Flashcards

Russia

Maria Alexandra Pintea Inglês 15 flashcards

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1farming difficulties in Russia / why Soviet Planners turned to outside forces for foodonly 8% of their land is arable
2Where are most of Russia’s population located? approximate population? increasing or decreasing?- Mostly in the west area near Europe
- pop of 143 million
- decrease because of death rate higher than the birth rate
3Why is Russia generally colder than Canada even though it is placed similarly upon the map?-territory closer to the artic
- more permafrost
- russia has more land exposure (Canada maritime)
4What is forward capital?-Symbolic capital city for economic/strategic reasons
- integrate parts of a country into a state
5Russia's 2 largest citiesMoscow and St-Peterburg
6Russian Core located at?Russian Plain
7Economic opportunities in the warming of the planet?Fossil Fuel under permafrost
8Main objectives of Soviet economic planners1- collect agriculture
2- tell people what to collect
9Beginning od Soviet Union + what caused itin 1917
The Revolution
10Year of USSR collapse1991
11Why Russia's ports are poorly suited for transport1-transportation infrastructure outdated
2- ports far one another
12Role of ethnicity in Russian multi-cultural stateBrings challenge ex.: Chechnya
13The physiographic feature that divides Western/Eastern RussiaUral Mountains
14Russian Plain continuation of...?European Plain
15Main Features of Command Economy1- Communist
2- Gov Controls:
- what is produced
-who makes what
-amount produced
-price of goods