6th Grade Russia Review

What is the name of the important railroad that helped transport goods and people across Russia?

What factor most explains why the majority of Russians live in the western part of the country?

What is the most commonly practiced religion in Russia?

Peter the Great modernized and westernized Russia and brought western technologies and ideas to Russia

Siberia has excellent _____________________, however the ____________makes tapping resources very difficult.

An unlimited government where the Czar had complete power.

Individual rights and freedoms are restrained, no personal rights and total obedience to the government is expected.

What continent is this?

______________is a large, extremely cold area of eastern Russia.

Free enterprise is the same as:

Unlimited government in which everyone shares the benefits of labor and the state controls property

Most Russians live in the western parts due to much of its eastern lands being uninhabitable due to

The Soviet Union believed in rule by few while the U.S. believed in Rule by many

Makes all or most economic decisions AND the government owns most property and businesses, and all goods and services

What mountain range separates Western and Eastern Russia?

The ancient group, called ___settled in Russia and Eastern Europe and today make up over 80% of the population

What Continent is this?

People living in Siberia have adapted to the climate by wearing thick and heavy _____________

Restraints are placed on the power and authority of the government. It promotes economic freedom.

How many branches of government do the US and Russia both have?

The key difference between communist and free enterprise economic systems is who makes the _______________

In 1917 a revolution led by the _______united Russia and its neighbors to form the Soviet Union.