Russia - Mini Lesson

Multiple Select

Which of the following are true fun facts about Russia?

• Russia is the largest country in the world.

• It is home to Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater lake on Earth.

• To modernize Russia, Peter the Great once imposed a tax on beards. 

• Russia is a country and a continent.

• It is home to the Trans-Siberian Railway - the longest railway system in the world, crossing through multiple time zones.

Multiple Choice

Russia is ...

• Ubercontinental

• Transcontinental

• Tricontinental

• It's own continent

Multiple Select

Russia is located in ...(check all that apply)

• Asia

• China

• Serbia

• Europe

Multiple Choice

The Ural Mountains serve as a natural boundary between Europe and China.

• TRUE

• False, they serve as a natural boundary between Asia and Serbia

• False, they serve as a natural boundary between Asia and Europe

• False, they serve no geographic purpose

Multiple Choice

What climate is found in Northern Russia?

• Desert

• Humid Continental

• Subarctic

• Tundra

Multiple Choice

Settlement patterns (where people chose to live) we most likely influenced by

• voting patterns in large cities

• climate conditions of the region

• border disputes with neighbors

• none of the answers are correct

Multiple Choice

The Trans-Siberian Railway connects a very large, spread out regions, that would otherwise be very difficult to get to due to the geography and the climate.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The world's longest railway is the _______.

• Orient Express

• Reading Railroad

• Trans-Siberian Railroad

• Transcontinental

Multiple Choice

What is the name for the leaders of Russia during its earliest days as an organized country?

• Prime Ministers

• Kings

• Presidents

• Czars

Multiple Choice

Who is the current leader of Russia?

• Vladimir Putin

• Ivan the Great

• Joseph Stalin

• Joe Biden

Multiple Choice

Which religious tradition separated from the Roman

Catholic Church in Europe, spread to Russia, and blended into Russia culture?

• Buddhism

• Communism

• Eastern Orthodox Church

• Rabbinic Judaism

Multiple Choice

The diffusion of religion to Russia from the Roman Catholics is an example of

• cultural religion

• cultural diffusion

• commercial diffusion

• communism

Multiple Choice

Ballet is important part of Russia's culture because it originated there.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of notable traditions in Russia?

• Matryoshka nesting dolls

• leaving your shoes on while visiting someone's home

• classical arts like ballet ant music by composers like Tchaikovsky

• celebrating Maslenitsa by giving small gifts