7.15.T - Lesson: Russia & Central Asia: Economy and Environment Review

Foreign countries have begun investing in Central Asia to help the region develop the infrastructure it needs to extract its natural resources and to connect Europe and Asia. Which country is the largest of these foreign investors?

China

What Soviet leader decided to relax government control of the economy and allowed for limited market economy?

Mikhail Gorbachev

Which of the following is a major difficulty in the Russian economy?

difficult transportation

A _________ economy is one in which the government makes all economic decisions.

command

What two primary crops were grown in Central Asia under Soviet rule but have begun to decline today?

cotton and wheat

Which of the following are major environmental issues in Russia and Central Asia? (choose all that apply)

deforestation river pollution overfishing

Why did the Aral Sea begin to dry up?

lack of water flow due to irrigation

The most nuclear-bombed area on Earth is the Semipalatinsk Test Site. In which country is it located?

Kazakhstan

In one sentence, explain the Soviet Union's greatest legacy on Russia and Central Asia.

Soviet Union's greatest legacy on Russia and Central Asia is the impact it had on their environment. because the effects of pollution have a damaging effect on many people's quality of life and health.

What railway in Russia, finished in 1916, crosses the entire nation and carries thirty percent of its export goods?

Trans-Siberian Railway