in recent years since...
What is
The Collapse of the Soviet Union
The effect on climate when a region is 100's of miles from a large body of water.
What is
Continentality
The mountains that separate Russia from Transcaucasia
What is
The Caucasus Mountains
Northeastern Kazakhstan's people today suffer because of its history of
What is
Nuclear testing
The term for Russia placing businesses in the hands of citizens in their move towards capitalism.
What is
Privatization
Which two countries are fighting over the mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh?
What is
Armenia and Azerbaijan
The mountain chain that divides the European continent and the Asian continent
What is
The Ural Mountains
Whether the Caspian Sea is a lake or a sea is a debate because what is at stake?
What is
Oil reserves, or natural resources
The environmental issues facing the Aral Sea are caused by what?
What is
Over Irrigating or diverting too much water from the Aral Seas' tributaries
The basis for communism stem from this mans ideas
Who was
Karl Marx
The final leader of the USSR, under which it collapsed after granting people more political and economic freedom
What is
Mikhail Gorbachev