Eurasia and Geography

Question 1

Siberia

Answer 1

A large region in central and eastern Russia that is a tundra

Question 2

Tundra

Answer 2

Flat treeless land that is found in arctic and sub-arctic regions

Question 3

USSR

Answer 3

Union of Soviet Republics; aka Soviet Union; 1922-1991

Question 4

Federal Government

Answer 4

A system of government with a strong central government and local government units

Question 5

Collective Farms

Answer 5

Large farms where workers grew food to be distributed to the entire population

Question 6

Cultural Diffusion

Answer 6

The spread of beliefs or social activities from one culture to another

Question 7

Deepest Freshwater Lake in Siberia

Answer 7

Lake Baikal

Question 8

A man made transportation system that goes from Moscow to Vladivostok

Answer 8

Trans Siberian Railroad

Question 9

Most people in Russia live west of the Ural Mountains because ___________

Answer 9

The climate is more favorable and the largest cities are located there

Question 10

Capitals: Turkmenistan

Answer 10

Ashgabat

Question 11

Capitals: Belarus

Answer 11

Minsk

Question 12

Capitals: Ukraine

Answer 12

Kiev

Question 13

Soviet Collapse: Economy SLowed

Answer 13

1970-1980

Question 14

Soviet Collapse: 1985

Answer 14

Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the Head of the Soviet Communist Party

Question 15

Soviet Collapse: Fall of the Berlin Wall

Answer 15

1989

Question 16

Soviet Collapse: Autonomy (wants to govern themselves)

Answer 16

1990

Question 17

Soviet Collapse: Coup

Answer 17

1991, those who opposed Gorbachev staged a coup (military stand-off)

Question 18

Soviet Collapse: USSR Fall

Answer 18

December 25th, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev announces the dissolve of the Soviet Union

Question 19

Ural Mountains separates _________

Answer 19

European Russia with Asia Russia

Question 20

3 Main Eurasian Countries with Oil

Answer 20

Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan