World Geo UNIT 6 Review

In order to modernize the Soviet economy, Stalin engaged in all of the following strategies EXCEPT...

• Five-year plans that called for rapid expansion of heavy industry

• Collectivization programs where peasant farms were combined and products were redistributed by the government

• Centralized decision-making that did not allow for free market practices

• Development of comprehensive trade deals between USSR and neighboring countries

Both Tsarist Russia and the USSR could be considered command economies because production decisions and economic planning were controlled by centralized authorities.

Which of the following historical societies we've studied also had centralized legal and economic authority?

• Aztec civilation

• Eighteenth-century United States

• Amazonian tribal groups

• Twentieth-century European Union

The tundra biome, found in Russia, Canada, and northern parts of Europe and the US, is influenced by all of the following EXCEPT...

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Temperature

• Precipitation

The western side of this physical feature receives warm winds from continental Europe.

The eastern side of this physical feature is colder, drier, with harsher wind.

• The Ural Mountains

• The Caucasus Mountains

• The Volga River

• The Kamchatka Peninsula

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding Lake Baikal?

• It is the deepest lake in the world containing 1/5th of the world's fresh water.

• It's shallow waters provide the perfect setting for swamp life to thrive

• It's dam's provide electrical power for most of Russia's core region

• It is the lowest-lying lake in the world at 100 km below sea level

One of the main reasons Peter the Great wished to expand the borders of Russia was to ______________. This was achieved with the establishment of St. Petersberg.

• establish a year-round port since others froze over in winter.

• access the fresh water of Lake Baikal to irrigate crops.

• control the northernmost point of the Ural Mountain region.

• create a fortified city that used natural features to keep out invaders.

Russia is one of the largest countries in the world. Though it has expanded and contracted throughout history, it has not had many invasions. What is a primary reason other countries have not invaded Russia?

• Harsh climate conditions

• Strong diplomatic ties to other countries

• Large, well-trained military

• Lack of desirable natural resources

Cultural landscape refers to the modification of a place's physical features as well as anything added to the place.

Which of the following would be an example of Russia's cultural landscape:

• The Trans-Siberian Railroad

• The musical compositions of Tchaikovsky

• The ballet skills of Mikhail Baryshnikov

• The Post-Soviet emergence of social classes