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Vocab
Russia test
| 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 |