MT3: Former Soviet Union Flashcards
Russia is the world’s _______ country, spreading over two countries.
Largest
The ____ Mountains are the dividing line between _____ and ______.
Ural, Europe, Asia.
What plain does western Russia lay on?
North European Plain.
What is eastern Russia called?
Siberia
What is the deepest lake in Russia?
Lake Baikal
How many volcanos are on the Kamchatka Peninsula?
100
How long does snow stay in parts of Russia?
8-9 months
What climate type is so cold that the ground is frozen all year?
Tundra
What climate type has short cool summers and long cold winters?
Subarctic
What climate type has freezing winters and hot summers?
Humid continental
Why are there no trees in the tundra?
The ground is always frozen so the roots can’t grow into the soil.
Define taiga.
A vast region of thick dark, forests that have mainly coniferous trees.
Define steppe.
grassy plains that are to dry to support trees. Most of the steppe in Russia have been plowed for farming.
Who is Ivan the Terrible?
The grand prince of Moscow and czar of Russia.
What is a czar?
A grand ruler/dictator.
What happened during the Russian Revolution?
It drove the last czar from power ending 70 years of dictatorship.
Name two products made in Russia.
Electric motors and tractors.
Where are 1/3 of the world’s coal reserves found?
Siberia
Russia is a major producer of _______________ _____.
Hydro-electronic Power
Hydro-electronic Power comes from what?
Dams along Russia’s rivers.
What is the land in southern Russia used for?
Farming
What is the land in the taiga used for?
Forestry
What is the land in the northern tundra used for?
Heards of reindeer to sell for meat and hides.
What is the capital of Armenia?
Yerevan
What is the capital of Azerbaijan?
Baku
What is the capital of Belarus?
Minsk
What is the capital of Estonia?
Tallinn
What is the capital of Georgia?
Tbilisi
What is the capital of Latvia?
Riga
What is the capital of Lithuania?
Vilnius
What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
Austana
What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?
Bishkek
What is the capital of Moldova?
Chisinau
What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
What is the capital of Tajikistan?
Dushanbe
What is the capital of Turkmenistan?
Ashkhabad
What is the capital of Ukraine?
Kiev
What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
Tashkent
When did czarist Russia end?
1917
How many separate republics did the Soviet Union control?
15
When did the Soviet Union end?
1991
Define nation.
A group of people who a share a common history and culture. Another term is Ethnic group.
How many times bigger was the Soviet Union compared to the United States?
2 1/2 times
What are the 5 factors that affect the success of a country?
Security, political freedom, economic growth, quality of life, and national unity.
What was the Soviet Union ruled by?
Dictators
How did the domestic product of the Soviet Union grow?
very slowly or not at all.
Define patriotism.
The love of your country.
By ____, loyalty to ethnicity had more support than loyalty to country. (Year)
1991
Define Empire
A group of territories, people, or nations ruled by a single authority.
Define Nation-State
An independent state or country whose people mostly share a common identify.
Define Ethnic Group
A group of people in a country who share a unique culture and identify.
Define superpower
an extremely powerful country with more political, economic, or military might that more other countries.
Define Gross domestic product
the total value of goods and surfaces produced in a country in a year.
Define nationalism
the feeling loyalty and pride towards your nation or ethnic group. sometimes includes beliefs that your country is better than the others.
Define arid
dry or lacking rainfall.
Define immigrated
when someone moved to another country
Define landlocked
A country surrounded entirely by land.
Define water stress.
an area that requires more water than it has.
why was the Aral Sea labeled as a sea?
because of its size.
what is the current condition of the Aral Sea?
it is salty like the oceans.
define salinization
the process in which water or land becomes saltier
how does salinization of farmland occur?
when farmers irrigate their crops with salty water and when it evaporated it leaves the salt behind.
how does salinization of inland water occur?
When rainwater picks up salt from the ground and it flows into rivers and lakes.
What did the soviet union plant in the desert? How did it live?
Cotton. The crops were irrigated by the Amu and Syr rivers.
what happened to the Aral seas climate once the Aral Sea began to shrink.
Summers became hotter, winter became cooler, growing seasons were shortened.
What has happened to the to the many different species of fish and the fisheries of the Aral Sea?
They have both disappeared.
What happened to the families that once lived by the Aral Sea?
they have left to find better drinking water and living conditions.
why is water from local rivers unfit to drink?
It has been polluted by salt, sewage, and toxic chemicals.
what have been some diseases caused by the polluted water and the “black blizzards”?
Stomach Problems and liver disease. Throat cancer and lung diseases.
name 3 changes that need to be made in order to reverse the saline problem of the Aral Sea.
- less water should be removed from the Amu and Syr rivers
- Farmers have to plant less thirsty crops such as fruits and vegetables
- Construct systems to bring sage water to the people.
