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Key Terms Flashcards

1
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One of the worlds most fertile soil

A

Chernozem

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2
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Separate the north European and west Siberian Plains

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Ural mountains

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3
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Europe and Asia

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Eurasia

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4
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A region that consist of the Republic of Armenia Azerbaijan georgia

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Transcaucasia

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5
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A region in Asia that includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan ,Tajikistan , Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

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Central Asia

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6
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The part of Russia that lies on the continent of Asia

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Siberia

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7
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The effect of this distance on climate

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Continentality

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8
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Rainfall not absorbed by the soil that runs into streams and rivers

A

Runoff

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9
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Links Moscow to Pacific part of Vladivostok

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Trans Siberian railroad

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10
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A republic in north eastern Europe, that borders the Baltic sea

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Baltic Republic

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11
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An Emperor

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Czar

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12
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A period of political and social change in Russia that began in 1917

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Russian revolution

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13
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Union of Soviet socialist Republicans

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USSR

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14
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An ongoing rivalry between the US and Soviet Union and allies that developed after World War II

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Cold War

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15
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One in which the central government makes all important economic decisions

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Command economy

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16
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Large teams of laborers that were gathered to work together

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Collective farms

17
Q

Dinner party

A

Supra

18
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The name of the Soviet military

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Red army

19
Q

Rivalry between British and Russian empires during 19th century

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Great game

20
Q

A network of trade routes that connected Europe, Asia, and the north Africa for over 1500 years

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Silk Road

21
Q

People who have no permanent home

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Nomads

22
Q

Nomad tents

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Yurts

23
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A region that straddles the Caucasus mountains

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Caucasus

24
Q

A region in Azerbasin That is part of lesser Caucasus mountain range

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Nagorno Karabakh

25
Q

Transfer of government services to the private sector

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Privatization

26
Q

A republic in Russians north Caucasus region

A

Chechnya

27
Q

A major obstacle facing economic reformers

A

Distance decay

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