Russia, North Africa, & Southwest Asia

Eastern Russia is divided from Western Russia by the

• Ural Mountains
• Great Dividing Range
• Nile River
• Volga River

Most Russian cities are located in the

• North 
• South
• East
• West

What is the Capital of Russia?

• Saint Petersburg

• Novosibirsk

• Moscow

• Yekaterinburg

What is the capital of Russia?

• St. Petersburg

• Moscow

• Berlin

• Madrid

What is the continental landmass stretching from Europe to Asia, in which Russia is located in called?

• Europe

• Asia

• Australia

• Eurasia

In which country is the economy based on capitalism--private, individual ownership or businesses and responsive to consumer wants?

• United States

• Soviet Union

In which country is the economy planned the factors of production (factories, banks, railroads etc..) are owned and controlled by the government?

• The United States

• The Soviet Union

These people ruled Russia during the days of the Russian Empire and were usually called by this title:

• Tsar

• Premier

• President

• Kaiser

(1945)

After WWII, the ___Soviet Union and the US__ were the two most powerful countries in the world. Tension and conflict arose between them because of their different political and economic systems. It was called the “Cold War.” True or false.

• True

• False

What event made Communist lose control of Eastern Europe?

• completion of Trans-Siberian Railroad

• fall of Berlin Wall

• coup against Mikhail Gorbachev

• Russification of republics