Geography of Russia and Central Asia

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the effect of Russia’s initial transition to a market economy?

• The wealth of the majority of people increased.

• The rich got richer, and the poor got poorer.

• The rich and the middle class received the most benefits.

• The number of people in the lower class decreased.

Which is an accurate statement about the system of government used by the Russian Federation?

• It has a three-house legislature.

• It has a judicial branch called the Duma.

• It has a strong executive branch.

• It has a president who can only serve one term

Why did the Soviet Army support the Communist Party takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1948?

• Czechoslovakian rebels attempted to overthrow their government.

• The Czechoslovakian government tried to accept financial aid from the United States.

• Czechoslovakia formed an alliance with Poland to resist the Soviet Union.

• Czechoslovakia imposed economic sanctions on the Soviet Union.

Which of the following will most likely occur if the maintenance of infrastructure in the Central Asia

nations continues on its present course?

• Education will improve.

• Health problems will get worse.

• Power plants will increase their output.

• National debts will decrease.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia moved from

• a command economy to a market economy

• a market economy to an economy controlled by the government

• an economy dominated by criminal organizations to a command economy

• a market economy to an economy controlled by its trading partners.

How did the Soviet government control political opposition?

• It allowed freedom of the press.

• It sent opponents to other countries.

• It used the secret police to spy on its citizens.

• It supported the privatization of small businesses.

Which statement best describes the Soviet Union?

• It was controlled by the Bolshevik Party but claimed to be capitalist.

• It had two dominant parties, the Communist Party and the Labor Party.

• It had a democratic government, in which all citizens participated in fair elections.

• It had the appearance of democracy, but the Communist Party controlled the nation.

The Soviet Union was ruled as

• a theocracy

• a monarchy

• a single-party authoritarian government

• a two-party representative democracy

Which statement describes the greatest effect of the Silk Road beginning around 2,000 years ago?

• The architecture of Europe spread to cities like Samarkand along the route

• It encouraged Europeans and East Asians to exchange ideas as well as goods.

• The technology used to construct the road was soon used across Europe.

• Governments in East Asia began to follow European political practices.

Which religion is the largest in Russia today?

• Judaism

• Russian Orthodoxy

• Catholicism

• Islam