WorksheetsRussia Review #2
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
huge, subarctic evergreen forests
czar
taiga
tundra
permafrost
dry, treeless plains in the high latitudes
steppe
tundra
taiga
permafrost
dry, treeless, grasslands
Steppe
tundra
Permafrost
taiga
permanently frozen layers of soil
steppe
tundra
taiga
permafrost
farm laborer bought and sold with the land
czar
serf
slave
farmer
former emperor in Russia
serf
czar
president
King
government controls the economy and all parts of society
democracy
monarchy
communist state
federal republic
Which area of Russia has the mildest climate and is home to 75% of the population?
North European Plain
Siberia
Ural Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
The most important form of transportation in Russia are
Cars
Planes
Helicopters
Trains
What is the longest river in Europe and carries 1/2 of the river traffic for Russia?
Volga
Kolyma
Ural
Nile
True or False: The Czars were overthrown as a result of the Russian Revolution
True
False
government in which leaders freely elect their leaders
communist state
monarchy
democracy
theocracy
True or False: The Slavs are the majority group in Russia which means they control most of the wealth and power.
True
False
government in which national and state governments share powers
communist state
democracy
federal republic
monarchy
True or False: During the Soviet (communist) era, the leaders allowed people to practice their religious faith.
True
False
Which mountain range is labeled with a 6?
Caucasus
Urals
Kolyma
Alps
Which one of the following images represents tundra?
This man in the image was the leader of the Russian Revolution
Stalin
Czar Nicholas II
Lenin
Gorbachev
One major problem facing both Russia and the Emerging Republics is
pollution
debt
civil war
they have not major problems
Which country is labeled with a 2?
Kazakhstan
Armenia
Russia
Turkmenistan
The capital and economic center of Russia is
St. Petersburg
Kolyma
Vladivostok
Moscow
The cultural center of Russia where you will find ballet theaters, museums and was once the capital of Russia
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Murmansk
This area of Russia holds the largest supply of minerals but they hard to tap (get to)
Moscow Region
Port Cities
Siberia
Ural Mountains
Russia's most important port is ___________ because it is the only port that remains ice-free year round.
St.Petersburg
Vladivostok
Kaliningrad
Murmansk
What is the permanently frozen layer of ground called in this diagram?
tundra
permafrost
taiga
ice
This body of water holds 20% of the world's freshwater but is threatened by polllution
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Volga River
Lake Baikal
What type of government has Russia been since the fall of communism in 1991? (more than one answer)
democracy
monarchy
federal republic
communist
theocracy
