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WorksheetsChapter 8 : Russia and the Caucasus
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
During the fall of the Soviet Union, its leader was
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Peter the Great
d)
Mikhail Gorbachev
2.
What government body is appointed to run each government of the Caucasus countries today?
a)
parliament
b)
president
c)
prime minister
d)
czar
3.
What two continents meet in Russia's Ural Mountains?
a)
Europe and Antarctica
b)
Asia and Africa
c)
Europe and Asia
d)
Europe and Africa
4.
Russia's capital and largest city is
a)
Tbilisi
b)
Baku
c)
Kiev
d)
Moscow
5.
As Czar, Ivan IV was such a cruel and savage ruler he became known as
a)
Ivan the Paranoid
b)
Ivan the Tyrant
c)
Ivan the Terrible
d)
Prince of Muscovy
6.
The Caucasus region has lowlands along the shores of the
a)
Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
b)
Sea of Okhotsk and Caspian Sea
c)
Black Sea and Caspian Sea
d)
Black Sea and Baltic Sea
7.
The Caucasus Mountains form a border between Russia and
a)
Georgia and Azerbaijan
b)
Armenia and Ukraine
c)
Georgia and Armenia
d)
Armenia and Azerbaijan
8.
Siberia is best described as a
a)
small region with a tropical climate.
b)
vast area with a harsh climate.
c)
flat, marshy land with a mild climate.
d)
barren plain with a dry, desert climate.
9.
The radical Communist group that took over Russia in the Russian Revolution was the
a)
Vikings.
b)
Slavs.
c)
Mongols.
d)
Bolsheviks.
10.
The Russian Federation is governed by an elected president and a legislature called the
a)
Federal Assembly
b)
Soviets
c)
Senate
d)
Bolsheviks
11.
Of the countries in the Caucasus Region, the only one that is landlocked is
a)
Russia.
b)
Georgia.
c)
Armenia.
d)
Azerbaijan.
12.
The vast forest that covers much of Russia is called the
a)
taiga.
b)
steppe.
c)
tundra.
d)
uplands.
13.
Under Stalin's rule, people who spoke against the government were often sent to labor camps called
a)
jails.
b)
gulags.
c)
the Kremlin.
d)
Chechnya.
14.
Which city is the primary seaport and fishing center in the Russian Far East?
a)
Yekaterinburg
b)
St. Petersburg
c)
Kaliningrad
d)
Vladivostok
15.
The ______ is the longest river in Europe.
a)
Volga
b)
Don
c)
Nile
d)
Mississippi
16.
_____ is called the Jewel of Siberia.
a)
Lake Baikal
b)
The Black Sea
c)
The Caspian Sea
d)
The Pacific Ocean
17.
About 75 percent of all Russians live in _____.
a)
cities
b)
rural areas
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
18.
With its wide avenues, grand palaces, and numerous canals, _____ represents Russia's desire for Western ideas.
a)
Kiev
b)
St. Petersburg
c)
Moscow
d)
Baku
19.
Of the three Caucasus countries, ______ is the smallest.
a)
Azerbaijan
b)
Georgia
c)
Armenia
20.
Fighting and terrorism have caused many deaths in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Most cities in Siberia are located along the Volga River.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Eastern Siberia, called the Russian Far East, is part of the Ring of Fire.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Moscow and Vladivostok are Russia's two largest cities.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
The Urals Region is one region in Russia that does not rely on mining.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Factories that produce metal ores
a)
Slavs
b)
smelters
c)
czar
d)
dachas
26.
Mongol invaders who conquered Kiev in the 1200s
a)
Tatars
b)
Slavs
c)
Baku
d)
dachas
27.
name of the city that the first Russian state centered around
a)
Baku
b)
Tbilisi
c)
Moscow
d)
Kiev
28.
A form of the Greek alphabet used in Russia today
a)
smelters
b)
Cyrillic
c)
Slavs
d)
Tatars
29.
name for a Russian emperor
a)
czars
b)
dachas
c)
Slavs
d)
Bolsheviks
30.
about 80 percent of Russians belong to this ethnic group
a)
Bolsheviks
b)
Soviets
c)
Slavs
d)
Tatars
31.
the longest single rail line in the world
a)
Trans-Siberian Railroad
b)
Grand Central Railroad
c)
Soviet Union Railroad
d)
Moscow Railroad
32.
body of water located off the coast of Siberia
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Baltic Sea
c)
Sea of Okhotsk
d)
Black Sea
33.
Capital of Georgia
a)
Baku
b)
Tbilisi
c)
Moscow
d)
Berlin
34.
Russian country home
a)
dachas
b)
smelters
c)
czar
d)
tatars
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