Russia and the Republics

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The mountain range that separates the Northern European and West Siberian plains is the

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Ural Mountains

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Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are known as

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the Baltic Republics

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The oldest and deepest lake in the world is

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Lake Baikal

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The Russian leader who put an end to Mongol rule was

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Ivan the Great

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A region known for frigid temperatures as well its many natural resources is

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Siberia

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In 1917, the rule of the czars was ended by

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the Russian Revolution

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____________ is the term used to describe a region's distance away from the moderating influence of the sea.

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continentality

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The leader who granted more economic and political freedom to the people of the former USSR was

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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The __________ was damaged by efforts to use its waters for irrigation of nearby farms.

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Aral Sea

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An economy in which the central government makes all the decisions about a country's economic policies is known as a

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command economy