Unit 5 Russia Test Review

What effects did the Chernobyl disaster have on the environment?

• Radiation contamination of the land, soil, rivers, lakes and groundwater.

• Animals died.

• Infected plants.

• No effect.

Increased salt content, loss of jobs, chemical run off, and shrinking size are all a result of modifying the ________________.

• Mediterranean Sea

• Arctic Ocean

• Aral Sea

• Caspian Sea

The ____________________ diverted water from the Aral Sea to help irrigate the desert regions.

• Russia

• Soviet Union

• Ukraine

• Afghanistan

A period of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that included the spread of communism and the building of nuclear weapons was known as the ____________________.

• Cold War

• WWII

• WWI

• Chernobyl disaster

It is still dangerous to be near Chernobyl due to the high levels of ____________________.

• Poisonous Gas

• Radiation

• Wild Animals

• Poisonous Plants

Watering crops by bringing in water from pipes, canals, sprinklers or other man made means, rather than relying on rainfall alone is known as _____________________.

• Imports

• Exports

• Permafrost

• Irrigation

Permanently frozen ground that makes it very difficult to farm and build is known as _____________________.

• Imports

• Exports

• Permafrost

• Irrigation

A good or a service that is brought into a country that was produced in another is known as a ____________________.

• Import

• Export

• Agriculture

• Permafrost

A good or a service that is produced in a country and sold to buyers in another country is known as a ________________.

• Import

• Export

• Agriculture

• Permafrost

______________________ is the science or practice of farming.

• Importing

• Exporting

• Agrictulture

• Fishing