C RUSSIA – CHAPTER 8 CLUES World Geography

#1 The physical feature separating Eurasia Ural Mountains

#2 The countries that border Russia to the west Finland Estonia Latvia Belarus Ukraine

#3 Russia’s closest point to the United States Chukchi Peninsula – 50 miles

#4 The countries that border Russia to the south Mongolia Kazakhstan Azerbaijan Georgia

#5 The number of time zones found in Russia 11

#6 The climate for most of Russia subarctic

#7 The bodies of water surrounding Russia East Siberian Sea Chukchi Sea Arctic Ocean Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Pacific Ocean Caspian Sea Black Sea Kara Sea Lapten Sea Barents Sea Sea of Japan

#8 Two things that make transportation difficult in Russia Large size Harsh climate

#9 The leading mode of transportation in Russia train

#10 This has happened to the Ural Mountains over the years erosion

#11 The region of Russia where the capital is located North European Plain

#12 The geographical part of Russia where the Caucasus Mountains are located southern

#13 Siberia is located in this part of Russia East of the Ural Mountains

#14 The percentage of Russia not covered by permafrost 60%

#15 This area of Russia is part of the Ring of Fire Kamchatka Peninsula

#16 The largest inland body of water in the world Caspian Sea

#17 The longest river in Russia Volga River

#18 The countries that share a border with Russia and the Caspian Sea Azerbaijan Iran Turkmenistan Kazakhstan

#19 The world’s deepest freshwater lake Lake Baikal

#20 The environmental issue for the Lake Baikal region pollution

#21 Moscow European Russia

#22 Lake Baikal Asian Russia

#23 Kamchatka Peninsula Asian Russia

#24 St. Petersburg European Russia

#25 Volga River European Russia

#26 Volgograd European Russia

#27 taiga Asian Russia

Chapter 8 Section 2

#1 Russia 1957

#2 cosmonaut

#3 Mir

#4 Mongols Kiev

#5 Muscovy

#6 Driving out the Mongols Making Muscovy independent

#7 czar

#8 Peter the Great Catherine the Great

#9 Get married

#10 St. Petersburg

#11 Napoleon Bonaparte

# Overture

#13 Alexander II

#14 Moscow to Vladivostok

#15 Shortage of food Starvation Blamed czars for their troubles

#16 Fear of invasion

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#18 Vladimir Lenin Communist

#19 Union of Soviet Socialist Republic - USSR

#20 Joseph Stalin Command Economy or 5-year Plan

# – WW I 1941 – WW II

#22 United States Great Britain

#23 Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland Romania

#24 Super Powers

#25 Gorbachev

#26 Better products Lower prices

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#28 Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan (cont)

continued Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

C RUSSIA – CHAPTER 8 CLUES World Geography