northern and central asia (fe)

the main cause of russia's environmental problem is

a lack of laws or regulations to protect the environment.

which of the following natural boundaries creates a border between a portion of russia and china? select all that apply.

amur river

which of the following provide a natural border for russia? select all that apply.

amur river, atlantic ocean, pacific ocean, caucus mountains

what is the name of central asia's shrinking sea?

aral sea

within which of the following does russia have territory? select all that apply.

europe, asia

true or false: during the time of the soviet union, religious practices were encouraged and largely practiced in both public and private.

false

true or false: european russia is physically larger than the asian portion of russia.

false

true or false: the soviet union sought to make the russian people uniform in their language, culture, and religion.

false

where do the headwaters of major rivers form?

in the mountains

which of the following is the world's largest landlocked nation?

kazakhstan

why do so many of the countries in central asia end with -stan? what does it mean?

land of

it was only after the breakup of the soviet union, that __________.

many of modern russia's people returned to the russian orthodox christian church.

which of the following are countries that border russia on the asian side? select all that apply.

mongolia, north korea, china

what causes the air to lose its moisture before it reaches southern russia, creating deserts and steppe regions?

mountains

when the soviets took over the russian empire, millions of _________ still lived in central asia.

muslims

the soviet union is modern day ________.

russia

what causes the fertile plains to the north and a dry desert region to the south of tajikstan?

the hindu kush rain shadow effect.

which of the following is true of the byzantine empire's influence?

the regions near moscow were most influenced

true or false: during the time of the soviet union, religious practices were suppressed and largely practiced in private.

true

true or false: in 1991, when the soviet union collapsed, the republics declared their independence from russia and became nations united by the ethnic groups that had been fostered during the soviet era.

true

true or false: russia's northerly latitude cause it to have short growing seasons. as a result, the country usually must import grain to feed its people.

true

true or false: stan is a common ending for the countries of central asia because it means "land of".

true

true or false: through the creation of republics, the soviet union both strengthened certain ethnic/national identities and weakened other ethnic groups.

true

true or false: vladimir the great sought to make the russian people uniform in their language, culture, and religion.

true

match the following items to the appropriate description.

turkenistan: formerly part of the soviet union kazkhstan: formerly part of the soviet union tajikistan: formerly part of the soviet union afhganistan: never part of the soviet union uzbekistan: formerly part of the soviet union

the countries of central asia are dominated by arid, dry climates. water is of particular importance, as most of the population has traditionally made a living from agriculture. which of the following climate types does this describe?

type b

which of the following mountains contain coal deposits and separate europe from asia?

ural mountains

european countries, including many former russian republics, and the u.s. have accused russia of ________.

using propaganda to influence public opinion and elections.

this is one of the largest countries in central asia. it is unique in that it physically borders all the countries of central asia. which of the following countries is it?

uzbekistan

match the following descriptions with kazkhstan or uzbekistan.

•has a new lake: uzbekistan •controls the little aral sea: kazkhstan •did not attempt to stop the devastation: uzbekistan •undertook efforts to stop the devastation: kazkhstan

when the soviet union collapsed, which of the following became true?? select all that apply.

•many russians found themselves minorities living in newly established countries. •many russians living in diaspora returned to russia. •many soviet socialist republics were able to declare their independence from russia.

match the following items to their appropriate description.

•roughly 80 percent of the country is covered by the kara kum desert, which is among the driest in the world: turkmenistan •was never part of the former soviet union: afhganistan •a doubly landlocked nation because all the countries that surround it are also landlocked: uzbekistan •shares the aral sea: uzbekistan

match the following.

•sought to dilute ethnic populations: the soviet union •sought to unify the people with common language, religion, and cultural practices: the russian empire of vladimir great •sought to suppress religion: the soviet union

match the following areas with its environmental challenge.

•the arctic waters of the barents sea: nuclear waste •moscow: air pollution •the taiga and tundra areas: oil spills

which of the following are true of the soviet union? select 1 for true and 2 for false.

•the soviets only sent research scientists to siberia: false •the soviets sent ethnic russians to live in non-russian parts of the soviet union: true •russians who were sent to siberia sometimes stayed in the area after they could have moved: true •the soviets organized minority ethnic groups into republics: true

which of the following are true of the soviet union's strategy in handling the diversity of the nation and its people? select all that apply.

•the soviets sent russians to live among other ethnic groups. •the soviets created the kazakh soviet socialist republic (kazakh ssr) •the soviets created the uzbek soviet socialist republic (uzbek ssr)