Review Chapter 11-12

The Last Czar of Russia was Nicholas II Last Leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev A country whose government has strong control over the economy and society Communist State

Worked on nobles’ country estates or in city palaces Serfs Vast frozen treeless plain across the east side of Russia Tundra Type of economy in which most businesses are privately owned and in competition (USA) Free Enterprise

Forty Percent of Russia’s land is what kind of land? Permafrost Largest inland saltwater body of water in the world Caspian Sea How does Russia rank in size among the world’s countries? Largest

A Russian word meaning “Restructuring” Perestroika Gorbachev allowed people to speak freely – Glasnost Russian ruler for hundreds of years Czar

World’s deepest freshwater Lake Lake Baikal Longest river in Europe Volga Eastern Europe competing for influence against the Western nations without actually fighting Cold War

This forest stretches about 4000 miles across Russia Taiga Russia is spread across the continents of Europe and Asia Famous Russian composer of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker Peter Tchaikovsky

To rely more on industry, going from hand-made goods and farming to machine-made items in factories Industrialization Landform marking the boundary between Europe and Asia Ural Mountains Who led the Communist Revolution in Russia in 1917? Lenin

Modern Russians descend from early groups of: Slavs Today’s capital of Russia Moscow Vast region in Russia where many untapped minerals are Siberia