World Geography Lesson 5 Flashcards

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An economic and political association anchored by Russia (Ukraine, Turkmenistan, and Georgia are not members)

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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

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Climate of most parts of Russia and the Near Abroad

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Continental Climate; long winters; short, warm summers; low to moderate precipitation

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A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions

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Permafrost

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Most important area of crop and livestock production in the Russia and the Near Abroad

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Black-earth belt

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Most common language of Russia and the Near Abroad

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Russian

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Language family most widely spoken in the region

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Slavic

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The cultural and political assimilation of non-Russian communities into Russian culture, particularly under the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union

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Russification

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Viking adventurers from Scandinavia who carved out trade routes, planted settlements, and organized principalities along rivers and portages connecting the Baltic and Black Seas

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Varangians

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Religion that became a permanent fixture of Russian life and culture in the 12th century (but was suffered from repression and neglect after the Russian Revolution)

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Orthodox Christianity

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Conquered Russia in 1237

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Tatars (Mongols)