1. Unit 4 – Economic Characteristics

2.   What is the major crop in the Fertile Triangle region? Wheat

3.   What is the major crop in Central Asia? Cotton

4.   What type of energy is produced by dams? Hydroelectric

5.   In which body of water is oil found in this region? Caspian Sea

6.   Which region of Russia contains around 80% of Russia’s oil, natural gas & coal resources? Siberia

7.   What are 3 obstacles to developing Siberia’s resources? Climate, Limited Transportation, Vastness of Region

8.   How can Russia develop its resources when it doesn’t have enough capital? Foreign Investment

9.   Since Russia had little capital to develop infrastructure, what system of transportation was developed? Rivers & Canals

10.   What is the name of the one railroad project in Russia that was successfully built in 1905? Trans-Siberian Railroad

11.   After the break-up of the Soviet Union, Russia has experienced a wild …. period where a small number of men gained control of Russia’s greatest economic assets and made billions in the new market economy. Privatization

12.   What is the name given to the billionaires who gained a huge amount of power along with their money? Oligarchs

13.   Russia’s new economy has created a wide gap between the … Rich & Poor

14.   One of the challenges in this area is widespread pollution. What is the name of the nuclear plant that leaked radiation in Ukraine in 1986? Chernobyl

15.   Another challenge is political … and … Instability & Corruption