Chapter 6 Key Term Quiz

Russia and Its Neighbors
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The ideological movement by Russian leaders to promote the active creation of a single Russian empire with one religion and a single language.

Refers to those countries that were formerly part of the old Soviet Union, but decided to separate from Russia after its fall.

An arc tectonic activity, including volcanoes and earthquakes, caused by the movement of tectonic plates that surround the Pacific Ocean.

A type of economic system that is not controlled by a central authority but rather left to the free and open collaboration and decisions of the participants in the market.

A blueprint for Soviet city structures, which was influential in creating the urbanized structure of modern Russia.

A type of economic system that is controlled and planned by the central government.

A sect of Islam distinct from Shia in that its adherents do not believe that the succession of the Prophet Mohammed should be hereditary and follow family bloodlines.

The tendency for empires to become involved in more foreign interventions that they can afford or manage successfully.

The democratic movement in Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

A former industrial site affected by environmental contamination.

The world's first communist state established in 1917 and encompassed modern day Russia along with a number of countries that surround it. The USSR collapsed in the late 1991.

A vast network of pipelines used to transport oil and gas deposits from Russia and central Asia to markets in Europe and China.

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