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History Chapter 7

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One-tenth
What fraction of the world's land area does Russia cover?
Soviet past
Russia's greatest handicap is arguably its _____________.
The need for warm-water seaports
What has influenced Russia's foreign policy in all periods of Russian history?
Russian Orthodox
What is the dominant religion in Russia?
Czar
What term is used to refer to the rulers of Russia from 1547 to 1917?
Iron Curtain
What did the Communists extend to separate their European spoils in World War II from those of the free countries of western Europe?
Soviet Union
Another name for Russia during the period of communist rule was the _______________.
Openness
The term glasnost means _____________.
Organized crime
A major concern of Russia today is ___________.
Oblast
The Russian political unit roughly equivalent to a state in the United States is the ________________.
Oblasts
What is a large administrative district similar to a province or state?
Autonomous republics
Russia has twenty-one self-governing areas (where most of the population, power, and status reside) called _________________.
Premier
Instead of a vice president, Russia's executive branch has a ____________.
Federation Assembly
The legislative branch of Russia's national government is called the ___________.
St. Petersburg
The second largest city in Russia is ___________.
Moscow
The Volga-Baltic Waterway provides ships access to which city and beyond?
Murmansk
Russia's key port on the Arctic is _________.
Murmansk
What is Russia's key Arctic port?
Novgorod
Which city is considered to have been the first Russian city?
Ivan the Terrible
The first ruler of Russia, who gained power in 1547 was ________________.
Kaliningrad
Besides St. Petersburg, Russia's only other port on the Baltic Sea is ______________.
Volgograd
Which Russian city was known as Stalingrad during the Soviet era?
Don River
The second most important river in Russia is the ______________.
Steppes
The vast grasslands of Russia in the Black Earth region are called the _____________.
Rostov
The vital port at the mouth of the Don River is ____________.
Cossacks
The fiercely independent nomads of Russia who wee feared for the elite cavalry are called the ________________.
Elbrus
The highest mountain along the southern border of Russia in Mount _____________,
Chechnya
The break-away republic that has caused trouble for Russia since 1991 is _____________.
Taiga
What name is given to the great coniferous forests of ______________.
Lake Baykal
The deepest lake in the world is __________________.
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