Unit 3 Questions Flashcards
After WWI a unified, multi-ethnic nation of Slavic peoples called ___ was formed in the Balkans.
Yugoslavia
The ___ mark the division between Europe and Asia in Russia.
Ural Mountains
In 1917 the ___ overthrew the Romanov Dynasty and established a Communist government in Russia.
Bolshevik Revolution
longest river in Europe
Volga River
a period of political and military tension between the Soviet Union and the United States during the 20th century.
Cold War
The North Pole is located in the middle of ___.
the Arctic Ocean
largest country in the world by area
Russia
a mustual defense agreement between the Soviet Union and Soviet satellite states
Warsaw Pact
passes through four capital cities on its way from the Black Forest of Germany to empty into the Black Sea
Danube River
the largest biome of Russia is a vast ___, which covers most of Siberia.
taiga
