Russia Unit 5 Test

What is the literacy rate in Transcaucasia?

• almost 15%

• almost 85%

• almost 50%

• almost 99%

What is the name of the railroad that would eventually link Moscow to the Pacific port of Vlasivostok, that was built between 1891 and 1903?

• Trans-Siberian Railroad

• TranVlasivostok Railroad

• Trans-Moscow Railroad

• Trans-Pacific Railroad

What effects does continentality have on the region’s climates?

• It causes high precipitation and mild temperatures.

• It causes high precipitation and extreme temperatures.

• It causes low precipitation and extreme temperatures.

• It causes low precipitation and mild temperatures.

How do Georgians celebrate a supra?

• with lots of food and drink and many toasts

• with fireworks

• with parades

• by attending religeous services

Which area has the richest agricultural land, the most people and the largest cities?

• Northern European Plain

• West Siberian Plain

• Central Siberian Plateau

• Russian Far Easr

What was a major goal of Czar Peter the Great?

• He wanted to moderinize Russia and establish less contact with the West.

• He wanted to moderinize Russia and establish more contact with the Europe.

• He wanted to moderinize Russia and establish more contact with the East.

• He wanted to moderinize Russia and establish more contact with Asia.

How many independent republics formed when the former Soviet Union broke up?

• 5

• 15

• 13

• 19

Why is Lake Baikal unique?

• It is the world’s deepest lake and holds 20% of the world’s fresh water.

• It is the world’s widest lake and holds 30% of the world’s fresh water.

• It is the world’s smallest lake and holds 30% of the world’s salt water.

• It is the world’s deepest lake and holds 20% of the world’s salt water.

Why has Russia’s size made it difficult to implement economic reform?

• Emboldened by their distance from Moscow, some regional leaders have chosen to ignore governmental reforms.

• Emboldened by their distance from Moscow, some regional leaders have chosen to implement more governmental reforms.

• Moscow can not communicate to some areas in Russia because they are to far away and do not have the technology needed.

• Moscow refuses to implment governmental reforms in areas far from Moscow.

What is the reason for the war between Russia and Chechnya?

• Russia wants to return to communism

• Chechnya wants to return to communism

• many Russians want independence from Chechnya

• many Chechnyans want independence from Russia