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1 Political Location Activity RUSSIA AND THE EURASIAN REPUBLICS Regional Atlas Activity C DIRECTIONS: Identify each country marked by a number on the map. Then write the correct name on the numbered blanks below UNIT W N S E mi km 3

2 RUSSIA AND THE EURASIAN REPUBLICS Regional Atlas Activity D City Location Activity UNIT DIRECTIONS: Identify each capital or major city marked by a number on the map. Then write the correct name on the numbered blanks below W N S E mi km 4

3 Physical Geography Activity RUSSIA AND THE EURASIAN REPUBLICS Regional Atlas Activity E DIRECTIONS: Find the physical map in the Russia and the Eurasian Republics Regional Atlas of your textbook. Use the map and the elevation profile below to answer the questions that follow. UNIT 8,000 m 6,000 m 4,000 m 2,000 m North European Plain Ural Mountains Moscow Irtysh River RUSSIA Sayan Mountains Lake Baikal mi km Kamchatka Peninsula Sea of Okhotsk Stanovoy Range 26,247 ft. 19,685 ft. 13,123 ft. 6,562 ft. Sea level Sea level West to East 56 North latitude 1. What physical features shown on this profile are at the lowest elevation? 6. List the three mountain ranges shown on this profile from the highest to the lowest elevation. 2. What physical region shown on this profile is at the highest elevation? 3. At what elevation is the Kamchatka Peninsula on this profile? 4. What landform is shown on the western side of Russia? 5. Through which part of Russia is this elevation profile drawn? 7. What large body of water is found between the Sayan Mountains and the Stanovoy Range? 8. Based on this profile, how would you describe Moscow s location in Russia? 9. What landform is shown on the eastern side of Russia? 5

4 RUSSIA S LANDSCAPE AND HISTORY Vocabulary Activity DIRECTIONS: True or False Print true or false on the line before each definition. If the statement is false, print the word that matches the definition in the blank at the end of the statement. CHAPTER tundra industrialize glasnost taiga steppe Cold War communist state czar serf 1. The nearly treeless grassy plain that stretches from the southern part of European Russia through Ukraine is called the taiga. 2. Russian czars were farm laborers who could be bought and sold along with the land. 3. Valdimir Lenin set up a communist state in Russia, with the government exercising almost total control over the economy and society. 4. After the serfs were freed by Czar Alexander II, Russia began to industrialize, or change its economy to rely more on manufacturing and less on farming. 5. A Russian serf, or emperor, exercised complete and total control over the government. 6. In the tundra, only the top few inches of the ground thaw during the summer. 7. South of the tundra is the world s largest forest, called the steppe. 8. From the 1940s to the late 1980s, the United States and Russia waged a Cold War. They competed for world influence but did not actually fight each other. 9. Mikhail Gorbachev set up a policy called glasnost, or openness, so Russians could speak freely about government and important issues. 26

5 HISTORY RUSSIA S LANDSCAPE GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY ACTIVITIES GEOGRAPHY AND THE WORLD Guided Reading Activity 1 A Vast Land DIRECTIONS: Reading for Accuracy Reading the section and completing the activity below will help you learn more about Russia s land. Use your textbook to decide if a statement is true or false. Write T or F, and if a statement is false, rewrite it correctly. 1. Russia is so large it can be found on two different continents. 2. Eastern Russia is generally warmer, with a steppe climate. 3. Transportation in Russia is much like that in the United States. SECTION 1 4. The Ural Mountains form the border between Europe and Asia. 5. Russia s capital, St. Petersburg, is located on the North Siberian Plain. 6. Northern Siberia has a very cold climate. Instead of trees, tundra is found. 7. The world s largest forest, the tundra, stretches across Siberia. 8. You will not find much wildlife in southeastern Russia. 9. The Caspian Sea is contained solely within Russia. 10. Lake Baikal holds almost 20 percent of the world s supply of unfrozen freshwater. 11. The Volga River is a vital transportation route. 52

6 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY ACTIVITIES RUSSIA S GEOGRAPHY LANDSCAPE AND THE HISTORY WORLD Guided Reading Activity 2 DIRECTIONS: Answering Questions Reading the section and answering the questions below will help you learn more about Russia s troubled history. Use your textbook to write answers to the questions. A Troubled History 1. Where did the early Slavs build a civilization, and what was it called? 2. Why was Napoleon Bonaparte not successful in conquering Russia? 3. After Nicholas II was forced to give up the throne, what happened? 4. When was the USSR, or the Soviet Union, formed? SECTION 2 5. Why did people suffer under Joseph Stalin s rule? 6. What happened to the Russian people during World War II? 7. After World War II, how did the Soviet Union s relationship with the United States change? 8. What happened to the Soviet Union in late 1991? 53

7 THE NEW RUSSIA AND INDEPENDENT REPUBLICS Vocabulary Activity DIRECTIONS: Matching Match the correct term with each description below. Then write the correct word in the blank. cash crops life expectancy oasis heavy industry nomads bilingual steppes faults light industry elevation free market majority group CHAPTER 1. What term means the number of years a person can expect to live? 2. The people who control most of the wealth and power in a society are referred to as the. 3. In the past, Russia focused on making goods such as machinery and steel. What term describes the making of these products? 4. Many of Uzbekistan s people live in these fertile or green desert areas. 5. Farmers in Azerbaijan produce cotton and tobacco, which are grown for sale as exports. This term refers to these products. 6. These dry, treeless plains are found toward the center of Kazakhstan. 7. Armenia sits uneasily on top of many of these cracks in the earth s crust. 8. The Kazakhs moved from place to place with herds of animals. 9. Since the country of Kyrgyzstan has two official languages, it can be described by this term. 10. In recent years, Russia s factories have shifted to the making of consumer goods, such as clothing or furniture. What term describes the making of these products? 11. In this type of economic system, the people not the government decide what goods and services to produce, how to produce them, and who will buy them. 12. The climate in Kyrgyzstan depends on the area s height above sea level. 56

8 HISTORY THE NEWAND RUSSIA GEOGRAPHY AND INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIESREPUBLICS GEOGRAPHY AND THE WORLD Guided Reading Activity 1 From Communism to Free Enterprise DIRECTIONS: Outlining Reading the section and completing the outline below will help you learn more about Russia s economy. Refer to your textbook to fill in the blanks. SECTION 1 I. Difficult Changes in Russia A. After the fall of communism, Russia turned to a economy. B. Without government controls, have risen. C. Eventually, the competition among producers will increase and drive prices. II. The Moscow Region A. Moscow is the country s and largest hub. B. Many of the factories have shifted to industry. C. also takes place in this region. III. Port Cities A. Kaliningrad is the only port on the that is always ice free. B., once the capital of Russia, is located on the River. C. Other important port cities include and. IV. Siberia A. This region has the largest supply of in Russia. B. Tapping all of Siberia s resources is, however. V. The Volga and Urals Region A. The River carries almost one-half of Russia s river traffic. B. It provides water for and. C. The Ural Mountains are rich in. D. Workers here mine, gold,, nickel, and. 80

9 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHYTHE ACTIVITIES NEW RUSSIA AND GEOGRAPHY INDEPENDENT AND THE REPUBLICS WORLD DIRECTIONS: Summarizing Reading the section and completing the summary paragraphs below will help you learn more about the people of Russia. Use your textbook to fill in the blanks. Russia s government is now a (1) Guided Reading Activity 2 Russia s People and Culture. It is also a (2), in which power is divided between national and state governments. Russians are part of a larger group of people called (3). They make up more than 80 percent of Russia s people and are the (4). About 100 other ethnic groups also live in Russia. These peoples are the (5). About 75 percent of Russians live in (6). Although Communists tried to stop religious practices, the (7) is very popular in Russia today. Russian Orthodoxy started a special alphabet called (8). SECTION 2 The most festive nonreligous holiday is (9). Many Russians enjoy eating borscht, a (10) made from beets. The city of (11) is an important Russian cultural center. One of Russia s top (12) dances in the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. (13) wrote some of the world s favorite ballets. (14) novel War and Peace is about the Russian defeat of Napoleon. (15) wrote about Russian life during the late 1800s. (16) wrote novels about the harsh conditions under communism. 81

10 HISTORY THE NEWAND RUSSIA GEOGRAPHY AND INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIESREPUBLICS GEOGRAPHY AND THE WORLD Guided Reading Activity 3 The Republics Emerge DIRECTIONS: Reading for Accuracy Reading the section and completing the activity below will help you learn more about the Eurasian republics. Refer to your textbook to decide if a statement is true or false. Write T or F, and if a statement is false, rewrite it correctly. 1. Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan make up the republics of the Caucasus. 2. Conflicts have developed between Christian Armenians and Georgia. 3. Under Soviet Communist rule, the people of Kazakhstan flourished and prospered. SECTION 3 4. Uzbekistan is one of the world s largest cotton producers. 5. Uzbekistan is a desert region with no large cities. 6. Turkmenistan has so few people because it is so small. 7. More than one half of Turkmenistan s people live in villages near oases. 8. The climate of Kyrgyzstan is mild throughout the republic. 9. Kyrgyzstan has one official language. 10. Tajikistan is mountainous, but farmers still grow cotton, rice, and fruits. 11. Most of Tajikistan s people are Uzbeks. 82

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