Russia/Central Asia Notes Exit Ticket

Where do most people live in Russia?

• Siberia

• Uzbekistan

• European Russia

• Germany

Why do most people live in European Russia?

• There is more space

• They like Moscow

• The geography and climate is easy to adapt to.

• They were told to

What changed Siberian nomadic herders way of life in the 1500s?

• Expeditions and disease

• lost their herd

• climate change

• no resources

In 1905 a large scale migration began after what was built?

• oil fields

• plague

• farms

• Trans-siberian Railroad

What brought cultural diffusion to Central Asia

• leadership

• Silk Road

• harsh climate

• over-crowding

The Silk Road brought all but...

• Chinese and European Goods

• New religions

• Leaders

• New Technology

Central Asia's major resources were...

• silk and water

• oil and cotton

• reindeer and plants

• gas and gold