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Russia SOL Review
Most important areas of RussiaGDP
(Gross Domestic Product)
• Kazakhstan
• Russia
• Turkmenistan
Most Important Areas of RussiaLand Size
• Russia
• Kazakhstan
• Turkmenistan
Most Important Areas of RussiaPopulation
• Russia
• Kazakhstan
• Uzbekistan
Climate RegionsWhat part of Russia is mostly in the
extreme northern regions with permafrost?
TUNDRA
What climate region is subarctic with huge coniferous forests?
The largest coniferous forests in the world!
TAIGA
What climate region is semi-arid grassland mostly in Central Asia?
STEPPE
On what two continents do Russia and Central Asia sit?
EUROPE AND ASIA
What is the very rich soil west of the Ural Mountains called?
CHERNOZEM“THE BLACK EARTH BELT”
What mountains divide Europe from Asia?
URAL MOUNTAINS
What is the land east of the Ural Mountains called?
SIBERIA
Siberia is rich in natural resources such as…?
NATURAL GAS, MINERALS, OIL
The Ob River flows northward and empties into the __________.
ARCTIC OCEAN
Modern Russia used to be called the Soviet Union. What kind of
government did the Soviet Union have?
COMMUNIST
The Soviet Union broke apart in 1991.The economy of modern Russia (Russia
Federation) is changing from a COMMAND ECONOMY to a________>
FREE MARKET ECONOMY
Farming and industry occurs mostly west of the Ural Mountains. What is this area called?
THE FERTILE TRIANGLE
What is the major type of farming in the Fertile Triangle?
WHEAT FARMING
What railroad in Russia connects Moscow in the west to Vladivostok in the east?
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD“LONGEST RAILROAD IN THE WORLD”
Novosibirsk grew up along the Trans-Siberian Railroad. Is it an example of a physical site or a situation site?
SITUATION SITE(RELATIVE LOCATION OF A CITY)
Russia has hydroelectric power, oil and natural gas. What are examples of fossil fuels? Which is a renewable
resource?
FOSSIL FUELS – NATURAL GAS; OILRENEWABLE-HYDROELECTRIC POWER
(WATER POWER)
Russia is rich in natural resources. But, it is not economically profitable to develop them. Why?
THE COLD CLIMATE
Russia suffers from pollution.What is an explosive example?
CHERNOBYL-SITE OF A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION IN 1996 (FORMERLY UKRAINE)
The Aral Sea is only 10% of its original size. WHY?
WATER WAS DIVERTED FOR IRRIGATION. IT BECAME THE “WORLD’S WORST ECOLOGICAL
DISASTER.”
What city in Uzbekistan grew up on the ancient trade route The Silk Road?
SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN(A SITUATIONAL SITE)
Russia has many ETHNIC groupsincluding
• Slavic heritage
• Turkic heritage
•Mongol heritage
What are these called?
MATRIOSKHA DOLLS“NESTING DOLLS”
What is this called?
ORIENTAL CARPETS
What is this called?
SAMOVARS(FOR MAKING TEA)
What is the main religion in Russia?
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH(A CHRISTIAN CHURCH)
What is this called?
ST. BASIL’S CATHEDRAL
What is this called?
RED SQUAREMOSCOW, RUSSIA
What place of worship is this?
MOSQUES AND MINARETS
Russia is famous for folk and classical music.
What are these religious images called?
ICONS
What is this?
FABERGE EGG
What Russian government building is this?
KREMLIN
What kind of apartments are these?
SOVIET STYLE BLOCK APARTMENTS
Is this a village in Siberia or New York?
SIBERIA…YES…SIBERIA
What is the oldest and deepest lake in the world?
LAKE BAIKAL
What is the largest inland sea in the world?
CASPIAN SEA
What is the longest river in Europe, the fourth longest in Russia? It drains the Northern European Plain and empties
into the Caspian Sea.
VOLGA RIVER
What river forms part of the border between Russia and China?
AMUR RIVER
What is the capital of Russia?
MOSCOW
What city did Peter the Great build?
ST. PETERSBURG
What is the cultural center of Russia?
ST. PETERSBURG
Why is St. Petersburg where it is?
IT WAS BUILT SO RUSSIA COULD HAVE A SEAPORT ON THE BALTIC.
What mountains are located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea?
(Site of the Winter Olympic skiing.)
CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS