Exam #2 Review

The dominant religion in Russia is _______________.

• Islam

• Roman Catholicism

• Buddhism

• Russian Orthodox

Povolzhye is the Russian name for an area that extends along the middle and lower Volga River

• True

• False

The only European country with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea is ______.

• Austria

• Germany

• Belgium

• France

The former Soviet Union dissolved in ______.

• 1917

• 1989

• 1991

• 1945

Which of the following countries is located in the Horn of Africa?

• Ethiopia

• Niger

• Mali

• South Sudan

Shi'ite Muslims constitute the great majority of the population of _____________.

• Turkey

• Iran

• Algeria

• Saudi Arabia

The largest oil reserves in the NASWA realm underlie _______________.

• Egypt

• Libya

• Saudi Arabia

• Kuwait

Most of the population of Russia is found in the ______________.

• southern tier of the country

• area just south of the Ural Mountains

• westernpart of the country

• zone of C climates

The term ______ is used to describe an inland climate that is remote from the moderating influences of large water body

• maritimity

• longitudinality

• continentality

• taiga

The richest country in Europe is ______________ , while _________________ is the poorest country in Europe

• Croatia & France

• France & Croatia

• Moldova & Luxembourg

• Luxembourg & Moldova