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Vocab for Russia
Russian vocabulary for World Geography Russian Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nomads | A person with no permanent home who moves according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land. |
| Collective Farm | An enormous farm in the Soviet Union on which a large team of laborers were gathered to work together during Joseph Stalin’s reign. |
| Russian Revolution | The revolt of 1917, in which the Russian Communist Party, led by V. I. Lenin, took control of the government from the czars. |
| Great Game | A struggle between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for control of Central Asia in the 19th century. |
| St. Petersburg | The old capital of Russia, established by Peter the Great, who moved it there from Moscow because St. Petersburg provided direct access by sea to Western Europe. |
| Red Army | The name of the Soviet Union’s military. |
| Command Economy | An economy where production of goods and services is determined by a central government |
| Supra | A dinner party with many dishes and courses, toasts, and short speeches |
| Silk Road | The 4000 mile route between China and the Mediterranean Sea, named for the costly silk acquired in China |
| Soviet Union | The area that had been the Russian empire became the communist Soviet Union in the early 1900s. |
| Siberia | Located in central and eastern Russia Stretches from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean Has many mineral resources Harsh climates (Tundra and Subarctic) |
| Permafrost | Permanently frozen ground |
| What is the capital of Russia? | Moscow |
| What city was the capital of Russia before the Russian Revolution? | St. Petersburg; In 1682 Peter the Great moves the capital of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg. |
| What physical feature divides the Northern European Plain and West Siberian Plain? | The Ural Mountains separate the Northern European Plain and the West Siberian Plain. |
| What is the Silk Road? | the 4,000 mile route between China and the Mediterranean Sea, named for the costly silk acquired from China. |
| What did the Russian Revolution end? | the rule of the czars |
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