Russia and Eurasia Republics

Because the Siberian region is cold, dry and has frozen ground, it has greatly helped Russia’s economy because can be found underground and is very valuable.

• water
• petroleum (oil)
• plants
• graphite

During the Cold War, Russia had a _______ economy, which meant the government controlled everything, while the United States had a ______  economy where the people were allowed to own their own businesses.

• monarchy, free enterprise
• market, socialist
• command, free enterprise
• free enterprise, Communist

75% of Russia’s population lives in this area because of its fertile farmland, industrial centers, and port cities.

• west of the Ural Mountains near Europe
• in Siberia, the central portion of Russia
• in the north, above the Arctic Circle
• on the southern border near Asia

What geographic feature divides European Russia and Asian Russia?

• the Ural Mountains
• the Alps
• the Black Sea
• the Great Wall of China

What was the name of the war fought without weapons between the Soviet Union and the United States?

• World War II
• the Vietnam War
• the Cold War
• the Crimean War

After World War II, the Soviets tried to make Eastern Europe

• democratic governments
• Communist governments
• dependent on Russia
• both B and C

What is a vast, rolling, treeless plain in higher latitudes?

• steppe
• oil field
• peninsula
• tundra

Which of the following is a characteristic of a command economic system?

• private investment
• private ownership
• government control
• increasing profits

After World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States competed for world leadership during a conflict known as the

• Cold War
• Nuclear War
• Propaganda War
• Naval Blockade

Which of these best describes a command economy?

• There is significant surplus with no price controls.
• The government decides what and how much to produce.
• The law of supply and demand determines the price of goods.
• Consumer needs change little from one generation to the next.