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23 Cards in this Set
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What's the main religion in Central Asia?
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Orthodox
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What is a Russian emperor who wanted to expand territory called?
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CZAR
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Does the Soviet Union have a market economy?
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NO
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Where is Russian government located?
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KREMLIN
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Is the Middle East a subregion of Central Eurasia?
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NO
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What is Siberia?
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the Asian part of Russia
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Describe the land area of Russia?
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Its land area is greater than that of any other country.
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Why are the Ural Mountains considered significant by some geographers?
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They divide Europe from Asia
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If your idea of a vacation was to go to Central Asia you would most likely be what kind of person?
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An adventurous mountain climber
or a desert fanatic. |
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Armenia and Azerbaiian are located near what Sea?
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Caspian Sea
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What does the Caucasus and Central Asian nations have in common?
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both use to be under the Soviet Union
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Name all the reasons that the Trans-Siberian Railway is so important to Russia?
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1.During the winter it is not as much of a travel hazard as the roads and rivers
2.It is the what people use for transportation 3. It is the main rounte of transportation for cargo |
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What's the main Pacific port in Russia?
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Vladivostok
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What's the largest city in Europe?
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Moscow
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What is the largest lake in the world?
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Caspian Sea
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The plan for economic restructuring in the Soviet Union, after its fall, was called what?
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Perestroika
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What allowed the people of Russia to have free speech?
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Glasnost
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The leader of Russia today.
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Putin
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What is the deepest lake in the world?
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Lake Baikal
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The portion of Government responsible for the national concerns and Russia's budget is what?
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Kremlin
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How do you explain how Eastern Europe was politically and also economically cut off from the rest of the world?
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they used the "Iron Curtain" as a term to explain all of this
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In an essay be able to explain some of the #1 Political, #2 social and #3 economical hardships that Russia faced after its collapse.
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You must find out this information from book or notes and write an essay with a thesis sentence.
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There will be map work!!
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He didn't give me that information.
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