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Russia and Eurasia

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of economy did the former Soviet Union use?
a)
Free Market/Free Enterprise
b)
Mixed 
c)
Command/Communist
d)
Traditional
2.
Who has the majority of 'power' in a command economy to control businesses & farms? 
a)
The Government
b)
Private Ownership
c)
Shared Power 50/50
3.
What happened to the Aral Sea?
a)
Overgrown with Algae 
b)
Missive Flooding
c)
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in the Ukraine
d)
Dried up due to poor irrigation techniques
4.

Russia is among the world's leaders in reserves of what, including oil, natural gas, and coal?

a)

pollutants

b)

renewable resources

c)

fossil fuels

d)

ores

5.

When the Soviet Union fell, several ethnic groups in Russia launched

a)

separatist movements

b)

privatization efforts

c)

light industries

d)

oligarchies

6.

Which of the following countries is currently involved in a conflict with Russia?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Ukraine

c)

Siberia

d)

Yugoslavia

7.

With the invention of the radio, Russian's became familiar with artists such as the Beatles, Elvis and Michael Jackson. The spreading of these groups can be attributed to what concept?

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

affliction

c)

climate change

d)

cultural disenfranchisement

8.

How do citizens of Russia choose their leaders?

a)

based on the religion

b)

based on elections

c)

based on good deeds

d)

based on czarist Russia

9.

A key pillar in Capitalism is...

a)

the right to earn a profit

b)

the right for total government control

c)

the right for equality

d)

the right for government ownership

10.

Which description best describes Russia's economic situation?

a)

Russia is a developing country

b)

Russia is the most developed Eurasian country.

c)

Russia is in the middle of a revolution

d)

Most Eurasian countries are at the same level of economic development

11.

What is Russia and Eurasia's largest economic activity?

a)

mineral and oil extraction

b)

fishing

c)

timber

d)

Siberian Ice fishing

12.

What are the three branches in the Russian government?

a)

Legislative, Executive, Jerrymandering

b)

Judicial, Executive, Legal

c)

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

d)

Eviction, Legislative, Judicial

13.

What characteristic of communism most contributed to the downfall of the Soviet Union?

a)

lack of employees

b)

high competition

c)

no profit motive

d)

capital

14.

Natural gas can be found under which factor of production?

a)

land

b)

labor

c)

capital

d)

entrepreneurship

15.

Which answer best describes the way Russia treated Eastern European countries?

a)

eviction

b)

exploitation

c)

evaporation

d)

interpretation

16.

What is the most predominant religion of Eurasian countries?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Muslim

d)

Roman Catholic

17.

Which event came immediately AFTER the collapse of the Soviet Union?

a)

fall of the Berlin Wall

b)

fall of Czar Nicholas

c)

writing of a new constitution

d)

landing on the moon

18.

How much government control is there in a communist economy?

a)

total government control

b)

little government control

c)

some government control

d)

no government control

19.

True or False: Russia has a wide variety and a lot of resources

a)

true

b)

false

20.

The communist party established

a)

a national church for all Russians

b)

a command economy

c)

a new czar to control things

d)

an arms treaty to end WWII

21.

1960 Soviet Union: _____________________

2000nRussia : ______________________

a)

democracy … Theocracy

b)

monarchy...communism

c)

communism...democracy

d)

theocracy...monarchy

22.

Which is a true of a free enterprise economic system, but not true of a communist economic system?

a)

the government has less control over the economy

b)

supply of the products and resources are controlled by the government

c)

there is no voluntary exchange of goods and services

d)

demand for products does not affect the price

23.
Who were the two participants in the Space Race?
a)
The US and Cuba
b)
China and US
c)
The USSR and US
d)
US and North Vietnam
24.

What is communism?

a)

An economic system where the government owns all property, controls the economy, and tries to achieve equality

b)

An economic system based on private property, competition, profits, and individual freedom.

25.

What is capitalism?

a)

An economic system where the government owns all property, controls the economy, and tries to achieve equality

b)

An economic system based on private property, competition, profits, and individual freedom.

26.

What type of economy does the U.S. have?

a)

Communist

b)

Taditional

c)

Capitalist

27.

What type of Economy did the U.S.S.R. have?

a)

Communist

b)

Traditional

c)

Capitalist

28.

What is the largest religion in Russia?

a)

Protestantism

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Eastern Orthodox

29.

An economic system in which the production of goods and services is controlled by a central government (4.2.D)

a)

market economy

b)

command economy

c)

mixed economy

d)

traditional economy

30.
What is the capital of the Russian Federation?
a)
St. Petersburg
b)
Berlin
c)
Moscow
d)
Geneva
31.
What type of economy did the former Soviet Union use?
a)
Free Market/Free Enterprise
b)
Mixed 
c)
Command/Communist
d)
Traditional
32.
What is another word for Tsar (Czar)?
a)
Immigrant
b)
King
c)
Refugee
d)
Serf/Poor Laboror
33.

2. What is the problem in the Aral Sea?

a)

It’s full of oil.

b)

It’s getting bigger

c)

It’s getting smaller.

34.
What rivers feed the Aral Sea? 
a)
Rhine and Danube
b)
Mississippi and Ohio
c)
Syr Darya and Amu Darya
d)
Kentucky and Little Kentucky 
35.
Why was water diverted from the Aral Sea?
a)
Domestic use.
b)
Irrigation.
c)
To create the world's largest water park.
d)
Hydroelectric Power.