Week 4 quiz

Permafrost melting in Russia can lead to which of the following?

• SSR

• Orange Revolution

• Collapsed oil and gas pipelines

• All of the answer choices

_______ refers to a belt of coniferous forest in Russia.

• Taiga

• Ruska

• Boreal

• Evergreen

During the Soviet Union/USSR era, the approach to governing a vast territory with many different ethnic groups was to:

• Only permit the Russian language

• Expand to the Arctic

• Develop the Russian floating dancing technique (it's a thing; google it)

• Create Soviet Socialist Republics and suppress ethnic conflict and dissent

Repatriation refers to:

• Returning to your homeland

• Leaving your homeland

• Participating in an ethnic dilution campaign

• None of the answer choices

The Transcaucasus region has served as a buffer zone between Russia, Southwest Asia, and even Europe for centuries and as such, Russia is invested in maintaining strong influence. Which is true of Chechnya, Russia and South Ossetia, Georgia?

• South Ossetia has fought to separate from Russia while Chechnya has fought to join Russia

• They are both trying to become part of countries that are members of the European Union

• They both have majority Muslim populations

• Chechnya has fought to separate from Russia while South Ossetia has fought to join Russia

Which of the following is associated with the steppe in Russia, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus?

• Boreal

• Taiga

• Permafrost

• Pastoral nomadism

Which of the following best contextualizes why Russia annexed Crimea (a peninsula in Ukraine)?

• To Russify the region and repatriate Slavic tribes

• To align with capitalist-oriented countries

• All of the answer choices

• To counter growing European influence in the region and as a way to secure access to the warm-water port of Sevastapol

Rapid industrialization campaigns carried out with force during the Soviet Union/USSR era contributed to various environmental calamities including the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown.

• True

• False