Eastern Europe & Russia Test Review

The majority of the people in Russia and the Eurasian Republics live in the. . .

• Turan Lowlands
• West Siberian Plain
• Far East
• North European Plain

What is the name of the worlds deepest lake. . .

• Lake Baikal
• Caspian Lake
• Blue Lagoon
• Lake Ladoga

The Volga River is called "Mother Volga" because. . .

• It was named after Tsar Nicholas' mother
• It has provided for Russia in many ways
• The original inhabitants of Russia named it that
• Mothers get their water their during the spring thaw

Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution?

• Lenin
• Stalin
• Gorbachev
• Putin

The Bolshevik Revolution (aka the Russian Revolution) was intent on removing ________ and installing ________ .

• Democracy : Dictatorship
• Gorbachev : Putin
• Tsars : Communism
• Yeltsin : Trotsky

The Soviet Union became an industrial giant because of their independence on heavy industry. This led to. . .

• An abundance of consumer goods
• Pollution & environmental neglect
• A highly advanced infrastructure
• A very high standard of living

Russia may soon lead the world in the production of . . .

• oil
• hydroelectric power
• coal
• organic foods

Why is much of the farmland in the Ukraine and Belarus no longer usable?

• Too many oil rigs have been drilled
• Pesticide seepage has poisoned the natural irrigation system
• Overuse during WWII
• Radiation fall our from Chernobyl

List the vegetation zones of Russia (north to south)

• Tundra, Taiga, Steppe
• Permafrost, Steppe, Taiga
• Tundra, Steppe, Taiga
• Permafrost, Tundra, Chernozem

Why have the country boundaries in Eastern Europe changed so many times. . .

• Religious decree

• Immigration

• Wars

• Foreign investors