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geography "Transcaucasia" Flashcards

0
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what religions do most people belong to

A

Christian

Muslim

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how many different groups of people live in Transcaucasia and why

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50

there are so many trade routes

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2
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What are the oldest Christian states

A

Armenia

Georgia

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3
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What state has the greatest majority of Muslims

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Azerbaijan

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4
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What year did the czar add Transcaucasia to the Russian empire

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1870s

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What year did the red army take control of the region for the soviet union

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1920s

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6
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When did Transcaucasia regain political independence

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1991

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7
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What group produces famous wines

What do they use to produce this wine

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Georgians

Grapes cultivated along the black sea

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8
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What industry is most important to the region

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Oil

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9
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What state holds most of the oil

A

Azerbaijan

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10
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What rate in this region is among the highest in the world

Why is this

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Literacy rates

The educational programs of the Soviet Union

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11
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What does Central Asia consist of

A

Kazakstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan

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12
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Who struggled for control of the region in the 19th century

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British and Russian empires

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Who did both the Russian and British empires recruit

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Daring young officers who made journeys in disguise

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Who seized control between the British and Russian empires

When

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Russia

End of the 19th century

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15
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When did scientist explode nuclear devices
Where was it
How many did they explode

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Between 1949 and 1989
Kazakhstan
470

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16
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How many people were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation

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Over a million

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17
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People with no permanent home

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Nomads

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18
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What area is ideal for nomadic people

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The expansive grasslands of Central Asia

19
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What is among the most valuable possessions of the nomads

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Their tents (yurts)

20
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The countries of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, located on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea

A

Baltic republics

21
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What counties make up the Baltic republics

Where are they located

A

Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Eastern coast of the Baltic Sea

22
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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

23
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The revolt of 1917, in which the Russian communists party, led by V.I. Lenin, took control of the government from the czars

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Russian revolution

24
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Formed in 1922 by the communists and officially dissolved in 1991

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USSR

25
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The conflict between the USA and the Soviet Union after WWII, called this because it never escalated into open warfare

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Cold War

26
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a type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by a central government, which usually owns the means of production

A

Command economy

27
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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

A

Collective farm

28
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The name of the soviet union’s military

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Red army

29
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Who’s reign did collective farms come together during

A

Joseph Stalin

30
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The 4000-mile route between China and the Mediterranean Sea, named for the costly silk acquired in China

A

Silk Road

31
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A tent of Central Asia’s nomads

A

Yurt

32
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What did the Silk Road contribute to

A

The growth of magnificent trading cities such as Samarguand

33
Q

What did the people say happened after they replaced the old system

A

There is a vacuum

34
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What has the test for many leaders been

A

how to preserve law and order without returning to the undemocratic rule of the Soviet era

35
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What state in the USA is the Caucasus about the size of

A

California

36
Q

What republic that remained part of Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union has experienced the worst violence

A

Chechnya

37
Q

What happened to Chechnya after Russia invaded it twice in the 1900s

A

it caused over 100,000 casualties

38
Q

What happened in March 2010 in Chechnya

Who were named responsible

A

Bombs exploded in a Moscow subway killing or injuring dozens
Widows of Chechen

39
Q

Who fought over a mountain range and what is the name of it

A

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh

40
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How long did the fighting over the territory last

Who won in the end

A

On and off for 6 years

Armenia

41
Q

How much did the price of many goods increase by

A

250%

42
Q

What happened by the end of the 20th century

A

over 60% of the country’s workforce worked in the private sector by the end of the 20th century

43
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What happened by the end of the 1990s

A

Nearly 40% of the Russian population lived far below the poverty line

44
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What did the government estimate in 1998

A

That organized criminals controlled 40% of private companies and 60% of state-owned enterprises

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