1. Russia SOL Review

2. Most important areas of Russia GDP (Gross Domestic Product) Kazakhstan Russia Turkmenistan

3. Most Important Areas of Russia Land Size Russia Kazakhstan Turkmenistan

4. Most Important Areas of Russia Population Russia Kazakhstan Uzbekistan

5. Climate Regions What part of Russia is mostly in the extreme northern regions with permafrost?

6. TUNDRA

7. What climate region is subarctic with huge coniferous forests? The largest coniferous forests in the world!

8. TAIGA

9. What climate region is semi-arid grassland mostly in Central Asia?

10. STEPPE

11. On what two continents do Russia and Central Asia sit?

12. EUROPE AND ASIA

13. What is the very rich soil west of the Ural Mountains called?

14. CHERNOZEM “THE BLACK EARTH BELT”

15. What mountains divide Europe from Asia?

16. URAL MOUNTAINS

17. What is the land east of the Ural Mountains called?

18. SIBERIA

19. Siberia is rich in natural resources such as…?

20. NATURAL GAS, MINERALS, OIL

21. The Ob River flows northward and empties into the __________.

22. ARCTIC OCEAN

23. Modern Russia used to be called the Soviet Union. What kind of government did the Soviet Union have?

24. COMMUNIST

25. The Soviet Union broke apart in 1991. The economy of modern Russia (Russia Federation) is changing from a COMMAND ECONOMY to a________>

26. FREE MARKET ECONOMY

27. Farming and industry occurs mostly west of the Ural Mountains. What is this area called?

28. THE FERTILE TRIANGLE

29. What is the major type of farming in the Fertile Triangle?

30. WHEAT FARMING

31. What railroad in Russia connects Moscow in the west to Vladivostok in the east?

32. THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD “LONGEST RAILROAD IN THE WORLD”

33. Novosibirsk grew up along the Trans- Siberian Railroad. Is it an example of a physical site or a situation site?

34. SITUATION SITE (RELATIVE LOCATION OF A CITY)

35. Russia has hydroelectric power, oil and natural gas. What are examples of fossil fuels? Which is a renewable resource?

36. FOSSIL FUELS – NATURAL GAS; OIL RENEWABLE-HYDROELECTRIC POWER (WATER POWER)

37. Russia is rich in natural resources. But, it is not economically profitable to develop them. Why?

38. THE COLD CLIMATE

39. Russia suffers from pollution. What is an explosive example?

40. CHERNOBYL-SITE OF A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION IN 1996 (FORMERLY UKRAINE)

41. The Aral Sea is only 10% of its original size. WHY?

42. WATER WAS DIVERTED FOR IRRIGATION. IT BECAME THE “WORLD’S WORST ECOLOGICAL DISASTER.”

43. What city in Uzbekistan grew up on the ancient trade route The Silk Road?

44. SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN (A SITUATIONAL SITE)

45. Russia has many ETHNIC groups including Slavic heritage Turkic heritage Mongol heritage

46. What are these called?

47. MATRIOSKHA DOLLS “NESTING DOLLS”

48. What is this called?

49. ORIENTAL CARPETS

50. What is this called?

51. SAMOVARS (FOR MAKING TEA)

52. What is the main religion in Russia?

53. RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A CHRISTIAN CHURCH)

54. What is this called?

55. ST. BASIL’S CATHEDRAL

56. What is this called?

57. RED SQUARE MOSCOW, RUSSIA

58. What place of worship is this?

59. MOSQUES AND MINARETS

60. Russia is famous for folk and classical music.

61. What are these religious images called?

62. ICONS

63. What is this?

64. FABERGE EGG

65. What Russian government building is this?

66. KREMLIN

67. What kind of apartments are these?

68. SOVIET STYLE BLOCK APARTMENTS

69. Is this a village in Siberia or New York?

70. SIBERIA…YES…SIBERIA

71. What is the oldest and deepest lake in the world?

72. LAKE BAIKAL

73. What is the largest inland sea in the world?

74. CASPIAN SEA

75. What is the longest river in Europe, the fourth longest in Russia? It drains the Northern European Plain and empties into the Caspian Sea.

76. VOLGA RIVER

77. What river forms part of the border between Russia and China?

78. AMUR RIVER

79. What is the capital of Russia?

80. MOSCOW

81. What city did Peter the Great build?

82. ST. PETERSBURG

83. What is the cultural center of Russia?

84. ST. PETERSBURG

85. Why is St. Petersburg where it is?

86. IT WAS BUILT SO RUSSIA COULD HAVE A SEAPORT ON THE BALTIC.

87. What mountains are located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea? (Site of the Winter Olympic skiing.)

88. CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS