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Geography Ch. 11
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| From 1922 to 1991 Russia was part of a larger political unit called the | USSR |
| Most Russians live around the city of | Moscow |
| Asian Russia compromises all of the country east of the | Ural mountains |
| Lake __________ was formed by the separation of tectonic plates | Baikal |
| Rich, black topsoil known as ___________ is located on the great European plane that extends to Russia | Chernozem |
| Large region or administrative district similar to a state or a province | Oblast |
| Autocrats who ruled Russia from 1547 to 1917 | Czars |
| 10 large, sparsely populated areas that are located mostly in the north | Okrugs |
| Six territories governed by Moscow | Krais |
| Composed of elected representatives from throughout Russia | State Duma |
| Russian term for the opening of the Soviet Union to the west | Glasnost |
| An illegal or underground shadow economy | Black market |
| Byproduct of the manufacture of energy and weapons | Nuclear waste |
| A person who opposes official government policy in an authoritarian state | Dissident |
| A passing down or decentralization of power in a nation | Devolution |
| Nations that were controlled by Russia | Satellites |
| Brought more free market policies to Russia | Perestroika |
| On what points does Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and traditional Protestantism agree | All three groups hold to the Trinity, the two natures of Christ, and the inspiration of Scripture |
| How did Gorbachev’s policies of perestroika and glasnost contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union? | It gave Russian people a taste of freedom |
| Why has Russia recently suffered a popularity decline | Low birthrate, low fertility rate and high rate of abortions |