Russia Test

Russia is located in...(check all that apply)

• Asia

• China

• Serbia

• Europe

The Ural mountains serve as a natural boundary between Europe and China

• True

• False, they serve as a natural boundary between Asia and Serbia

• False, they serve as a natural boundary between Asia and Europe

• False, they serve no geographic purpose

What climate is found in Northern Russia?

• Desert
• Subarctic
• Humid Continental 
• Tundra

Settlement patterns in Russia were lost likely influenced by

• voting patterns in large cities
• climate conditions of the region
• border disputes with neighbors

What purpose does the Trans-Siberian Railway serve?

The world's longest railroad is the ___________.

• Orient Express

• Reading Railroad

• Transcontinental

• Trans-Siberian Railroad

Which religious tradition separated from the Roman

Catholic Church in Europe, spread to Russia, and blended into Russia culture?

• Buddhism

• Communism

• Rabbinic Judaism

• Eastern Orthodox Church

What lake is shrinking due to water being diverted for agriculture?

• Aral Sea

• Lake Baikal

• Caspian Sea

• Baltic Sea

Where is Siberia located?

• Mostly in the N. Eastern part of Russia

• West of the Ural Mountains

• On the Scandinavian Peninsula

• Southern border of Russia

Russia is the largest country in the world.

• True

• False