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final exam
world geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ural mountans | separates northern europe and estern siberian plain |
| chernozem | worlds most fertile soil located in northern european plain 75% live here |
| lake baikal | steepest lake in the world |
| siberia | part of russia that lies on the continent of asia |
| continentality | effect of distance frpm the sea on climate |
| permafrost | permantly frozen ground |
| taiga | largest forest in the world |
| baltic republics | countries of latvia, lithuania, and estonia located on the eastern coast of the baltic sea |
| command economy | central government makes all important economic decisions |
| red army | soviet military |
| silk road | 4000 mile journey between china and the mediterranean sea |
| nomads | people who have no permanent home |
| nile river | worlds longest river, flowing over 4000 miles through sudan basin into uganda, sudan and egypt |
| escarpment | steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top |
| serengeti | area of east africa containing best grasslands in the world and grazing animals |
| rai | music developmented by poor urban children as a form of rebellion to expose pollitical unhappiness |
| stateless society | nation of people that does not have a territory to legally occupy |
| goree islad | off the coast of senegal that served as a major departure point for slaves |
| apartheid | complete seperation of the races instituted by white minority government of south africa(1948) |
| nelson mandela | led struggle to end apartheid and elected president in 1994 in first all race election |