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Russia Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT a part of the Russian Culture?
a)
Batik
b)
Samovars
c)
Matrioshka Dolls
d)
Faberge Eggs
2.
Russia is located on which two continents?  
a)
North America & South America
b)
Africa & Europe
c)
Europe & Asia
d)
Africa & Asia
3.
Which physical feature separates the European and Asia sides of Russia
a)
The Ural Mountains
b)
The Black Sea
c)
The Volga River
d)
Lake Baikal
4.
Define chernozem.  
a)
The rich black soil of found in the North European Plain
b)
The thick snow covered areas of Siberia
c)
The giant evergreen forest of northern Russia
d)
The grain grown on the Central Siberian Plain
5.
Lake Baikal holds ________ of the earth's fresh water.  
a)
5%
b)
10%
c)
15%
d)
20%
6.
The permanently frozen portion of land found below the surface is a Tundra climate is called __________.  
a)
Permafreeze
b)
Terra Fria
c)
Permafrost
d)
Glacier soil
7.
Define Taiga
a)
The rich black soil of found in the North European Plain
b)
The thick snow covered areas of Siberia
c)
The giant evergreen forest of northern Russia
d)
The grain grown on the Central Siberian Plain
8.
What are the steppes?
a)
stairs
b)
flat plains
c)
mountains
d)
rivers
9.
Who introduced glasnost and freedom for people of Russia?
a)
Gorbachev
b)
Lenin
c)
Putin
d)
Stalin
10.
What major fossil fuel does Russia use the most of?
a)
Oil
b)
Coal
c)
Natural Gas
d)
Hydroelectric Power
11.
How does Russia transport resources like natural gas and oil?
a)
Pipelines
b)
Railroad
c)
Ships
d)
Planes
12.
Which is not a physical feature of this region?
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
Caucasus Mountains
c)
Lake Baikal
d)
Mediterranean Sea 
13.
The Communist Soviet Union fell in ____________ and then became free enterprise Russia.
a)
1991
b)
1919
c)
1994
d)
1996
14.
Russia’s important resources are in ___________________________.
a)
Oil, Natural Gas and Rich Minerals
b)
Coacl
c)
Zinc
d)
Oil
15.
_______________________ once was a place of exile for criminals and political prisoners in Russia.  
a)
Siberia
b)
Caspian Sea
c)
Kazakhstan
d)
India
16.
Identify the name of the forested biome in Russia.
a)
Tundra
b)
Steppe
c)
Taiga
d)
Desert
17.
Market Economy or Communist Economy? Ownership of Private Property
a)
Communist Economy
b)
Market Economy
18.
Market Economy or Communist Economy?
Government Control
a)
Communist Economy
b)
Market Economy
19.
What was the title given to the Monarchs of Russia?
a)
Dictator
b)
Czar
c)
President
d)
Premier
20.
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
Altai Mountains
c)
Caucasus Mountains
d)
Himalayan Mountains
21.
a)
Belarus
b)
Estonia
c)
Ukraine
d)
Lithuania
22.
a)
Mother Russia
b)
Kazakhstan
c)
Uzbekistan
d)
Kyrgyzstan
23.
a)
Kyrgyzstan
b)
Tajikistan
c)
Turkmenistan
d)
Afghanistan
24.
a)
Volga River
b)
Ob River
c)
Huang He River
d)
Ural River
25.
a)
Tajikistan
b)
Pakistan
c)
Uzbekistan
d)
None of the Above
26.
a)
Uzbekistan
b)
Turkmenistan
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Kazakhstan
27.
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
Pyrenees Mountains
c)
Zagros Mountains
d)
Himalayan Mountains
28.
a)
Syria
b)
Thailand
c)
Turkmenistan
d)
Uzbekistan
29.
What Rivers Flow North Into The Arctic and is East of the Urals? 
a)
Ob
b)
Volga
c)
Amur
d)
Danube 
30.
What sea is shrinking due to irrigation?
a)
Black 
b)
Caspian
c)
Aral
d)
Red
31.
What river forms the boarder between China and Russia? 
a)
Rhine
b)
Ob
c)
Volga
d)
Amur
32.
What is the deepest freshwater lake in Russia? 
a)
Lake Caspian 
b)
Lake Champlain 
c)
Lake Baikal
d)
Lake Erie 
33.
Which of these cities is situated on the trans - Siberian railroad? 
a)
Stalingrad 
b)
Moscow
c)
Novosibirsk
d)
St. Petersburg 
34.
After the Russian Revolution, What New Name Did Russia Have?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Union of the Russians 
c)
Federation of the Soviets
d)
Russian Federation
35.
What economic system did the Soviet Union use?
a)
Barter 
b)
Capitalism 
c)
Communism 
d)
None 
36.
In which region do most Russians live?
a)
Eastern Russia
b)
Siberia
c)
European Russia
d)
the steppe