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Chapter 20 – Russia

Section 1

1-  How does Russia’s land area compare to that of the United States or China?

2-  Where are the mountains in Russia?

3-  What does most of the land in Russia look like?

4-  Describe the Ural Mountains.

5-  What is Europe/Russia’s longest river?

6-  What is the world’s largest lake?

7-  What was the coldest temperature recorded in far eastern Russia?

8-  What animals survive in the tundra region of Russia?

9-  How is the taiga region different from the tundra region?

10- Why don’t Russians like to say the bear’s ancient name?

11- To which climate region in the United States do the Russian steppes compare?

12- What is permafrost?

Section 2

13- During the 800s and the 1200s, what happened in Russia?

14- What started in the late 1300s and continued for two centuries?

15- What is a czar?

16- Who challenged Russian power in 1812?

17- What forced him to retreat?

18- How was Russia more backward that the nations of Western Europe during the 1800s?

19- What happened during the Russian Revolution of 1917?

20- What is a command economy?

21- What happened to Russians who resisted communism?

22- How was agriculture and industry organized by the government?

23- How many Soviets died during WWII, or the “Great Patriotic War”?

24- What was the Cold War?

25- What was glasnost?

26- What was perestroika?

27- Describe the political change that happened as a result of perestroika.

28- Who is the president today in Russia?

Section 3

29- Where do almost ¾’s of Russia’s population live?

30- How does ethnic turmoil challenge Russia?

31- Summarize what happened in Chechnya.

32- Where do almost ¾ of Russian’s raw materials come from?

33- How are the rivers put to use when frozen?

34- What is the greatest mover of people and goods in Russia?

35- What is the name of the largest railroad and how far does it span?

36- How has the transition from communist to a market economy been difficult?

37- What is a black market?

38- Why didn’t privatization of Russian industries work very well?

39- What health problems was Russia facing?

40- Summarize three major environmental problems that Russia is facing:

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41- Use the back of this page to create a timeline of events with pictures depicting ten major events or issues occurring in Russia from the 800s until the present.