1/23 - Russia's economic systems

Vladimir Putin is 71 years old. The Russian constitution was changed to allow him to serve 4 consecutive 6 year turns (24 years in total).

Some would argue this means Putin...

• is increasing democratic freedoms in Russia.

• intends to be president for life.

• intends to give Russians their freedoms back.

• wants to start more wars.

Drag and drop the labels where they belong on the map.

a

b

c

Siberia

Ural Mountains

Moscow

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Russian oil companies control the Russian government.

• Russian oil companies are completely independent and do not answer to the government.

• The Russian state (government) owns the majority of the country's oil companies.

Which quote provides the best evidence to the previous question?

• "While the country’s two primary energy companies, Rosneft (oil) and Gazprom (gas), do have some degree of autonomy from the government, the state is the majority owner in both companies"

• "The Russian government relies heavily on revenues from oil and natural gas sales"

• "Unlike the upstream sector, which has some level of independence,"

The map to the left is showing us the ​ (a)   .​ Its primary importance is that ​ (b)   .

• Trans-Siberian Railroad
• The Oregon Trail
• Amtrak Railroad
• it connects all of Russia
• it divides Russia up by regions