World Geography Chapter 13

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Cossacks

Fiercely independent nomads of Russia who were feared for their elite Calvary are the:

premier

Instead of a Vice President, Russia's executive branch has:

Stalin

Matching: Russian dictator during World War II

Murmansk

Matching: arctic seaport

Moscow

Matching: capital of Russia

Novgorod

Matching: first Russian city

Ivan the Terrible

Matching: first Russian ruler

Gorbachev

Matching: last ruler of the Soviet Union

Lenin

Matching: led 1917 Russian Revolution

St. Petersburg

Matching: linked to the Arctic coast by the White Sea-Baltic Canal

Vladivostok

Matching: main Pacific port that is accessible year round thanks to huge ice breakers

Putin

Matching: second president of post communist Russia

Yeltsin

Matching: the first president of post communist Russia

warm-water ports

Short Answer: What has Russia historically lacked that has influenced its foreign policy?

Russian Orthodoxy

Short Answer: What is the dominant religion in Russia?

Red Square

Short Answer: What is the large, open space, once a marketplace, in which Lenin's tomb is located?

Russian Federation

Short Answer: What is the new official name of the country of Russia?

Kremlin

Short Answer: What massive fortress in Moscow represents political power and influence?

CIS

Short Answer: What name did Russia and the other former Soviet Republics assume after the fall of communism?

Trans-Siberian Railway

Short Answer: What railroad link Russia's European and Pacific ports?

czars

Short Answer: What title refers to the rulers of Russia from 1547-1917?

Cold War

Short Answer: What was the name of the post WWII period of tension between Russia and America?

Volga River

Short Answer: Which Russian river is the longest river in Europe?

Kuril Islands

Short Answer: Which islands are a source of dispute between Russia and Japan?

Ural Mountains

Short Answer: Which mountain range divides European Russia from Asiatic Russia?

Kamchatka Peninsula

Short Answer: Which peninsula in Pacific Russia includes twenty-nine active volcanoes?

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True

T/F: Asiatic Russia is sparsely populated and has few large population centers.

True

T/F: In area, Russia is the largest country in the world.

False

T/F: Russia has many excellent seaports offering easy access for year round world trade.

True

T/F: Russia is bordered by 14 countries.

True

T/F: Russia leads the world in the production of nickel.

True

T/F: The Soviets were poor stewards of their God given resources.

Chechnya

The breakaway republic that has caused trouble for Russia since 1991 is:

Federation Assembly

The legislative branch of Russia's national government is the:

St. Petersburg

The second largest city in Russia is:

Don River

The second most important river in Russia is the:

steppes

The vast grasslands of Russia in the Black Earth are the:

openness

What does "glasnost" mean?

taiga

What name describes the great coniferous forests of Siberia?

Volgograd

Which Russian city was known as Stalingrad during the Soviet Era?

Mikhail Gorbachev

Who was the Russian ruler responsible for reforms that led to the fall of the Soviet Empire?


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