Chapter 15 Russia Test Review

Close to one-half of Russia is covered in forest.

• True

• False

Roman Catholicism is the largest religion in Russia.

• True

• False

Russian is the main language of Russia and the most widely spoken.

• True

• False

Russia is officially is a federal republic.

• True

• False

Eastern and central Siberia have some of the coldest winters on Earth.

• True

• False

Joseph Stalin was known for bringing democratic reforms to the Soviet Union once he took power in 1924.

• True

• False

Russia is the largest country by area in the world.

• True

• False

Western Russia is the portion of Russia that lies within Europe.

• True

• False

Which of the following events happened in 1917?

• The Bolsheviks seized control of the Russian government.

• WWI began, and nearly all of Europe was involved.

• Joseph Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union.

• Nikita Khrushchev agreed to stop shipping missiles to Cuba.

Lake Baikal is the world's deepest ____.

• frozen sea

• freshwater lake

• saltwater lake

• ocean