Russia & Eurasian Republics Flashcards

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-major ethnic groups

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nationalities

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-people with their own heritage, customs, beliefs, and language

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Ethnic groups

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What language was taught in Russian schools during the Soviet era?

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Russian

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What language does each republic now speak?

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Their own language

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Most in the region have a ____ background & speak an ____ language.

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Slavic background

Indo-European language

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_____ people are mostly Muslims and live in the republics of Central Asia

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Turkic

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-mainly in Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan

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Caucasians

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The region has ____ people.

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285

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-largest with 146 million pepel

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Russia

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-smallest with 3.7 million

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Armenia

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What is the region’s population density?

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33 people/square mile

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Why do most people live in the west of the Ural Mountains?

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Good climate
Fertile farmland
Most minerals are found there

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What are the largest cities of the region located west of the Urals?

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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Kiev

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-among first people of the region; came from NE Europe

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Slavs

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-warrior traders from Scandinavia; adopted Slavic customs and language

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Varangians

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Who founded the city of Kiev?

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Varangians

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-warriors from Central Asia; invaded and destroyed Kiev

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Mongols

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Who eventually started the city of Moscow?

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Slavs who fled the Mongol invasion

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-supreme rulers of Russia

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Czars

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-first czar of Russia in the 1400s

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Ivan the Great