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Unit 6 Russia

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Define Permafrost
a)
Flat area found in arctic regions
b)
Very cold area found in central and eastern Russia
c)
Permanently frozen ground
d)
Forest area in Russia just south of Siberia
2.
Define Tundra
a)
Flat area found in arctic regions
b)
Very cold area found in central and eastern Russia
c)
Permanently frozen ground
d)
Forest area in Russia just south of Siberia
3.
Define Siberia
a)
Flat area found in arctic regions
b)
Very cold area found in central and eastern Russia
c)
Permanently frozen ground
d)
Forest area in Russia just south of Siberia
4.
Define Tagia
a)
Flat area found in arctic regions
b)
Very cold area found in central and eastern Russia
c)
Permanently frozen ground
d)
Forest area in Russia just south of Siberia
5.
Russia and the Eurasian Republics take up __________ of the earth's landmass.
a)
1/4
b)
1/5
c)
1/6
d)
1/7
6.
Russia is the largest country by what measurement?
a)
Landmass
b)
Population
c)
Coastline
7.
Where do most Russians live?
a)
Asian Side
b)
By the Black Sea
c)
European Side
8.
Why does this region have difficulties harvesting their resources?
a)
Resources are in remote locations
b)
Many resources are in Siberia
c)
Lack of roads
d)
All of these
9.
From the 1500-1900, large landowners enjoyed comfortable lives, but most Russians were
a)
Serfs
b)
Slaves
c)
Farmers
10.
After losing millions of soldiers in __________ and suffering food shortages afterward, the people forced the czar to step down in early 1917.
a)
Cold War
b)
WWI
c)
WWII
11.
Who led a revolt that overturned the temporary government and established a communist state, the U.S.S.R?
a)
Nicholas II
b)
Putin
c)
Vladimir Lenin
12.
Who was Russia's first democratic elected president? 
a)
Nicholas II
b)
Putin
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Mikhail Gorbachev
13.
Who took over the Soviet Union after Lenin's death?
a)
Nicholas II
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Vladimir Lenin
14.
Define Communism
a)
Government controlled the economy and society
b)
Government. ran all areas of economic life
c)
Factory-like farms run by the government
d)
A Russian network of spies and secret police
15.
Define Command Economy
a)
Government controlled the economy and society
b)
Government ran all areas of economic life
c)
Factory-like farms run by the government
d)
A Russian network of spies and secret police
16.
Define Collectivization 
a)
Government controlled the economy and society
b)
Government ran all areas of economic life
c)
Factory-like farms run by the government
d)
A Russian network of spies and secret police
17.
Define KGB
a)
Government controlled the economy and society
b)
Government ran all areas of economic life
c)
Factory-like farms run by the government
d)
A Russian network of spies and secret police
18.
What were responsibilities of the KGB?
a)
Securing the Soviet Union's borders
b)

Running the gulag camps
c)

Supervision over the military
d)
All of these
19.
What was the Cold War?
a)
United States vs. The Soviet Union- no outright fighting
b)
US vs. Soviet Union with actual fighting
c)
Soviet Union vs. Europe with no fighting
20.
What areas did the communist government focus on? 
a)
Industry and Farming
b)
Farming and Space Exploration
c)
Space Exploration and weapons
d)
Weapons and Industry
21.
What year did the Soviet Union collapse? 
a)
1989
b)
1990
c)
1991
d)
1992
22.
Why is the Trans-Siberian Railroad important? 
a)
It connects Japan and Russia
b)
It connects Europe and Russia
c)
It connects Russia with China
d)
It connects eastern and western Russia
23.
What do people in Russia do for fun?
a)
Hockey, ballet, ice skating
b)
Basketball, ballet, hockey
c)
Ice skating, basketball, gymnastics
d)
Hockey, ballet, ice skating, gymnastics and soccer
24.
What percentage of Russians practice religion today? 
a)
30
b)
40
c)
50
d)
60
25.
What type of climate does Russia have overall?
a)
Warm to hot
b)
Cool to cold
c)
Rainy
d)
Dry
26.

What is #1?

a)

Russia

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Volga River

d)

Arctic Ocean

27.

What is #2?

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Caucasus Mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Arctic Ocean

28.

What is #3?

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Caucasus Mountains

c)

Black Sea

d)

Arctic Ocean

29.

What is #4?

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Caucasus Mountains

c)

Volga River

d)

Arctic Ocean

30.

What is #5?

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Caucasus Mountains

c)

Moscow

d)

St. Petersburg

31.

What is #6?

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Caucasus Mountains

c)

Moscow

d)

St. Petersberg

32.

What is #7?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Lake Baikal

d)

St. Petersburg

33.

What is #8?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Lake Baikal

d)

St. Petersburg

34.

What is #9?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Lake Baikal

d)

Pacific Ocean

35.

What is #10?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

36.

What is #11?

a)

Berin Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

37.

What event signaled the fall of Communism?

a)

Fall of the Berlin Wall

b)

Space Race

c)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

38.

Stalin's reign was known as the _____ in Russia.

a)

Reign of Terror

b)

Reign of Pain

c)

The Cold War

39.

A high percentage of Russians live west of the Ural Mountains because:

a)

The land is good for farming, the area has the best climate, and there are more economic opportunities.

b)

Russia forces people to live there

c)

People have more family in this area

40.

Which statement is NOT true about Russia's culture and society today?

a)

Life expectancy is higher there than in most countries in Europe.

b)

There is a lack of infrastructure in the Eastern part of Russia.

c)

Popular hobbies include ballet, gymnastics, and ice hockey.

41.

Why are most people in Russia not religious today?

a)

They believe their religious leader is a god.

b)

It was outlawed by the communist government in their history.

c)

Schools teach that religion has led to wars.

42.

What title has been used in Russian history to represent their leader?

a)

Czar

b)

King/Queen

c)

President

43.

What government style did Russia spread directly after WWII that the United States did not support?

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

44.

Why does radioactive fallout from Chernobyl still affect the area?

a)

Radioactive materials take so long to disappear.

b)

Russia refuses to help contain the radiation

c)

The clean up was too slow

45.

What challenge keeps Russia from obtaining some if its resources?

a)

Permafrost and the lack of roads make it difficult to drill and build mines.

b)

No one wants to work in the cold

c)

Russia doesn't have the technology to get to the resources

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