Turkey And Israel Flashcards

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What are the Caucasus Nations and write their capitals:

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Georgia: Tbilisi
Armenia: Yereban
Azerbaijan: Baku

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What is the capital of Russia?

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Moscos

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Who was Joseph Stalin:

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A brutal paranoic dictator

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Who was Ivan the Terrible?

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A cruel and savage ruler.

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What year did the Soviet Union collapse?

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1991

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What are the Ural Mountains?

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It’s where Europe and Asia meet

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What type of government does Russia now have?

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Federal republic

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What was the Cold War?

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Period of tense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States

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What does czar mean?

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Emperor

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What is Russia’s climate like?

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It is a cold country

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What valuable resource is in the Caspian Sea?

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Oil deposits

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What it’s cyrillic?

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A form of the Geek alphabet

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Write two important foods in Russia:

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Beef Stroganov, Bliny

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Which Caucasus Country has an economy based on oil?

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Azerbaijan

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Write the capitals of the countries that make up the Eastern

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Mediterranean: (6) 
Turkey:
Cyprus:
Lebanon:
Israel:
Jordan: 
Syria:
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What is the Dead Sea?

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A lake that has extremely salty water and little life

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Name two deserts founded in Eastern Mediterranean:

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Syrian desert, Negev

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What are phosphates?

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Mineral salts that contain the element phosphorus

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Who was Kemal Ataturk?

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Father of Turks

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What is Turkey’s largest sea?

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Black Sea

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What are some foods in Turkey?

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Kebabs, olives, vegetables, cheese, yogurt and bread

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What is the Diaspora?

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Dispersal of the Jewish population

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What is Israel largest sea?

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Jordan sea

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What are Israel’s two official languages?

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Hebrew and Arabic

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What does Holy Land mean?

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Israel

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What type of government does Israel has?

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Democracy

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What mineral resource is produced by Syria, Jordan and Israel?

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Phosphate