WorksheetsGeography - S2 - Russia and the Republics
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 15mins
The Nazi's built multiple concentration camps in the highlighted Eastern European country - what is the name of this country?
Germany
Poland
Belarus
Ukraine
The nuclear accident at Chernobyl occurred in the highlighted country - what is the name of this country?
Poland
Russia
Latvia
Ukraine
The United States and this country were engaged in a decades long war labeled the Cold War - What country is highlighted?
Russia
Estonia
Poland
Ukraine
In this type of economic system, the government sets prices and determines who works certain jobs.
Command
Mixed
Market
Traditional
In this type of economy, individuals can start their own businesses based on the desire to make money and can set prices based on competition.
Market
Command
Mixed
Traditional
This area of eastern Russia includes vast frozen tundra and large forests.
Siberia
Crimea
Caucasus
Central Asia
Who is the current president of Russia?
Lenin
Putin
Stalin
Gorbachev
This led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
the Gulf War
Nicholas II voluntarily gave up his leadership.
a lack of economic growth
The US won the Space Race, which humiliated the USSR.
Before the Soviet Union was formed, Russian leaders were called ___________.
tsar
petrograd
president
premier
This is one of the reasons why the people of Russia lost faith in Nicholas II as ruler of the Russian Empire.
Russia lost a war with Japan.
Russia lost World War II.
Nicholas II wanted to adopt Communism.
Nicholas II wanted to move the government from Saint Petersburg to Moscow.
This economic ideology centers on the fact that the government owns the means of producing goods and is in charge of distributing wealth equally.
Communism
Capitalism
Traditionalism
Feudalism
The Iron Curtain ______________________________.
was an actual wall which separated western Russia from Siberia in eastern Russia
was an actual wall which separated Germany from Russia during World War 2
was an invisible separation between western Europe dominated by the US and eastern Europe dominated by the USSR.
is the force field which keeps students from studying for tests.
The Cold War included these 3 major "competitions" between the US and the Soviet Union.
Space Race
Arms Race
proxy wars
nuclear wars
Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia, The - --
Ural
Europe
Rocky
Himalayas
What would indicate a countries wealth?
Gross domestic Product
Life choices
Life cereal
Gross Dog Products
The Aral sea is evaporating because
Too much rain fall.
Not enough irrigation is used
Large dams keep the water in
Farms and humans access it without replenishment.
The small population is Russia can be explained by
mountains that divide it and harsh climate.
radiation
lack of food
they're too busy.
Cultural diffusion helped spread this religion throughout Russia?
Islam
Hinduism
Eastern Orthodox
Martian
The world longest railroad is the ___________.
Orient Express
Reading Railroad
Transcontinental
Trans-Siberian Railroad
The Soviet republics became independent countries as a result of ___________________.
redistricting
Czar Alexander's birthday
the Trans-Siberian railroad
the Soviet Union's collapse
