Unit 6 Russia and the Eurasian Republics Review

Which Asian Nation shown in the map is Russia?

• Nation labeled #1

• Nation labeled #2

• Nation labeled #5

• Nation labeled #14

Which religious tradition separated from the Roman Catholic Church in Europe , spread to Russia, and blended into Russian Culture?

• Buddhism

• Communism

• Rabbinic Judaism

• Eastern Orthodoxy

Which of the following factors created a challenge for the Soviet Union to control people living in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and parts of Central Asia?

• Terrorist threats

• Climate extremes

• Ethnic differences

• Environmental disasters

Why did many Eastern European countries come to be associated with the Soviet Union following the Second World War?

• The European Union rejected the membership of the Eastern

  European nations.

• Under Soviet control the Eastern European countries were forced to adopt communism.

• After the war, the Soviet Union invited the Eastern European

  countries to form an alliance.

• People living in Eastern European countries spoke the same

  language as the Soviet fighters.

Which historical factor most influenced the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991?

• Many former Soviet states adopted a communist government.

• Many former Soviet states had once operated as democracies.

• Many former Soviet states had once been independent nations.

• Many former Soviet states used English as the official language.

Although Kazakh is the official language of Kazakhstan, which other language is widely spoken due to the history of the country?

• Arabic

• Polish

• Russian

• Turkish

Most Russian urban centers are located in which part of the country?

• North

• South

• East

• West

How have the economies of the independent republics that used to be under the control of the Soviet Union benefited from the end of communist control?

• Much more money and new business projects are coming from

  outside sources.

• Workers are better trained for high-tech industries.

• Russian businesses are taking over government services.

• Industries are allowed now to use natural resources however they

  want.

In a communist economic system, such as that of Cuba, economic decisions are primarily made by —

• the central government

• consumers and producers

• traditional indigenous leaders

• the owners of major industries

Which of the following is true of a market economy, but not true of a communist system?

• Supply is determined by the government.

• Industrial production meets government quotas.

• Government exercises less control of the economy.

• Government determines consumer product availability.