WorksheetsCA #4: Russia Study Guide - Hiles HJH
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Who was the group of revolutionaries that seized control of the government by the end of 1917?
Bolsheviks
Crusaders
Urals
Russians
What river is both Europe and Russia is known as the longest most important waterway?
Mississippi
Nile
Volga
Ob'
What event came close to a real war between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Humid War
World War II
Balkan War
Cold War
Which two sports are most popular in Russia?
Baseball and Football
Football and Soccer
Soccer and Ice Hockey
Baseball and Basketball
Who was sending missiles to Cuba?
United States
Soviets
France
Japan
Who is the president of Russia who maintains control over the country, making it difficult to call it a full democracy?
Barney Fife
Vladimir Putin
Kim Jong-un
Adolf Hitler
How many great rivers are located in Siberia that flow north and empty into the Arctic Ocean?
10
5
1
4
Which river is not one of the main four rivers located in Siberia that flow north and empty into the Arctic Ocean?
Ob'
Lena
Nile
Yenisey
Irtysh
What is a large coniferous forest called?
Tundra
Grassland
Taiga
Desert
Which term is used to describe the permanently frozen, lower layers of the soil in a tundra and subarctic climate?
Fog
Permafrost
Hail
Ice
True or False: Novaya Zemlya is an archipelago consisting of two large and several small islands; and a large part of it is covered in ice year-round.
True
False
What are the mountains that divide Russia into Europe and Asia?
Urals
Caucasus
Rocky
Putoran
What is the capital of Russia and where is it located?
Moscow, East
Saint Petersburg, North
Moscow, West
Saint Petersburg, South
The Central Russian Upland was formed by the ____________ of the Russian plain.
rising
lowering
shifting
push
Which sea is the largest inland body of salt water in the world and about the size of California?
Black Sea
Baltic Sea
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Which sea is just like the Caspian Sea by making the region's summers cooler and winters warmer?
Red Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Baltic Sea
What is Russia's steel industry fueled by?
Coal and Magnesium
Gold and Iron Ore
Lignite and Silver
Coal and Iron Ore
Where is the Volga River located in Russia?
West
East
South
North
________ of the world's canned fish and ________ of the world's frozen fish are produced in Russia.
1/3 and 1/4
1/3 and 2/3
1/4 and 3/8
1/2 and 3/4
Who fought the Russian troops to gain their independence in the early 1900s?
French
Chechens
British
Japanese
True or False: The Ural Mountains stretch from west to east through Russia?
True
False
True or False: The Ural Mountains stretch north and south through Russia and form a boundary between Europe and Asia?
True
False
There are 3 natural resources found in Siberia. Which one is not one of the 3 natural resources?
Natural Gas
Coal
Oil
Iron Ore
Where is Saint Basil Cathedral located at in Russia?
Saint Petersburg
Moscow
Yakutsk
Novgorod
Which answer choice is correct?
Russia is the largest country in the world based on landmass and area.
Russia is the largest country in the world based on population.
How many time zones does Russia cover in Europe and Asia combined?
20
11
2
6
Where is Siberia located at in Russia?
West
South
East
North
