World Geography Chapter 13
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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Study map
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?