Key Terms Flashcards
One of the worlds most fertile soil
Chernozem
Separate the north European and west Siberian Plains
Ural mountains
Europe and Asia
Eurasia
A region that consist of the Republic of Armenia Azerbaijan georgia
Transcaucasia
A region in Asia that includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan ,Tajikistan , Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Central Asia
The part of Russia that lies on the continent of Asia
Siberia
The effect of this distance on climate
Continentality
Rainfall not absorbed by the soil that runs into streams and rivers
Runoff
Links Moscow to Pacific part of Vladivostok
Trans Siberian railroad
A republic in north eastern Europe, that borders the Baltic sea
Baltic Republic
An Emperor
Czar
A period of political and social change in Russia that began in 1917
Russian revolution
Union of Soviet socialist Republicans
USSR
An ongoing rivalry between the US and Soviet Union and allies that developed after World War II
Cold War
One in which the central government makes all important economic decisions
Command economy
Large teams of laborers that were gathered to work together
Collective farms
Dinner party
Supra
The name of the Soviet military
Red army
Rivalry between British and Russian empires during 19th century
Great game
A network of trade routes that connected Europe, Asia, and the north Africa for over 1500 years
Silk Road
People who have no permanent home
Nomads
Nomad tents
Yurts
A region that straddles the Caucasus mountains
Caucasus
A region in Azerbasin That is part of lesser Caucasus mountain range
Nagorno Karabakh
Transfer of government services to the private sector
Privatization
A republic in Russians north Caucasus region
Chechnya
A major obstacle facing economic reformers
Distance decay
