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Test Questions
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Former Soviet Union
level questions: Test Questions
Question
Answer
It was once apart of Poland but Russia took it over. They placed their nuclear weapons there as a threat for the expanding EU.
Kaliningrad
Japan and Russia both claim that they own them. No one lives on this 12 mile strip of land.
Kuril Islands
They are their own country but Russia wants to take over. Russia is helping kick out the government so they can take control of the shipping oil. 1997-2020
Georgia
They declared independence from the Russia but Russian troops invaded to try and gain control.
Chechnya
Non harsh protest, no blood (deaths), no war Government says your right we will fix it. This causes a change in government. It slowly becomes more like a democracy.
Velvet Revolutions
Longest river in Europe. Lots of dumping into the river and affects the mouth located at the Caspian sea. Connects the Black and Baltic seas. Carries 2/3 of all Russian river fright. It no longer freezes due to the high pollution and traces of heavy metals. The break apart of the soviet Union and the stopping of dumping into the river meant that this river could clean itself of all the chemicals.
Volga
20% of its water has evaporated.
Aral sea
moving Russians speakers into non Russian places so they can dilute their place.
Russification
Process, scale
Geographers examine and analyze
1914-1918 Germany, Poland Piece treaty, Germany forced to pay
World War 1
1939-1945 Axis and Allies, Churchill, Hitler, Stalin Unresloved issues from WW1 Germany invaded Poland b/c they wanted more land
World War 2
1900-1930
Russian Revolution
provide the water for all of the rivers still growing taller
himalayan mountains
6 months of rain from Indian ocean in the afternoon - summer 6 months of sunny, dry and windy - winter
monsoon season
35 year long 1 of three places to be likely to be a necular war Piece treaty
sri lanka civil war