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geography 3RD NINE WEEKS EXAM Flashcards

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Government in which citizens elect representatives to rule in their name

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Republic

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political unit made up of a city and it’s surrounding lands

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City-state

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A series of wars between Christians and Muslims fighting over the holy land

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Crusades

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Renewed interest in the learning and the arts from the 14th to 16ty centuries

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Renaissance

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4
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Structures that carry water for long distances

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Aqueducts

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5
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What is a democracy

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Ruled by the people

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6
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What was the first democracy

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Athens, Greec

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7
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Who filled the vacuum left by the downfall of Greece

They became a vast empire (eventually ruled by emperors) after the fall of the republic

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Rome

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8
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When did the crusades begin

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Just before 1100

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9
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When did the Bubonic Plague strike

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Mid 1300s

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10
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What nations are less industrial than western and Northern Europe

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Mediterranean

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11
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What countries are in Mediterranean Europe

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France
Portugal
Spain
Italy

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12
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What country in Mediterranean Europe is prolific in producing textiles

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Portugal

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13
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What country in Mediterranean Europe is a leader in producing automobiles

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Spain

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14
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Shay country in Mediterranean Europe is a major producer of clothing and shoes

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Italy

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15
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What are the 2 largest countries in Western Europe

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France

Germany

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A period when some Christians broke away from the Catholic Church and started Protestant churches

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Reformation

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17
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Who was one of the leaders in the reformation movement in 1517

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Martin Luther

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18
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What is the system of government that took shape after Rome fell that allows powerful lords to rule the land

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Feudalism

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The belief that people should be loyal to their nation, the people with whom they share land, culture, and history

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Nationalism

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20
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What helped cause WWII in Western Europe

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Nationalistic rivalries

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21
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What ultimately led to the rise of hitler in WWII

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The allies won and imposed harsh penalties on Germany

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22
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What was Germany split into after it’s defeat

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East Germany

West Germany

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23
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Which famous composers are from Germany and Austria

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Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig Von Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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24
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Which famous artist is from France

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Claude Monet

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What is better in the modern life of the people of Western Europe than the USA

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Most people live in cities and have a high standard of living
Crime rates are lower than in the USA
Receive more paid vacation time

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26
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What countries are in Western Europe

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France
Germany
Switzerland
Austria

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27
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What countries are in Northern Europe

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The UK
Ireland 
Finland 
Iceland 
Norway 
Denmark 
Sweden
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28
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What countries make up the UK

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England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland

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29
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What does “the sun never sets on the British empire” mean

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They are in control of so much land that the sun is always shining down on a section

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30
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How did Great Britain play a large role in the development of here modern world

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Representative government

Initiating and spreading the industrial revolution

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31
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When was the Magna Carta issued

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1215

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32
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What ideas did the Magna Carta inspire

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Trial by jury

No taxation without representation

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33
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Who has the oldest parliament in the world and since what year have they been meeting

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Iceland

930

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34
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When did almost all of the British colonies gain their independence

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After WWII

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35
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How many states was Ireland divided into and what were the names of them

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2
Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland

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36
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When did the Republic of Ireland gain it’s independence

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1921

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37
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What part of Ireland is still part of the UK

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Northern Ireland

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38
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High-tech region of Scotland in the 1990s

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Silicon Glen

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39
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What is the currency used throughout most of Europe

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Euro

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40
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What percent of what place is made up of ethnic minorities

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25% of London

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41
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What famous writers have made a strong artistic influence on Northern Europe

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William Shakespeare

James Joyce

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42
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What countries in Northern Europe give families a yearly allowance to help them raise their kids

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Sweden
Finland
Norway

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43
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What customs and sports come from England

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Afternoon tea
Rugby
Cricket
Cross

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44
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A place where various cultures cross paths, many world powers have tried to control it

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Cultural crossroads

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45
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What Slavic nation wanted to free the slaves in Austria-Hungary

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Serbia

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46
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What happened in Eastern Europe that sparked WWI

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A Serb assassinated an Austrian noble

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47
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What caused the allies to go to war with Hitler

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Germany’s invasion of Poland

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48
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Who refused to leave Eastern Europe until they did what

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Soviet Union

Set up communists governments there

49
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Nations dominated by another country

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Satellite nations

50
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What became a region of satellite nations

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Eastern Europe

51
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Who was the new Soviet Union leader by what year

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Mikhael Gorbachev

Late 1980s

52
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What was one reform Mikhael made for Eastern Europe

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More freedom

53
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What countries are located in Eastern Europe

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Poland 
Slovakia 
Hungary 
Czech Republic 
Slovenia 
Croatia 
Romania 
Bulgaria 
Yugoslavia 
Albania
54
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What are the 5 Nordic countries

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Finland 
Iceland 
Norway 
Denmark 
Sweden
55
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Which country is known for the smorgasbord

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Sweden

56
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What country is known for spending time in the Sauna

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Finland

57
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Where did the Velvet Revolution take place

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Czechoslovakia

58
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What was the Velvet Revolution

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The police used violence to stop a student-led pro-democracy protest

59
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What led to war in 1992 in Yugoslavia

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Disagreement among ethnic groups over whether Bosnia and Herzegovina should become independent

60
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What happened in 1878 in Yugoslavia

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Serbia broke free from the Ottoman Empire; many Serbs wanted all the south Slavs to unite as one nation

61
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What does Yugoslavia mean

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Land of the south Slavs

62
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Who invaded Yugoslavia during WWII

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Germany

Italy

63
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What was the result of many of the Croats cooperating with the Nazis

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Manu Serbs and Jews were massacred

64
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Who became dictator of Yugoslavia after the war and remained so until his death in 1980

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Joseph Broz Tito

65
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Under the leadership of whom did Serbia look to expand

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Slobodan Milosevic

66
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The hatred between what 2 groups broke out into all out war

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Serb

Croat

67
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What was arranged in 1992 that stopped more people from being killed since thousands were already dead

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United Nations ceasefire

68
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Whom did the Serbs use violence to get rid of

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Bosnia’a Muslims and Croats

69
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What was the result of the ethnic cleansing in Yugoslavia

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More than 200,000 people died

Over 2 million left their homes

70
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When did Milosevic die

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In 2006 in prison after being put on trial and arrested for war crimes

71
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How many times bigger is the land area of Russia and the Republics than the USA

A

3

72
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How many time zones span through Europe and Asia

A

11

73
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Russia and the Republics are nearly what fraction of the Earth’s land surface

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1/6

74
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What place has the richest land, most people, and largest cities

A

Northern European Plain

75
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Where does the Northern European plain stretch from

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The western border of Russia to the Ural Mountains

76
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What is abundant on the Northern European Plain

A

Chernozem

77
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What cities are included in the Northern European plain

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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Kiev

78
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What happens as you move eat in northern Russia

A

Elevation rises

79
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What mountain range separates the black and Caspian seas

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Caucasus Mountains

80
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Where do the Caucasus Mountains stretch

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The land that separates the black and Caspian seas

81
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The Caucasus mountains form the birder between what

A

Russia

Transcaucasia

82
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What republics are located in Transcaucasia

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Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia

83
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What percent of Russia’s river traffic does the Volga River carry

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60%

84
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Where are 2 of the largest lakes located

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Central Asia

85
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What are two of the largest seas located in Central Asia

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Caspian Sea

Aral Sea

86
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What is the deepest lake in the world

A

Lake Baikal

87
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What percent of these world’s freshwater does Lake Baikal hold

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20%

88
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How many species are unique to Lake Baikal

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1200

89
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What resources are abundant in Russia and the republics

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Coal
Iron ore
Metals
Natural gas

90
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What percent of the world’s timber resources do Russia and the republics hold

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20%

91
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Where are many of the resources unfortunately located

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Frigid arctic and subarctic region of Siberia

92
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A region’s distance from the moderating effects of the sea

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Continentality

93
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Black topsoil

A

Chernozem

94
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Who controlled the region of Russia and the republics until the 1500s

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The Mongols from Mongolia

95
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Who put an end to the rule of the Mongols in the 1500s

A

Ivan the Great

96
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Who moved the capital of Russia to become more industrialized

A

Peter the Great

97
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Where did Peter the Great move the capital of Russia

A

St. Petersburg

98
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When Russia finally began to industrialize, it resulted in what

A

Harsh working conditions
Low wages
Other hardships

99
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The Russian people’s anger with the czars resulted in what

A

The Russian Revolution of 1917

100
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Who took control during the Russian revolution of 1917

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The Russian communist government led by V.I.Lenin

101
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What did the communists call their organized imperial kingdom

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Union of Soviet Socialists Republics (U.S.S.R.)

102
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Who installed pro-soviet governments in a Eastern Europe and why

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The Russian leader Joseph Stalin because his armies had liberated them from Nazi Germany

103
Q

What did the tensions between the USA and Soviet Union result in

A

Cold War

104
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Tensions between who led to the Cold War

A

USA

Soviet Union

105
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What ended the Cold War

A

The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991

106
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How many regions were Russia and the republics divided into

A

15

107
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What was the largest and most powerful of the 15 republics

A

Russia

108
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The communists had been inspired by whom

A

A German philosopher named Karl Marx

109
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What did Karl Marx believe

A

That capitalism would fail because it concentrated wealth in the hands of a few and left too many people in poverty

110
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An economy in which the central government makes all the important decisions

A

Command economy

111
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What are some examples of “important decisions” governments would make in a command economy

A

What products factories works manufacture
What crops farms would grow
What prices merchants would charge for goods

112
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How many deaths do historians estimate Stalin was responsible for

A

More than 14 million people

113
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Who are the famous people from chapter 16

A 
Feodor Dostoyevsky (Crime and Punishment writer) 
Peter Tchaikovsky (composer) 
Igor Stravinsky (composer)
114
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What is Russia’s national drink

A

Vodka

115
Q

What countries make up the Baltic Republics and where is it located

A

Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Eastern coast of the Baltic Sea

115
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What countries make up the Baltic Republics and where is it located

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Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Eastern coast of the Baltic Sea

116
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The emperor of Russia prior to the Russian revolution of 1917 and the subsequent creation of the Soviet Union in 1922

A

Czar

116
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The emperor of Russia prior to the Russian revolution of 1917 and the subsequent creation of the Soviet Union in 1922

A

Czar

117
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An enormous farm in the Soviet Union on which a large team of laborers were gathered to work together during Joseph Stalin’s reign

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Collective farm

117
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An enormous farm in the Soviet Union on which a large team of laborers were gathered to work together during Joseph Stalin’s reign

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Collective farm

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