Russia Quiz

This region of Russia holds its largest reserves of timber and minerals.

• Volga River Valley

• Ural Mountains

• Moscow Region

• Siberia

The Republics of the Caucasus are Armenia, Georgia, and __________.

• Uzbekistan

• Azerbaijan

• Turkmenistan

• Kazakhstan

In a communist country, who decides what goods will be produced?

• producers and consumers acting on their own best interests

• government officials

What city is known as the "Venice of the North?"

• St. Petersburg

• Bishkek

• Moscow

• Paris

Which of the Caucasus Republic sees the majority of its people follow Islam and not Christianity?

• Armenia

• Georgia

• Azerbaijan

Why has the Aral Sea lost about 80% of its water since 1960?

• Officials have diverted water from the two major rivers that fed the Aral Sea

• There was an increase in the amount of vegetation and animals in the area that consume the water.

• An increase in the average temperature has caused the Aral Sea to evaporate.

• The use of fertilezers and pesticides have caused the water to disapear.

After the breakup of the Soviet Union, leaders around the world were concerned about control of Russia's

• economy

• construction companies.

• military forces.

• nuclear weapons and materials.

What is the economic goal of communism?

• The economic goal of communism is to have a few citizens own property together.

• The economic goal of communism is to have all citizens own property together and everyone share the wealth.

• The economic goal of communism is to have a small number of citizens own property together and no one share the wealth.

• The economic goal of communism is to have all citizens own property together and a few share the wealth.

What is the economic goal of communism?

• The economic goal of communism is to have a few citizens own property together.

• The economic goal of communism is to have all citizens own property together and everyone share the wealth.

• The economic goal of communism is to have a small number of citizens own property together and no one share the wealth.

• The economic goal of communism is to have all citizens own property together and a few share the wealth.

What environmental problem has caused widespread health problems in Central Asia?

• radioactive fallout caused by Soviet Union nuclear testing

• illness due to water pollution caused by the use of fertilizers and pesticides

• contamination due to thermal pollution caused by hydrologic power

• disease caused by the dumping of raw sewage into the rivers