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Western Russia Climate Zone

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Humid Continental (most common climate in Russia)

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Rapid Population Growth

Front

What does this indicate about the country?

Back

Inhospitable

Front

Not easy to live there ex. Siberia - Freezing Cold

Back

Ural Mountains

Front

dividing point between European Russia and Asian Russia. Most people live in western Russia due to climate and trade.

Back

Chernobyl

Front

worst nuclear power plant meltdown in history. The area is still feeling the effects. (Ukraine)

Back

Embarrassed, tried to cover it up for fear of admitting they made a mistake

Front

Why did the Soviets wait so long to tell the world?

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Matryoshka Dolls

Front

Russian nesting dolls that tell a story

Back

Eastern Russia Climate Zone

Front

Subarctic

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Five Year Plan

Front

Josef Stalin - attempt to control collective farms and industrialize (Huge Failure)

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Taiga

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Forest Region of Russia. Largest Biome in the world. Stretching from Western Russia to the Pacific.

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Most population density in Russia

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Western Russia or European Russia

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Primary (agricultural)

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level of economic activity in central Asia

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Negative Population Growth

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What does this indicate about that country?

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Religion under Stalin

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Religion was discouraged

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Stalin's Purge (domestic policy)

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punish or execute those who spoke out against him. killed more people than Hitler.

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Glasnost

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Policy of Mikhail Gorbachev which allowed people to vote in minor elections and speak out against the government and media.

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What where the political boundaries in Eastern Europe after WW I

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U.S.S.R. established many satellite countries called the Eastern Bloc

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Stalin's policies towards Ukraine in 1930's

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forced starvation

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Involvement in Wars, Isolation (mountainous), Landlocked

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What major factor played a role in Central Asia having a lower Gross Domestic Product?

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Chernobyl prior to meltdown

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thriving coal, steel, wheat and dairy producing city

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Break up of the U.S.S.R.

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What event that led to the independence of many countries in Central Europe (The Stan's)?

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Bolshevik Revolution

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Communist Revolution led by Lenin due to lack of military supplies and food shortages. Established Communism.

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Aral Sea

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Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan that is disappearing and leaving behind salt due to irrigation by farmers

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Effects of Chernobyl

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Radiation, Isolation, Cancer, Massive environmental clean up, European Agricultural Ban

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Command Economy

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Economy where the government owns the means of production

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Perestroika

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Policy of Mikhail Gorbachev which brought about economic reform.

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keep EU away from Russian Borders, Saving Russian sympathizers in Ukraine, Imperialism

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Why did Putin try and seize Crimea?

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Communism

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idea that everyone is equal and all products should be shared equally (Good in theory but not practical)

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Sputnik

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first satellite launched into space(Russian). Began the Space race between U.S.A. and Russia.

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