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7th grade Geography Eastern Europe and Russia
Terms from Chapters 14 - 16
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7th Grade
02/25/2012

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Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia
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created by treaty at end of World War I
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Czechoslovakia
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split peacefully in 1993 in the "Velvet Revolution"
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amber
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fossilized tree sap found on the Baltic coast
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collapse of Soviet Union
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occurred in 1991 and saw 15 new countries go onto the map with many now making a transition from communism to capitalism and democracy
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Eastern Europe
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stretches from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea
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Balkan countries
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Moldova, Bosnia, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria
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Elbrus
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highest peak in Europe and is in the Caucasus Mountains
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Danube
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most important river of eastern Europe for trade and transportation
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Soviet Union and United States
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allies during World War II against Germany
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Ivan IV
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crowned himself czar of Russia in 1547
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Kremlin
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walled complex of government offices, churches and palaces in Moscow
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Okhotsk and Japan
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seas that lie off the eastern coast of Siberia
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Siberia
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bordered on the north by the Arctic Sea
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Vladivostok
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port city that links Russia with Japan, China, and other trading partners
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Sakhalin and Kurils
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Japan and Russia dispute the ownership of these islands.
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Cyrillic
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alphabet used for the Russian (and Bulgarian) language
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Baikal
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deepest lake on earth; located in Russia
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Communist Revolution
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In 1917 Vladimir Lenin led the Bolshevik Party to overthrow the Russian government.
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Volga
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Europe's longest river, located in Russia, and flows south to the Caspian Sea
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Caucasus region
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includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia
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Caspian Sea
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valuable deposits of gas and oil lie beneath
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Cossacks
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nomadic horsemen who later lived on the Ukrainian frontier
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Mongol
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horsemen who conquered Ukraine in the 1200's, led by Genghis Khan's grandson, Kublai Khan
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