Final Exam section 7 Flashcards
Russia is the worlds leader in what kind of reserves?
Natural gas
Russia ranks——-in petroleum reserves?
6th
Russia ranks——in coal reserves?
2nd
What kind of climate does Russia have?
cold.
Name somewhere in Russia that gets bitterly cold.
Siberia
Pensioners
people who regularly receive payments from the government because they are to old or sick to work
Oligarch
a member of a small group of rulers that hold great power.
What group launched a separatist movement to break away from the national government and have been at war with Russia for years?
Chechen Rebels
Who is Russias president?
Vladimir Putin
Who was the first Russian president after the fall of communism?
Boris Yeltsin
Privatization
the transfer of ownership of businesses from the government to private business owners. Russia did this to try and start a market economy
decree
ruling that the president can make that has the force of law that does not need the approval of the legislature.
