Study Guide Central Asia Culture

What features such as size and climate have influenced Central Asian or Russian _______?

people that move from place to place according to the seasons

• yurts

• nomads

• culture

• terrain

a traditional tent from central asia

• yurts

• nomads

• culture

• terrain

the physical features of the land

• yurts

• nomads

• culture

• terrain

Thousands of Russian peasants, convicts, and soldiers were _______ , or selected, to labor on the Trans-Siberian Railroad.

• enlisted

• gauge

• port

• diplomacy

A challenge that the Russians had with the Trans-Siberian Railroad was that the _______ of the tracks were wider than in Europe or China.

• enlisted

• gauge

• port

• diplomacy

a harbor is also called a

• enlisted

• gauge

• port

• diplomacy

Vladimir Putin wanted Russia to become a center of ________, a place where international affairs could be conducted.

• enlisted

• gauge

• port

• diplomacy

Peter the Great is known for what?

• Increase market sales

• Expanding and developing the nation of Russia

• for being a fair ruler

• creating more jobs

What city is the "cultural hub" of Russia? It is also known as the "Window to the West".

• Kazan
• Novosibirsk
• St. Petersburg
• Moscow