HW:Russia/CIS Reading

Russia is ranks _____ in size of countries in the world?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

The Eurasian republics are also known as the ____________ or CIS

• Communist Independent States

• Caucasus Invasion States

• Commonwealth of Independent States

• Common Indefinite Status

Multi-select: The Ural Mountains, a natural boundary between Europe and Asia, separate the __________from the _________.

• Northern European Plain

• Southern European Plain

• West Siberian Plain

• Eastern European Plain

Much of the land in southwestern Russia and northern Kazakhstan are covered by large plains called __________. This land is good for farming and grazing.

• mountains

• permafrost

• taiga

• steepe

About half of the land in Russia is so cold that it has permanently frozen ground. Permanently frozen ground is known as ....

• steepe

• permafrost

• taiga

• tundra

Siberia, an area which lies in central and eastern Russia has _________ or flat land found in arctic and subarctic regions

• steepe

• tundra

• taiga

• mountains

Small evergreens like pines grow in this area south of the tundra. This area provides valuable timber or wood resources.

• taiga

• tundra

• permafrost

• Ural Mountains

What year was "Bloody Sunday"?

• 1750

• 1894

• 1905

• 1945

Multi-select: Prior to Bloody Sunday which of the following were conditions of Russia that fueled or built up peoples' frustrations with the czar?

• peasants lacked food

• living standards were low compared to other countries

• taxes were high

• factory conditions were harsh

• none of the above

Russia would start be at war with what country prior to Bloody Sunday?

• U.S.

• Germany

• France

• Japan