Geography Chapters 19 (Section 4) and 20
Lake Baikal is about _____ deep and has about _____ of the world's fresh water.
1 mile- 1/5
Russia is in the top ___ in population.
10
How many time zones does Russia span?
11
When did the Baltic states come under Russian control?
1939
When did the Baltic states reemerge as independent countries?
1991 (when Soviet Union collapses)
When did the Baltic states first become independent countries?
After WWI
What is Moldova's main economic activity?
Agriculture
Which of the Baltic states are now members of the EU and NATO?
All of them
How much of Russia is covered by forests?
Almost half (about four millions square miles
The nuclear accident in Chernobyl, Ukraine ruined part of what other country?
Belarus
What is Lithuania's main religion?
Catholicism
What enabled Kiev to become the center of the first Russian state?
Center of the trade route going from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea
Where was the nuclear accident that left part of Ukraine nearly uninhabitable?
Chernobyl
What is the fertile soil of this region called?
Chernozem
What is the name for Ukraine's rich black soil?
Chernozem
What is the main mineral resource of the Ukraine?
Coal
What is Russia's second biggest climate? (Covers most of the European part of Russia)
Continental
What is the climate of Russia's North European plain?
Continental
What term is used to describe the monarchs of Russia?
Czars
What religion did the Vikings adopt?
Eastern Orthodox Christian
What is the religion of Ukraine and Moldova?
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
All three Baltic states have low _______.
Elevation
Most of Russia's people live in the _________ part of Russia.
European
True or False: Moldova is a large country with many resources.
False
What are 3 industries that have developed in Lithuania since 1990?
Food processing, shipbuilding, and the manufacture of machinery
The Ob and the Lena Rivers aren't as important as the Yenisei because they are _________________.
Frozen much of the year
What type of physical landforms lie to the west of the Yenisei River?
Gently rolling plains
The Caucasus are very _____ and stretch between the Black Sea and the ______ Sea.
High- Caspian
What type of physical landforms lie to the east of the Yenisei River?
Higher plateaus- varied terrain
What city did the Vikings rule from?
Kiev
What is the capital of Ukraine?
Kiev
What is the deepest lake in the world called?
Lake Baikal
What six countries in eastern Europe were actually part of the Soviet Union until 1990?
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova
Which 3 of the above countries are also called the Baltic states?
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
What are Latvia and Estonia's main religion?
Lutheran
What is potash used for?
Making fertilizer
What do the Ukrainians sometimes call their country?
Malaya Russiya- "Little Russia"
Besides forests, what is the other major natural resource of this region?
Minerals- oil, natural gas, iron, coal, and bauxite
What are 3 industries that have developed in Estonia since 1990?
Mining, shipbuilding, and telecommunications
Is Belarus a part of the EU and/or NATO?
No
Is Moldova part of the EU and/or NATO?
No
The Baltic states are part of what major physical region?
North European Plain
What are Belarus's two main resources?
Oil reserves and potash
What are 3 industries that have developed in Latvia since 1990?
Production of motor vehicles, pharmaceuticals, and electrical equipment
Moldova has close ties to what other eastern European country?
Romania
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
Where is the deepest lake in the world?
Russia
Ukraine's fertile soil extends into southern _______ near the _______ Sea and the _________ Sea. -AKA the Steppes of ___________.
Russia- Black- Caspian- Russia
All 6 of the afore mentioned countries have at least a small percent of what kind of people?
Russian
There are still many ethnic _______ in Belarus.
Russians
What is the Asian part of Russia often called?
Siberia
What is the ethnicity and religion of the Belarusians?
Slavic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity
What type of climate is found in southern Russia around the Black and Caspian seas?
Steppe
What is Russia's largest climate?
Subarctic
What type of climate is found south of the Tundra climate in Russia?
Subarctic
What are the forests of the this subarctic region called?
Taiga
What is the world's largest lake??
The Caspian Sea
What is the highest Russian mountain range?
The Caucasus
Besides the Yenisei, what two other Russian rivers flow north to the Atlantic Ocean?
The Ob and the Lena
What Russian mountains are considered the dividing point between Europe and Asia?
The Ural Mountains
What group established the first Russian state?
The Vikings
What is Europe's longest river and is considered the Mother River of Russia?
The Volga
What river divides Russia into two physical regions?
The Yenisei River
How has the Baltic states' location benefitted them through history?
They are along major trade routes- a route from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea
True or False: Belarus has few resources, little farmland, and has trouble developing new industries.
True
True or False: Siberia is lightly populated, has lots of resources, harsh climates, and some of the coldest temperatures in the world.
True
What type of climate is found in extreme northern Russia along the Arctic Ocean?
Tundra
Russia is about ______ the size of the US
Twice
What is the biggest country in Europe other than Russia?
Ukraine
The ____ River flows into the Caspian Sea and has no ________.
Volga- outlet
What are four of Ukraine's major crops?
Wheat, rye, barley, and potatoes
Does Belarus still have close political and economic ties with Russia?
Yes
Is Moldova one of the poorest countries in Europe?
Yes
