Chapter 6 Key Term Quiz

Russia and Its Neighbors
Drag and drop items on the left to the corresponding item on the right. View accessibility instructions.

A very rich business person who might also maintain a great deal of political authority. Oligarchs proliferated in Russia after the fall of the USSR as many previously state owned assets were acquired below market value.

Countries that were part of the Soviet Union, some of which maintained some relative autonomy.

The alphabet used by Slavic languages, such as Russian, Bulgarian, and Serbian.

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

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

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

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

A former industrial site affected by environmental contamination.

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

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

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

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

Back to top