PAS7

______a forest of mainly evergreen trees covering much of Russia

Most people are Catholics

The USSR included 15 republics. Its first leader was Vladimir Lenin.

South Korean Cho Seung-beomsolved a Rubik’s Cube in 4.59 seconds, setting a new world record(year)

South of the ____ is a flat grassland called the steppe.

The _____ and _______ border Russia and the Caucasus.

What year did the Baltic Republics became independent?

Which foods are popular in Baltic countries?

200 years later, Ivan II seized control from the Mongols.

The Magyars were conquered by the Austrians.

In 1990, the Soviet Union collapsed.

During USSR, the government owned all businesses and farms and made all the decisions.

The Ring of Fire is known for large forest fires.

Poland remained free, but the Soviets forced the Poles to accept a Communist government.

Which country claims to be a republic, but it is really a dictatorship.

During ____, the Soviet Union fought with the Allies against Germany. Millions of Soviets died.

In the Asian part of Russia, the Ob, Yenisey, and Lena rivers flow north to the Artic Ocean.

A large chunk of Eurasia is Russia, the world’s largest country.

In Russia, the largest ethnic groups are the Tatars and Ukrainians.

In ____ the Rus settled in what is now Kiev, Ukraine, and eventually created a huge empire.

Inland Eastern Europe consists of which countries?

In 1918, Russia entered WW1 and suffered huge losses in the war.

The Russian Far East is part of the Ring of Fire

Part of Russia is in the Artic Circle. It has short summers and long winters.

Prague: the capital of the Czech Republic

The Western Siberian Plain is full of mountains and is very rocky.

What is the capital of Ukraine? (correct spelling)

Bolsheviks: a Russian Communist group that seized power in ______

The Soviet Union dominated Eastern Europe after WWII. Which 3 countries became part of Soviet Union?

Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova were part of the Soviet Union until____

People in all three Balticcountries practice the same crafts

In early_____ Russians began demanding improvements.

Continents of Europe and Asia meet at Russia’s Ural Mountains. Together, the continents form the landmass of Eurasia.

The Caucasus Mountains cover much of Georgia and extend into Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Bach was a famous Polish composer.

Russia has some 200,000,000 lakes.

a Russian emperor

____Vikings invaded the Slavs and shaped the first Russian state among the Slavs.

. The Caucasus Mountains cover much of _____ and extend into ______ and _________.

Russia’s northern coast is ______. South of the tundra is _______.

Most customs practiced in Baltic countries are very different

Prague, Kiev, and Budapest are the most prosperous cities in the region.

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania also suffered. All three countries were occupied by the Polish army.

2 mil ppl from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia held hands to make a human chain 600 km long to protest Soviet rule.

WWI and WWII were devastating for the Baltic people.

The people who settled around the areas of the Baltic Sea during ancient times eventually became

In ___, the Bolsheviks formed the Soviet Union.

The Volga River in western Russia is the longest river in Europe and winds southward to the ______.

Without competition, efficiency and the quality of goods improved over time.

__________ was a period of high tensions between the U.S.

Mountain ranges run through southern and eastern ______

Climate in the ___ranges from warm and wet along the ____ to cooler in the uplands to hot and dry in much of Azerbaijan.

The Soviet economy began to collapse in part because of the high costs of the arms race.

After WWI, Allies took land from Austria to form Czechoslovakia.

Which people still call themselves Magyars.

_________ the capital of Poland, has become a major industrial center

Vasyliy Tchaikovsky is Russia’s most famous composer.

a soviet labor camp

____ has rich, productive farmlands that grow grains, potatoes, and sugar beets.

On Sept. 26th, Lt. Colonel Stanislav Petrov detected five missiles being launched

Many of the resources that were easy to access are gone. Many remaining resources are in remote Siberia.

Ivan IV crowned himself czar.

A newer holiday is Russian Independence Day. It celebrates the end of the Soviet Union on ______

Poland and Lithuania are mostly what religion?

People in the countries of the Baltic Sea love music and dance.

______ and _____ have polluted the water.

•The human chain linked Vilnius, Riga, and Tallinn, the capitals of the Baltic countries.