Cultural Geo Ch 11 Activity Book Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. Old Capital of Russia built by Peter the Great
  2. 3. Capital of the Siberia Region and became famous for its role in the field of science. The Academic town of Novosibirsk is famous all over the world as one of the biggest Russian science centers. 14 most prestige universities of the country are located here
  3. 7. City that used to be called Stalingrad and during WWII the casualties amounted to around 2.2 million, making it the bloodiest battle that had ever taken place
  4. 9. Large region or administrative district similar to a state or province
  5. 10. An illegal or underground shadow economy
  6. 11. ten large, sparsely populated areas that are located mostly in the north
  7. 13. A weather pattern that is harsh (very hot is summer and extreme cold in winter) due the fact that no ocean or sea is nearby
  8. 16. Brought more free market policies to Russia
  9. 17. Body of water with Sweden, Finland, and Russia on it
  10. 18. mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe and stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
  11. 24. northernmost extension of the Eurasian landmass, in north-central Siberia
  12. 29. Channel between Russia and Alaska
  13. 30. the fifth-longest river in Europe. Flowing from Central Russia to the Sea of Azov in Southern Russia
  14. 31. deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. It contains 20% of the world's total unfrozen freshwater reserve.
  15. 33. Body of water north of Russia
  16. 34. Composed of elected representatives from throughout Russia
Down
  1. 2. Tchootchoo train that goes all the way across Russia
  2. 4. Peaks that separate East Russia from West Russia
  3. 5. Is a process that occurs when state owned businesses are sold to private companies
  4. 6. Body of water between Crimea and Turkey
  5. 8. Layer of ground that never thaws out even in the summer and whole cities are built on this but with climate change some cities are slowly sinking now
  6. 12. Nations that were controlled by Russia and called the Soviet Union
  7. 14. Russian term for rich black topsoil
  8. 15. Russian Term for the opening of the Soviet Union to the West
  9. 18. Autocrats who ruled Russia from 1547 to 1917
  10. 19. Isles that have been in dispute between Japan and Russia and caused warfare in the past
  11. 20. Huge piece of land that extends into the Pacific from Russia
  12. 21. Island that contains an estimated 14 billion barrels of oil and 96 trillion cubic feet of gas one of the largest in the world
  13. 22. Piece of Russia that is separated from main part of Russia and has talked about creating a new Baltic State
  14. 23. Six Territories governed by Moscow
  15. 25. highest mountain in Russia and Europe. It is situated in the western part of the Caucasus and is the highest peak of the Caucasus
  16. 26. A person who opposes official government policy in an authoritarian state
  17. 27. Where Russia used to exile their political prisoners
  18. 28. By product of the manufacture of energy and weapons
  19. 30. A passing down or decentralization of power in a nation
  20. 32. the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea.
  21. 35. Capital of Russia