Collins-World Geography-Russia

The fertile soil found on the North European Plain

• tundra

• permafrost

• chernozem

• loess

the mountain range that serves as the dividing line between Europe and Asia is

• Caucasus Mts

• Ural MTs

• tian shan

• alps

The environmental problems of the Aral sea are the result of

• oil spill

• dry climates

• overfishing

• poorly planned irrigation

In siberia, builders have to take special precautions with their buildings because of

• pollution

• the danger of earthquakes

• permafrost

• continentality

Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are working to develop light industry, which focuses on

• manufacturing out of metal

• production of energy

• production of consumer goods

• production of military supplies

In 1917, the rule of the czar was ended by

• cold war

• WWI

• Mongol Invasion

• The Bolshevik Revolution

An economy in which the government has total control is

• communistic economy

• command economy

• market economy

• collective economy

Famous trade route from China to the Mediterranean sea

• Silky Road

• Spice Road

• Selk Road

• Silk Road

Why would the central asian region have many conflicts

• more than 50 ethnic groups

• single ethnic group

• presence of americans

• diplomats

The nomadic peoples lived in this type of housing

• tee-pees

• tents

• huts

• yurts