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Eastern Europe & Russia Test Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The majority of the people in Russia and the Eurasian Republics live in the. . .
a)
Turan Lowlands
b)
West Siberian Plain
c)
Far East
d)
North European Plain
2.
What is the name of the worlds deepest lake. . .
a)
Lake Baikal
b)
Caspian Lake
c)
Blue Lagoon
d)
Lake Ladoga
3.
The Volga River is called "Mother Volga" because. . .
a)
It was named after Tsar Nicholas' mother
b)
It has provided for Russia in many ways
c)
The original inhabitants of Russia named it that
d)
Mothers get their water their during the spring thaw
4.
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution?
a)
Lenin
b)
Stalin
c)
Gorbachev
d)
Putin
5.
The Bolshevik Revolution (aka the Russian Revolution) was intent on removing ________ and installing ________ .
a)
Democracy : Dictatorship
b)
Gorbachev : Putin
c)
Tsars : Communism
d)
Yeltsin : Trotsky
6.
The Soviet Union became an industrial giant because of their independence on heavy industry. This led to. . .
a)
An abundance of consumer goods
b)
Pollution & environmental neglect
c)
A highly advanced infrastructure
d)
A very high standard of living
7.
Russia may soon lead the world in the production of . . .
a)
oil
b)
hydroelectric power
c)
coal
d)
organic foods
8.
Why is much of the farmland in the Ukraine and Belarus no longer usable?
a)
Too many oil rigs have been drilled
b)
Pesticide seepage has poisoned the natural irrigation system
c)
Overuse during WWII
d)
Radiation fall our from Chernobyl
9.
List the vegetation zones of Russia (north to south)
a)
Tundra, Taiga, Steppe
b)
Permafrost, Steppe, Taiga
c)
Tundra, Steppe, Taiga
d)
Permafrost, Tundra, Chernozem
10.

Why have the country boundaries in Eastern Europe changed so many times. . .

a)

Religious decree

b)

Immigration

c)

Wars

d)

Foreign investors

11.
Who ruled Yugoslavia after WWII?
a)
Josef Tito
b)
Slobodan Milosevic
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Leon Trotsky
12.
What economic system is described by the quote below?
"A group of planners makes all economic decisions. The group assigns natural, human, and capital resources to the production of those goods and services it wants. The group decides how to produce them and to whom to distribute them."
a)
Market
b)
Traditional
c)
Socialism
d)
Communism
13.
What has increased the population of Russia to the East of the Ural Mountains?
a)
The promise of a better life
b)
Higher standard of living
c)
Trans-Siberian Railroad
d)
Threats from President Putin
14.
Most Russian invaders have been unsuccessful based on. . .
a)
Droughts
b)
Harsh Winters
c)
Vast Forests
d)
Isolation
15.
When multiple cultures become more like one another through exposure to traditions, ideals and languages this is called. . .
a)
Ethnic Likeness
b)
Homogenous Mixture
c)
Cultural Convergence
d)
Cultural Divergence
16.
Who made an effort to make Russia more democratic with additional freedoms?
a)
Lenin
b)
Stalin
c)
Gorbachev
d)
Putin
17.
The sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes
a)
Steppe
b)
Taiga
c)
Permafrost
d)
Tundra
18.
Land in regions of wide temperature range that is dry, usually rather level, and covered with grass 
a)
Steppe
b)
Taiga
c)
Permafrost
d)
Tundra
19.
All of the following are characteristics of a communist society EXCEPT. . .
a)
Central Planning
b)
Selling Entities to Private Organizations
c)
Elimination of Unfair Income Gaps
d)
Provision of Life's Necessities 
20.
The Bolsheviks were all of the following EXCEPT. . .
a)
Nobles of Peter the Great
b)
Followers of the Communist party
c)
Russian Peasants
d)
Led by Lenin
21.

Cold winds from ____________ and high altitude contribute to Northern Russia's cold temperature

a)

The Arctic Circle

b)

Permafrost

c)

The Baltic Sea

d)

The Caspian Sea

22.

What makes it difficult to drill for resources in parts of Russia, such as Siberia?

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

Low Altitude

c)

High Altitude

d)

Permafrost

23.

One political party that controls the government and the economy is known as...

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Communism

d)

Totalitarianism

24.

A solution to the Chernobyl disaster is the idea to...

a)

Make sure every person attends a safety seminar.

b)

Safer, more advanced power plants.

c)

Nothing.

d)

Destroy all Nuclear Power plants.

25.
What was the result of the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991? 
a)
Soviet republics became independent countries
b)
The Russian economy improved greatly
c)
Russia experienced a long period without conflict
d)
No Communists remained in government
26.
What is true about the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
a)
it is no longer in use
b)
it is the world's longest railroad
c)
it uses high-speed rail
d)
it was built by volunteer workers
27.
What parts of people's culture does climate affect?
a)
Science and education
b)
painting, music, and dance
c)
language and religion
d)
food, clothing, and shelter
28.

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was a major turning point in history because

a)

Russia became the first nation with a Communist economic system

b)

it was the last revolution in the 20th century

c)

Russia ceased to be an important force in world affairs

d)

the royal family was exiled to Mexico

29.

A key principle of the economic theory of Communism is

a)

restoration of a bartering system

b)

organization of workers’ unions

c)

government ownership of property

d)

privatization of business

30.

The Bolshevik Party in 1917 gained the support of the peasant class because they promised them

a)

"Peace, Land, and Bread"

b)

"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

c)

abolition of the secret police

d)

democratic reforms in all levels of government

31.
What is glastnost?
a)
Strict laws against speaking
b)
Encouraged freedom in speech and governnment
c)
Anarchy and chaos
d)
American Rule over Russia
32.
Which was Not a Cause of the Fall of the Soviet Union
a)
Nationalism in the Soviet Block
b)
Fall of the Berlin Wall
c)
U.S. defeat of Russia
d)
Soviet Economic Collapse
33.

"Restructuring;" a reform movement introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev to restructure the Soviet economy

a)

glasnost

b)

Zionism

c)

perestroika

d)

apartheid

34.

The Chernobyl incident took place in what country?

a)

Uganda

b)

Romania

c)

Ukraine

d)

Poland

35.

Describe the region of Eastern Europe where many of the countries have deep internal political & cultural divisions

a)

French belt

b)

Rust belt

c)

Shatter belt

d)

Punch

36.

What is the term for the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states

a)

Balkanization

b)

Ball

c)

Shatter Belt

d)

singlism

37.

What European structure was a physical symbol that represented the Cold War?

a)

Tower of London

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

The Parthenon

d)

The Kremlin

38.
What is Collectivization?
a)
an economy with private ownership of businesses
b)
The merging of small individual farms into larger farms
c)
Stalin’s measure of focusing on building heavy industries
d)
Stalin’s measure of allowing Kulaks to take over the farms of poorer peasants
39.
Communist leader who competed with Stalin for power of the Soviet Union:
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Czar Nicholas II
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Leon Trotsky 
40.

What is true

a)

The Soviet Union was capitalistic

b)

Communism allowed a free economic system

c)

The Soviet Union was formed after The Russian Revolution

d)

None of the above

41.

What does USSR stand for

a)

United States of Soviet Russia

b)

Union of Soviet States of Russia

c)

United Soviet States of Russia

d)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

42.
What was the major consequence of the February Revolution of 1917?
a)
A.  It forced Kerensky to surrender to the Bolsheviks. 
b)
B. It secured Stalin as leader of Russia. 
c)
C. It allowed Trotsky to negotiate peace with Germany. 
d)
D. It forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne.
43.
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
44.
Lake Baikal holds ________ of the earth's fresh water.  
a)
5%
b)
10%
c)
15%
d)
20%
45.
Which of the following would be and example of how Russians adapt to the harsh, cold climate in which they live?  
a)
Wear heavy clothing
b)
Find leisure activities that can be done in the cold.  
c)
Burn large amounts of oil, gas, wood and coal to keep warm.  
d)
All of the above

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