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100
area with large treeless zones in which mostly small plants and animals can survive located near the polar region
What is tundra
100
Russian monarchs
What is a czar
100
early trade routes used these to travel (despite often being frozen)
What are rivers
100
Ocean directly north of Russia
What is Arctic Ocean
100
number of Russian residents belonging to non-Russian ethnic groups
What is 25 million
200
"land of little sticks"-area where only small trees can grow
What is taiga
200
type of economy established by the Communists in Russia
What is a command economy
200
With technology, transportation moved from rivers to this system
What are railroads
200
Geographic circle running through Siberia
What is Arctic Circle
200
capital of Russia
What is Moscow
300
broad open stretches of land that once contained grass in southern and western Russia
What is steppes
300
Time which the Soviet Union competed with the US for power without fighting directly
What is the Cold War
300
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the economy suffered from this-a rise in prices and devaluation of currency
What is inflation
300
Country with the most intense fighting against Russia for independence and was invaded by Russia in 1994
What is Chechnya
300
country with the smallest border with Russia (on the east coast)
What is North Korea
400
soil in the Russsian steppes that is "black earth"
What is chernozem
400
time of "openness" in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev
What is glasnost
400
conversion from state-run industries into private firms
What is privatization
400
President of the US when the Soviet Union fell
Who is Ronald Regan
400
government of Russia used this man's writings to form after the revolution in 1917
Who is Karl Marx
500
range of mountains stretching from north to south dividing Europe from Asia
What is Ural mountains
500
plan of economic restructuring with gradual change in coordination with glasnost
What is perestroika
500
goods and services moved unofficially without formal records
What is the black market
500
Year in which the Russian Revolution occurred
What is 1917
500
Largest river in Europe located in western Russia
What is the Volga River