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World Geography Pre/AP Study Questions_____Period

Chapter 16 Section 1: Russia and the Western Republics

  1. How did the Russian empire develop?
  2. What was a major goal of Czar Peter the Great?
  3. What were the political and economic results of the Russian Revolution of 1917?
  4. What is the economic goal of communism?
  5. How did the Soviet leaders institute a command economy?
  6. What was the result of these actions?
  7. What is the ethnic and religious makeup of Russia and the Western Republics?
  8. What are notable aspects of Russian culture?
  9. How did the Communist Party stifle artistic expression in the visual arts?
  10. How has life change in the region’s cities since the end of the Soviet Union?
  11. How has life stayed the same?
  12. Why is the preservation of customs and traditions important in Russia?

Section 2: Transcaucasia

  1. How has its role as a gateway between Europe and Asia affected Transcaucasia?
  2. How have the region’s different ethnic groups related since the fall of the Soviet Union?
  3. For how many centuries did Russia or the Soviet Union control either part or all of Transcaucasia?
  4. How have they fared since achieving their independence from the Soviet Union?
  5. What is the region’s most important industry?
  6. Which Transcaucasia country stands to gain more revenue if the Caspian Sea is considered a sea rather than a lake? Why?
  7. What are two characteristics of Transcaucasia?
  8. What is the literacy rate in the region?
  9. How do Georgians celebrate a supra?

Section 3: Central Asia

  1. What was the Silk Road?
  2. How did the Silk Road affect Central Asia?
  3. What two countries struggled for control of Central Asia in the 1800s?
  4. What environmental problem has caused widespread health problems in Central Asia?
  5. What are some of these health problems?
  6. What resource may help bolster the region’s economies?
  7. How did the Soviet contribute to the instability of the nations of Central Asia?
  8. What are two forces that unify the people of the region?
  9. The largest ethnic group in the region?
  10. How are the Kyrgyz people preserving the nomadic tradition?
  11. What were some of the objects traded or transported over the Silk Road?
  12. Why have some people suggested that a new Great Game is beginning in Central Asia?