What makes the climate differ on both the east and west side of the Ural Mountains?
What are the west side receives warm continental winds (more rain) and the east side is cooler and drier
100
What is the dominant religion of Russia?
What is Eastern Orthodox
100
These technological advancements are used to transport goods to and from other countries using bodies of water
What are water ports
100
List the chronological order of controlling groups of Russia
What is Vikings, Mongols, Romanov Family, and Soviet Union
100
What river did the Vikings travel along to raid and control Russia?
What is the Volga River
200
What makes Siberia so cold?
What is Siberia has few geographic barriers (flat terrain and elevation) and is within the Arctic Circle
200
Who are the Chechens and what are they known for?
What are Muslim minority group in North Caucasus region and terrorist attacks on Moscow
200
What is the name of the nuclear disaster that occurred in 1986 in Ukraine?
What is Chernobyl disaster
200
Which war started the spread of communism in Russia?
What is the Russian Revolution
200
What gave the Mongols an advantage and helped them become the largest land empire in the world?
What are horses
300
What physical feature makes the Transcaucasian Region so unique from the rest of Russia and Europe?
What is the Caucasus Mountains
300
List 2 pros of the oil reserves in Russia
What is more jobs in oil industry and increase in self sufficient energy
300
This is the most important transportation link within Russia connects Moscow with the Far East and Sea of Japan; used to transport both people and goods
What is Trans-Siberian Railroad
300
Who was the first emperor of Russia?
Who is Peter the Great
300
Why is Siberia so important to Russia?
What are natural resources (oil industry)
400
What are the 5 regions of Russia?
What are Siberia, Russian Core, Eastern Frontier, Far East, and Transcaucasian Region
400
What is Kazakhstan known for?
What is Kazakhstan has a higher population growth rate than the rate of the world
400
This Central Asian custom shows how parts of Russia maintain traditional customs; type of housing
What is yurt
400
What led to the fall of the Mongol Empire?
What is wars between leaders
400
How is the majority of agriculture produced in Russia?
What is subsistence farming on arable land
500
What sea is most used for trade in Russia?
What is the Baltic Sea
500
What other nation besides Russia has one of the highest standards of living?
What is Ukraine
500
List one pro about global warming in Russia
What is global warming allows access for the first-time to any deep-sea resources in Russia
500
Name 1 reason why Russia is moving from democracy to communism
What is their economy crashed in 1998, they have a shrinking workforce, or political corruption
500
How does the internet benefit Russian consumers?
Consumers are able to shop and compare prices online before making purchases in stores