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Geography Review
Russia, Former Soviet States, and Other Nations of Eastern Europe
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Geography
9th Grade
04/05/2007

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permafrost
Definition
permanently frozen layer of soil just beneath the Earth's surface
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steppe
Definition
land that is dry, flat, and covered with grass
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collective farm
Definition
a large farm run by a group of people working together under government supervision
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glasnost
Definition
a policy that allows open discussion about Soviet life and politics
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perestroika
Definition
a policy that allos the rebuilding of the soviet economy
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coup
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the sudden violent overtrhow of top government leaders by another group of leaders
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Russia
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The biggest country in the world. The United States could fit into this country with room left over for Western Europe.
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Siberia
Definition
So cold that you have to wear 6 layers of woolen clothing, have triple pane windows in your house, and leave the car engines running over night.
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Why did Siberian prisons need no fences?
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The climate was too cold and it was in the middle of no where.
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communism
Definition
the political and economic system of Russia
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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Leader of Russia in 1985
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Fall of Communism
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Religion was allowed
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Sports
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Given special attention during communism
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