Russia Review #2

huge, subarctic evergreen forests

• czar

• taiga

• tundra

• permafrost

dry, treeless plains in the high latitudes

• steppe

• tundra

• taiga

• permafrost

dry, treeless, grasslands

• Steppe

• tundra

• Permafrost

• taiga

permanently frozen layers of soil

• steppe

• tundra

• taiga

• permafrost

farm laborer bought and sold with the land

• czar

• serf

• slave

• farmer

former emperor in Russia

• serf

• czar

• president

• King

government controls the economy and all parts of society

• democracy

• monarchy

• communist state

• federal republic

Which area of Russia has the mildest climate and is home to 75% of the population?

• North European Plain

• Siberia

• Ural Mountains

• Caucasus Mountains

The most important form of transportation in Russia are

• Cars

• Planes

• Helicopters

• Trains

What is the longest river in Europe and carries 1/2 of the river traffic for Russia?

• Volga

• Kolyma

• Ural

• Nile