Chapter 6 Key Term Quiz

Russia and Its Neighbors
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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 former industrial site affected by environmental contamination.

A military alliance formed in 1949 between Canada, the USA and European countries as a bulwark against the Soviet Union.

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

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

Region found between the tundra and steppe regions of northern latitudes that is generally composed of coniferous forests.

A plan initiated in 1953 to open up vast areas of Kazakhstan steppe to grain production.

Russian name for World War II.

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

The targeting and forced removal of ethnic minorities by other groups and/or the nation-state

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

Intellectual belied system developed in 17th and 18th century Europe that's stressed reason over belief and rationality over religion.

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