Cultural Geography Chapter 11 Review

In 2005 who gained the authority to appoint the governors for each of the oblasts in lieu of elections?

Gorbachev formed the CIS to retain economic ties among former Soviet states.

What does the term "perestroika" mean?

What is the dominant religion in Russia?

What is the legislative branch of Russia’s national government?

Who was the Russian ruler who was responsible for reforms that led eventually to the fall of the Soviet Empire?

Which region of Russia lies west of the Ural Mountains?

What does "glasnost" mean?

What is the longest river in Europe?

Which of the following beliefs of the Eastern Orthodox church is unbiblical?

Which part of Russia lies along the Pacific Rim and has been shaped by volcanic activity?

Putin increased his presidential power and began centralizing Russian government.

The Russian policy of perestroika brought more free-market policies and some private ownership of property.

Boris Yeltsin’s successor, _?_, increased the executive powers & moved Russia back toward a more centralized government

Perestroika, or the restructuring of the Soviet system, strengthened communism in Russia.

Moscow is warmer than most capitals in EUR

Russia is NOT the largest country in the world by area.

Centuries of abusive rule under the Russian monarchs contributed to the Russian Revolution in which year?

The Soviets were poor stewards of their environmental resources.

What is arguably Russia's greatest obstacle?

In which Russian city in the east does the Trans-Siberian Railroad terminate?

What was the name of the post–World War II period of tension between Russia and America?

Which was formed by landform activity where tectonic plates are slowly separating?

Most modern Russians are descendants of which group?

What name describes the largest continuous forest on earth?

What name did Russia and the other former Soviet republics assume after the fall of communism?

Despite the best attempts of Gorbachev to improve life for Russians in the USSR, what did many of the people desire?

What is another name for Russia and its satellite states during the period of Communist rule?

Who created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?

Which railroad links Russia's European and Pacific ports?

The Caucasus Mountains divide Russia from Asia between the Baltic Sea and the Caspian Sea.

The rich soil of Russia’s European Plain region is known as chernozem.

Which moutain range divides European Russia from Asian Russia?

Since there are no vice presidents, what is Russia's second-in-command called?

Asian Russia is sparsely populated and has few large population centers.

What term is used to refer to the rulers of Russia from 1547 to 1917?

What is the Russian political unit similar to a state or province?

After the leader of the 1917 revolution died, who became the dictator of Russia?