Unit 6: Russia Review

What did the government encourage after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991?

• Privatization

• Collectivization

• Diffusion

• Enclaves

Which mountain range separates the Caspian and the Black Sea?

• Ural

• Alps

• Altay Shun

• Caucasus

What type of climate characterizes Russia's Northern border?

• Subarctic

• Moderate

• Tundra

• Tropical

What group came into power after the Russian Revolution in 1917?

• Socialists

• Nazis

• Communists

• Mongols

What is the title held by the ruler of Russia before the 1917 Revolution?

• King

• Czar/Tsar

• The Grand Prince

• Oligarch

What language do people in Central Asia speak?

• Russian

• Turkish

• Arabic

• Italian

What was Gorbachev's plan to reform Russia's economy and government?

• Glasnost "openness"

• Perestroika "reform"

• Sputnik

• Propaganda

Where does the majority of the Russian population live?

• Northern European Plain

• Iberian Peninsula

• Chernobyl

• Moscow

What group of people were likely the people who founded Kiev, making them ethnic Russians?

• Mongols

• Turkish

• Vikings

• Slavic

Which of the following is a territory that belongs to a group of people that is culturally different within a foreign territory

• Nation State

• Province

• Enclave

• Diffusion