Vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Chernozem | black earth |
Ural Mts. | Seperate North European and west siberian plain |
Eurasia | Single continent of europe and asia |
Transcaucasia | Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan |
Central Asia | Kazakhstan... |
Siberia | part of russia in siberia |
Continentiality | The effect of distance on climate |
Taiga | largest coniferous forrest in the world |
Run-off | Rainfall not absobed by the soil |
Trans-Siberian Railroad | Linked moscow to Vladivostok |
Baltic republics | Estonia Latvia Lithuania |
Czar | russian emperor |
Russian Revolution | Ended rule of the czars |
Cold war | Non- Physical conflict between Russia and us |
Command Economy | central government makes all the decisions |
Collective farms | Large teams of laborers worked together |
Red army | Soviet military |
Supra | Georgian dinner party |
Silk Road | Route used to carry silk from china to central asia |
Great game | Struggle between Russia and britan over central asia |
Nomads | people who have no permanent home` |
Yurts | nomad tents |
Caucasus | A region that straddles the caucasus mts. |
Chechnya | Republic that russia invaded twice |
Nagorno-karabkh | Region armenia and azerbaijan fought over |
Privitization | The process where government owned businesses were sold to indivisuals or private companies |
Distance decay | Long distances between places make communication and transportation difficult |
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