Ee + Ne Review Flashcards
A layer of soil just below the Earth’s surface that stays permanently frozen
Permafrost
A treeless zone dominated by small plants and animals that have adapted to polar conditions
Tundra
The intentional destruction of a people
Genocide
In the former Soviet Union, any one of various governing councils that made decisions at various levels
Soviet
Which is an area of a city where a minority is forced to live called?
Ghetto
This is the effect an investment has in multiplying related jobs throughout an economy
Multiplier effect
A revolution without bloodshed
Velvet Revolution
What type of economy is it when one central authority decides what goods will be produced?
Command economy
Define glasnost
Openness
Define perestroika
Economic restructuring
This is the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation
Nationalism
On this type of the farm, workers are paid by the government and they share a portion of the profits
Collective farm
To break up into mutually hostile political units
Balkanize
To formally incorporate into another country
Annex
To give up the crown
Abdicate
Where is St. basil’s cathedral located? Who had it built?
Moscow
Ivan the terrible
In which country do they use the zloty? The ruble?
Poland
Russia
What are the three small countries with oil reserves
The Baltics
Who is “Europe’s hermit” and why?
Albania
They didn’t help anybody
Who is the “Garden of Eastern Europe”?
Bulgaria
What religion is Russia? What religion is predominant in the Central Asian countries?
Russian orthodox
Islam?
What is a czar?
A Caesar or ruler
What is inside the Kremlin?
Important buildings
Which country had a velvet Revolution?
Czech, Or Czechoslovakia
What is the full name of the Russia?
Russian Federation
What and where is Chernobyl?
In Ukraine
It is a big city that had an explosion
What separates Europe from Asia
Ural mountains
What are four facts about lake baikal?
It is the deepest lake in the world more than 1 mile deep, it is the oldest lake, it holds 1/5 of the freshwater on earth
What is happening in the Baltics in regards to their birthrates and death rates?
They are small and declining
Who is Vladimir Putin?
The current president of Russia
Two important things about Lenin
Collectivized farms, leader of the Bolsheviks
Which countries were affected by Chernobyl?
Belarus, and Ukraine
Two important things about Ivan
He had St. basil’s built, he was the first Czar
Define glasnost
Openness, People could speak freely
Two important things about Stalin
He starved people, and he enlarged the military
Define Perestroika
Economic restructuring
Two important things about Peter
He traveled to Western Europe, moved capital to St. Petersburg
From a Greek word that means “to burn something”
Holocaust
Define tundra
Treeless plain in Arctic areas where short grasses and mosses grow
Define genocide
The systematic killing of a people
Economy where when authority decides things
Command economy
List the regions and countries in each
Baltics- Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Caucasus- Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia
European border nations- Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova
Central Asia- Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan
Former Yugoslavia- Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia
Who is the current president of Russia?
Vladimir Putin
Who collectivized farms and was the leader of the Bolsheviks?
Lenin
Who had St. basil’s built, and was the first czar?
Ivan
Who starved people and enlarged the military?
Stalin
Who traveled to Western Europe and moved the capital to St. Petersburg?
Peter
What is command economy?
An economy where when authority decides things
What region are Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in?
Baltics
What region are Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan in?
Caucasus
What region are Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova in?
European border nations
What region are Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan in?
Central asia
What region are Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Macedonia in?
Former Yugoslavia
