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19 Cards in this Set
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Increase in ethnic tensions has been on the rise since the _________ dissolved
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Soviet Union
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Worlds most fertile soil
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Chernozem
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75% of Russia and the republics live in this region
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Northern European plain
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The use of irrigation canals this sea to lose water and shrink
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Aral
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Millions of people have suffered radiation related health issue due to this disaster
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Chernobyl
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The government determining what it is to be produced ad who is to produce that product is an example of what type of economy
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Command
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Harsh winters and long distance has isolated Russia from___________.
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Western Europe
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Name combined continents of Europe and Asia
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Eurasia
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Countries are disputing if this body of water should be classified as a sea or lake because of its oil resources
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Caspar sea
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Stalin implemented this plan and created collective farming
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5 year plan
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A policy created under Gorbachev to allow more openness and freedom of expression
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Glashnot
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Tensions between us and ussr after WWII
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cold war
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This revolution ended czarist era in Russia and started the communist era (Soviet Union)
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Boishnvik
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Contain 1/5 of the worlds freshwater supple
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Lake baikal
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This country expands over 2 continents
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Russia
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These nationalist have fought for independence from Russia-Causing conflict and war
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Chechen
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Southern region that consists of the republics of Armenia,Azerbaijan,& Georgia
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Transcaucasia
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Forest region Russia which is determined by the climate
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Taiga
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The population east of the Utah mt. Has increased due to the_______
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Trans-Siberian railway
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