1st Semester Review

Solar energy is an example of a

What leader tried to reform the Soviet economy and government

Why has Europe conducted so much trade and exploration?

Why does Russia have only a few ports

What is an example of a renewable resource?

What happened during the Industrial Revolution?

What divides the Western and Eastern Hemisphere?

A group of places with common characteristics

what did Gorbachev's new policy of opennesss result in

What did the Russians call their monarch

Which sea has shrunk greatly because of water loss from irrigation

Human created features on earth's surface

What tactic did the Russians adopt when Napoleon invaded

What is an example of human-environment interaction?

How does Russia export natural gas and oil

What happens in a traditional economy

what phrase describes an absolute location?

What Communist leader ruled as a total dictator of the Soviet Union from 1927-1953?

Russia has 2 branches of government

Why does radioactive fallout from Chernobyl still affect the area

Hinduism is the most widely practiced religion in Europe

Why does Northern Europe have such a cold climate?

Why did cities grow so quickly during the Industrial Revolution?

Which of these describes a democracy

Who started the French Revolution?

What do Geographers use the GPS system to determine?

who holds the most power in Russia today

What best describes the climate of central Asia

What do scientists think might be causing Siberia's permafrost to thaw?

When did the Soviet Union collapse

what term is used for the flat land found in arctic and subarctic regions

what are the steppes mostly used for?

Latitude lines never touch each other; longitude lines meet

What country repeated Napoleon's , mistake by invading Russia in winter during WW2

what separates the Northern European plain from the Western Siberian Plain

Europe is considered a

What did the Mongels do to the city of Kiev?

where do most people in Russia live

An imaginary border that divided Europe during the Cold War

A map element that represents information on a map such as the location of natural resources is called

Which of the following is a description of dictatorship?

Why did fishing industries develop in Europe?

The King started the French Revolution

What is one one of the benefits of using a single currency in many EU countries?

Why was the European Union formed

Which country in this region is the largest in the world

What theme of Geography explains the spread of religions around the world?

Areas of the world that have common characteristics

Very large plains are called

What is the purpose of a map legend?