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Buchman Ch 14-16
Buchmans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Russia’s fishing industry is important to the economy despite _________ waterways. | Polluted |
| The Kamchatka Peninsula has more than 100 ______. | volcanoes |
| The Amur River forms part of the border between Russia and _________. | China |
| The Volga River connects Moscow with which body of water? | Caspian Sea |
| Russia has huge reserves of ________ resources. | Mineral |
| The tundra climate region has an annual temperature below _____ _____. | 32 Degrees |
| What is the Black Earth Belt? | An area of rich soil whose farms feed most of Russia |
| What climate dominates Russia? | Subarctic |
| About three quarters of the Russian people live on the ______ _______ ______. | North European Plain |
| Russian coasts lie along the Pacific Ocean, _______ ocean, ______ sea, ________ sea, and ______ sea. | Arctic, Black, Black, Baltic |
| The Volga River and its tributaries connect Moscow to the _____ sea. | Caspian |
| When attacking Russia in 1941, Germany expected a quick victory, but was defeated in part by the Russian ________. | Winter |
| The chernozem soil in the steppe region is filled with _____ and _____. | Algae, mosses |
| Russia has few ocean ports that are free from _____ _____ _____. | ice year round |
| The Caspian Sea is a _______ lake. | saltwater |
| Russia spans _____ continents and ______ timezones. Yes, it's vast! | two, eleven |
| Russia is so cold that cars must be made of a special _____ that will not _____. | steel, crack |
| The rivers in Siberia tend to flow north and are _______ at the source than at the mouth. | warmer |
| Russia's ________ is the world’s largest coniferous forest. | Taiga |
| The Volga-Don canal connects Moscow to the Sea of ______ and the ______ sea. | Azov, Black |
| Russia’s historical roots date back to the _____'s A.D. | 600 |
| The second largest religion in Russia today is ________. | Islam (Muslims) |
| During the late 1700’s, the Russian nobility spoke _______ and adopted other western European ways. | French |
| Ethnic _______ make up 80% of Russia’s population. | Russians |
| The uneven distribution of population in Russia is due to the __________ ___________. | Physical Environment |
| As believers in communism, Bolsheviks wanted a new society led by _________. | Workers |
| What was Kievan Rus? | A union of city states organized by Scandinavian warriors. |
| The Russian ________ in 1917 established a representative government, but the revolution continued. | Revolution |
| After the fall of the Soviet Union, ethnic conflicts and separatist movements threatened ________. | Stability |
| Today Russia’s literacy rate is nearly ___% | 100 |
| Ethnic Russians are part of a larger group called _______. | Slavs |
| Where do about 75% of Russians live? | Between the Ural Mts. & Belarus and Ukraine |
| What man ideas was communism based on? | The writings of Karl Marx |
| The first crowned czar was ______ ______ _______ ____. In 1553. | Ivan the Terrible IV |
| Catherine the Great gained a long-sought warm-water port in the _____ sea. | Black |
| After the Soviet breakup, many people returned to practice their _______. | Religion |
| 80% of Russians speak _______ as their first language. | Russian |
| What is the religion of most Caucasian people? | Christianity |
| The Turkic peoples form the _______-largest family of ethnic groups in Russia. | Second |
| Moscow was settled after the Mongols overran Kiev and forced the ______ to leave. | Slavs |
| Russia depends primarily on what means of transportation? | Railroads and Waterways |
| Russia’s air, water, and soil were damaged by Soviet disregard for the effects of __________. | Industrialization |
| Most workers cannot afford to pay for goods on the high-priced ______ market. | Black |
| Which lake holds 1/5 of the world’s fresh water? | Lake Baikal |
| Under the Soviet Union, the government controlled all forms of ____________. | Communication |
| Why is public transportation important in Russia? | Most live in the city and do not own autos |
| Russians today can choose among ______ journals and newspapers to get different views of their government. | 10,000 |
| Russian farmland has been damaged by _________ & _________. | fertilizer, pesticide |
| In Russia, what is the primary way of shipping crude oil? | Pipelines |
| Who are Russia’s major trading partners? | Japan, The European Union, and The Unites States |
| The Volga Valley is the center of major ___________ & ________. | Manufacturing, Industry |
| In Siberia, roads are often impassable during the _________. | Winter |
| What is Russia doing to manage its forests? | Replanting , conserving, and private investment |
| In a market economy items are sold for as much as the buyer will _____. | Pay |
| The Soviet government made heavy industry a major ________. | Priority |
| Without price controls during the 1990’s in Russia, prices ______ on many goods and services. | Soared |
| When Vladimir Putin became president Of Russia, the country needed to improve what? | money, a stronger bank system , and to improve the military |
| The black market in Russia is an illegal trade in scarce or illegal _______. | Goods |
| Boris Yeltsin expanded whose plan toward a market economy? | Gorbachev's |
| What is the Trans-Siberian Railroad? | The World's Longest Railroad Line. |
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