Russia CCA Review Sheet

  1. How does the climate of Russia affect the rivers and waterways? (p. 404)

They prevent the movement of goods because the geography and climate limit the shipping ability (frozen most of the year).

  1. Why is the Northern European Plain called the Russian heartland? (p. 402)

It is an area of fertile soil which allows for crop production to feed Russia’s people.

  1. Define Cyrillic. (p. 406)

Greek alphabet used by Russians

  1. Define czar. (p. 407)

an emperor who has total control and power (UNLIMITED government)

  1. What kind of government does Russia have? What are the characteristics of this type of government? federal republic: national and local governments, an elected president
  1. Describe Russia’s economy. List important exports. market economy: a system with free trade and competition where most businesses and farms are privately owned, people can choose their own jobs, and businesses decide what to produce and how much to charge; Major exports: oil, gas

***Many natural resources that were once easily accessible are now gone.

  1. Which czar was responsible for the construction of St. Basil’s cathedral? (p. 409)

Czar Ivan IV

According to legend, what did he do to its architect? (p. 409) blinded him Brutality such as this gave him a particular nickname. What was it? (p. 407)

Ivan the Terrible

  1. Building the Soviet Union as an industrial power was of great importance to communist leaders such as Lenin and Stalin. What negative side effect of industrialization is Russia working to improve? (Reread what the book said about Lake Baikal on page 404) pollution
  1. Name the first man-made space satellite launched by the Russians. (p. 410) Sputnik
  1. Name the composer of the famous ballets Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. (p. 410) Tchaikovsky
  1. Define monotheism. belief in one main God
  1. Give examples of major monotheistic religions. (p. 408) Christianity, Islam, Judaism
  1. What is the difference between a political and a physical map? (p. H8 & H9)

Political map - cities or country borders

Physical map -physical features, like mountains or deserts

  1. Who were the Bolsheviks? (p. 407)

a group of radical Russian communists that overthrew Czar Nicholas II and seized power in Russia in 1917, formed the Soviet Union

  1. List some elements of Russian culture (think Achievements and Religion). (GRAPES chart)

Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Russian Orthodox Christianity, Grandfather Frost, Snow Maiden, Bolshoi Ballet, Tchaikovsky, Faberge eggs, onion domes, Moscow Circus

  1. The capital of Russia and its largest and most important city is Moscow. (p. 402)
  1. Who is Yuri Gagarin? a Russian cosmonaut and the first man in space; Russia was very proud of this accomplishment
  1. Describe Vladimir Putin’s (Russia’s current president) views on the changing government in Russia. He has allowed more freedoms to citizens and encouraged a free market economy but believes that the government should care for society.
  1. What is Chernobyl? Location of nuclear power plant meltdown in Ukraine in 1986. It caused massive environmental damage to surrounding areas.
  1. Compare a Free Enterprise System to a Communist Economic System.

-Free enterprise: businesses privately owned - has led to economic growth but small percentage of Russians is wealthy, people choose their jobs and companies compete for customers

-Communist: Gov’t controls businesses

**Since the fall of Communism, Russia has the highest number of billionaires in Europe; they have become wealthy by controlling industries & businesses that the gov’t once controlled.

KNOW these terms:

●densely populated: packed with people

●sparsely populated: not a lot of people live there

●temperate: pleasant, mild temperatures

●limited government: has limits set by a constitution

●unlimited government: ruler has absolute or unlimited power