Russia Unit Flashcards

1
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What is the name of the famous cathedral found in Moscow?

A

St. Basil’s Cathedral

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2
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What is fertile soil in Russia called

A

Chernozem

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3
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Where is the most arable land at?

A

Western russia

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4
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What body of water is shrinking

A

The Aral Sea

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5
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What is Russia’s longest river?

A

Volga

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6
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Cotton is grown where?

A

The Aral sea

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7
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What is the names of the little dolls that keep getting smaller

A

Matrioshka Dolls

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8
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Who is Russia ruled by?

A

Soviets

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9
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Russa has how many time zones

A

11 time zones

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10
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What is a place of worship for Muslims

A

Mosque

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11
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What type of infrusture does sibera have ?

A

Poor infrastructure

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12
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What are the five countries in Central Asia

A

Kazakhstan,Uzbekistan,Turkmenista,Tajikistan and, Krygyzstan

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13
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What crop does central Asia grow

A

Cotton

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14
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What is the area called where the Kremlin and the St. Basil’s Church

A

Red square

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15
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What are the two types of resources that Russia and Central Asia use

A

Renewable and Non renewable

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16
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What is a site?

A

The physical location of a city

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17
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What climate zone covers most of Siberia?

A

Taiga

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18
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What is the capital of Russia?

19
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True or False that Russia consumes more fossil fuels than produced

20
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Where is Lake Baikal located

21
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What are Russia’s nonrenewable’s

A

Aluminum,Copper,Lead Zinc,Iron,Gold,and Silver

22
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What is the Name of the fertile soil also known as “Green earth”?

23
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Where is the Kamchatka Peninsula located

A

in Eastern Siberia

24
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How many rivers does Russia have?

25
Why has the Aral Sea been shrinking?
Because of over irrigation in rivers that flow into it.
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What seas does Russia have fish in?
Black Sea, Caspian Sea,and the Pacific Ocean
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What are the mountains in the west or Russia called?
The Ural Mountians
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What is the cathedral in Moscow called
Saint basils cathedral
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Russia consumes more or less oil than it extracts
Less
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What river in Russia flows South to North
The Volga River
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What kind of economy was Russia from 1917 to 1990?
Command Economy
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What is the dividing line between Europe and Asia
The Ural Mountains
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What mountain range in Russia is the largest
The Ural Mountains
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Who ruled Russia before 1917?
Tsar
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What are the three things that cause the shrinking of the Aral Sea
the collapse of the local fishing industry the increase in pollution due to fertilizer run off pesticides and industrial waste and the increase in respiratory illnesses in the region
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What religion is Russia
Christianity
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Where is the Aral sea located
Central Asia
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What type of challenge is it if The resources in Siberia are difficult to develop due to climate, limited transportation links, and vastness of the country.
Economic
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Russia is what two latitudes
Russia is in the middle and high latitudes
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What is the part of Russia in Asia called?
Siberia
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What is the longest mountain range in Russia?
Ural
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What is the highest mountain in russia?
Mt Elbrus
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What is the deepest lake in Siberia?
Lake Baikal
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what kind of minerals does russa have
aluminum copper lead iron zinc gold and silver