GGY 2010
Study Guide—Chapter 2--Russia
1. How large is Russia?
2. Where is Siberia? How cold is it?
3. Define “forward capital.”
4. By what other names has St. Petersburg been known?
5. What is the difference between “weather” and “climate?”
6. What three natural conditions affect the climate of Russia?
7. How does climate affect the culture and agriculture of an area?
8. What are the physiographic regions of Russia?
9. How are the Caucasus Mountains important?
10. How are the Ural Mountains important?
11. How is the Volga River important to Russian development?
12. What is topography?
13. Define tundra. What kind of vegetation grows there? What wildlife?
14. Define taiga. What kind of vegetation grows there?
15. Define permafrost. How does it affect the development of an area?
16. How has the political framework and history of Russia affected its
development?
17. Who were the major Soviet leaders of the 20th Century?
18. What lessons can be learned from the Aral Sea?
19. Why is Lake Baykal significant?
20. Why is Chernobyl significant to Russia? To the global community?
21. What kinds of cultural, political and social controls were implemented
under Soviet rule in Russia?
22. What is
perestroika
?
23. What is
glasnost
?
