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WorksheetsSpring Semester Review - Chapters 15-19
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 48mins
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Class
Date
1.
The mountain range that separates the Northern European and West Siberian plains is the
a)
Transcaucasia Mountains
b)
Caucasus Mountains
c)
Siberian Mountains
d)
Ural Mountains
2.
The Caucasus Mountains form the border between
a)
Russia and Transcaucasia
b)
Siberian Plan and Georgia
c)
Caucasian Plan and Tian Shan
d)
Siberian Plains and Yenisey River
3.
The fertile soil found on the Northern European Plan is known as
a)
tundra
b)
permafrost
c)
chernozem
d)
plain
4.
The longest river on the European continent is the
a)
Syr River
b)
Amu Darya
c)
Volga River
d)
Irytsh River
5.
The oldest and deepest lake in the world is
a)
Czar Lake
b)
Lake Caspian
c)
Aral Sea
d)
Lake Baikal
6.
A region known for frigid temperatures as well as many natural resources is
a)
Siberia
b)
Georgia
c)
Russia
d)
Uzbekistan
7.
The term used to describe a region's distance away from the moderating influence of the sea is
a)
continentality
b)
taiga
c)
tundra
d)
precipitation
8.
One type of vegetation that is NOT found in Russia and the Republics is
a)
forest
b)
steppe
c)
tundra
d)
swamp
9.
What body of water was damaged by efforts to use its waters for irrigation of nearby farms?
a)
Caspian Sea
b)
Aral Sea
c)
Black Sea
d)
White Sea
10.
The term used to describe the permanently frozen subsoil in Siberia is
a)
frosted
b)
frozen
c)
permafrost
d)
tundra frost
11.
Because Russia and the Republics cover such an expanse of territory, the region
a)
crosses 11 time zones
b)
has a poor economy
c)
has three climate zones
d)
is very mountainous
12.
What is the area that is a dry lowland that includes two large deserts?
a)
Northern European Plain
b)
Transcaucasia Plain
c)
Turan Plain
d)
West Siberian Plain
13.
Russia's large size means that its temperatures and the amount of rainfall it receives is influenced by
a)
continentality
b)
the Gulf Stream
c)
the Arctic Circle
d)
frozen rivers
14.
The environmental problems of the Aral Sea are the result of
a)
oil spills
b)
poorly planned irrigation policeis
c)
nuclear pollution
d)
overfishing
15.
Due to the pollution of the Aral Sea, the population of the region has experienced
a)
poor nutrition, including a lack of fish
b)
a renewed interst in environmental issues.
c)
a significant decline as people move away
d)
an increase in diseases
16.
Coniferous trees grow in the northern tundra of Russia
a)
true
b)
false
17.
The Aral Sea has shrunk by more than 80% because of the runoff carried by rivers and streams deposited chemical pollutants into the water
a)
true
b)
false
18.
Most of the people who settled in Siberia after the Trans-Siberian railroad was built were peasant farmers from European Russia
a)
true
b)
false
19.
Extremely hot water discharged by hydroelectric plants and dams in Russia has caused significant damage to plan and animal habitats
a)
true
b)
false
20.
In Russia and the Republics, the tundra borders the desert region
a)
true
b)
false
21.
"General Winter" is a metaphor for Russia's harsh winter weather that forced Napoleon's army to retreat from an invasion in the early 1800s.
a)
true
b)
false
22.
The Ural Mountains form the eastern border of the Western Siberian Plains
a)
true
b)
false
23.
A major challenge for Russia and the Republics has been the transporting of its rich natural resource out of physically harsh and remote regions.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
both the northern landform regions and the four major vegetation regions of Russia and the Republics run east to west across the continent in wide strips
a)
true
b)
false
25.
Geographers do not agree on whether Europe and Asia are two separate continents or wheter they form a single continent
a)
true
b)
false
26.
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are known as
a)
the Western Republics
b)
the Soviet Republics
c)
the Baltic Republics
d)
the Balkans
27.
The Russian leader whoput an end to Mongol rule was
a)
Ivan the Great
b)
Catherine the Great
c)
Peter the Great
d)
Joseph Stalin
28.
in 1917, the rule of the czars was ended by
a)
the Cold War
b)
the First World War
c)
the Mongol invasion
d)
the Russian Revolution
29.
the leader who granted more economic and political freedom to the people of the former USSR was
a)
Ivan the Great
b)
Mikhail Gorbachev
c)
V. I. Lenin
d)
Joseph Stalin
30.
An economy in which the general government makes all the decisions about a country's economic policies is known as a
a)
command economy
b)
communisitic econmoy
c)
labor economy
d)
collective economy
31.
Because it was a meeting point for people from many areas with different languages, Arab geographers called this area the "Mountain of Language."
a)
Russia and Transcaucasia
b)
the Baltic Republics
c)
Tanscaucasia
d)
St. Peteresburg
32.
After the Russian Revolution, the Soviet military became known as the
a)
Red Army
b)
USSR Army
c)
Russian Army
d)
Revolutionary Army
33.
The decision about whether to consider the Capsian a sea or a lake will help determine
a)
whether it contains fresh water or salt water
b)
how the region's maps will be drawn
c)
how oil resources are divided
d)
where the state's boundaries will be drawn
34.
The famous trade route that went from Chian to the Mediterranean Sea was known as
a)
The China Road
b)
The Mediterranean Road
c)
The Silk Road
d)
The Spice Road
35.
People who have no permanent home, and more according to the seasons in search of food, water and grazing land are kown as
a)
wanderers
b)
herders
c)
yurters
d)
nomads
36.
Because of its location between Europe and Asia and between the Black and Caspian Seas, Transcaucasia has been a migration route for traders and settlers for hundreds of years
a)
true
b)
false
37.
Traditional Russian foods such as black bread and kasha have fallen out of favor with Russians, who now favor western cuisines
a)
true
b)
false
38.
Prior to the Soviet Union's education program in the region, the Transcaucasian population was largely illiterate
a)
true
b)
false
39.
For 50 years, the Soviet Union's nuclear testing in Kazakstan was not carried out at a safe distance from the population and exposed millions of people to high levels of radiation
a)
true
b)
false
40.
When the Soviets drew political boundaries for the new nations of Central Asia, they deliberately included a percentage of ethnic minorities in each country in order to promote the values of cultueral diversity and pluralism
a)
true
b)
false
41.
Peter the Great efforts in modernizing and industrializing Russia succeeded in putting the country on equal footing with the West
a)
true
b)
false
42.
Peter the Great moved Russia's capital to a city on the Baltic Sea to establish closer contact with the West.
a)
true
b)
false
43.
Russia's industrial and technological growth contributed to the unrest that eventually toppled the czars because people were forced to work long hours under harsh conditions
a)
true
b)
false
44.
Transcaucasia has a wide varitey of ethnic groups but most of the population practices the Christian religion
a)
true
b)
false
45.
Millions of people starved to death in famines from the failure of the Soviet's collective farming system
a)
true
b)
false
46.
Which of the following is a cause for the regional conflicts in the Caucasus?
a)
an increase in tourism
b)
demands for more Western Goods
c)
the presence of more than 50 different ethnic groups
d)
the Communist form of government
47.
Which of the following is NOT a republic of the Caucasus region?
a)
Chechnya
b)
North Ossentia
c)
Ukraine
d)
Dagestan
48.
Which of the following events led to the beginning of etnic and regional conflicts in Caucasus?
a)
a problem with the nuclear reacter at Chernobyl
b)
the breakup of the Soviet Union
c)
a peace conference in Paris
d)
the election of Vladmir Putin
49.
Which of the following was used by Russian leaders as part of their moves from a command economy to a caitalist economy?
a)
collective farms
b)
public domain
c)
nuclear power
d)
privatization
50.
Which of the following terms refers to the idea that increasing distances between places tends to reduce interactions among them?
a)
privatization
b)
distance decay
c)
economic reform
d)
federal districts
51.
What is a criminal organization that threatens Russia's economy?
a)
Revolutionary groups
b)
Nagorno-Karabakh
c)
Russian Mafia
d)
Red Army
52.
What mountainous region has caused conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijain?
a)
Chechnya
b)
Chernobyl
c)
North Ossetia
d)
Nagorno-Karabakh
53.
Why do Russian leaders want to import, store and treat the world's nuclear waste?
a)
Leaders want to use their knowledge of nuclear materials
b)
They want to revive the Russian Economy
c)
It is part of a plan to recycle nuclear materials
d)
They have enough land to store nuclear materials for others
54.
Of the following, which is a concern for the United States?
a)
the theft or misuse of Russian nuclear materiasl
b)
the revival of the Soviet Union
c)
that the Russian economy will be better than that of the US
d)
the influence of the Russian mafia on the Russian economy?
55.
Which of the following contributed to Russia's economic crash in 1998?
a)
distance decay
b)
nuclear waste
c)
the high tech industry
d)
failure of new businesses
56.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Chechnya because an independent republic.
a)
true
b)
false
57.
Republics that lie north of the Caucus Mountains are part of Russia
a)
true
b)
false
58.
The three independent countries that make up the Transcaucasian Republics, formerly part of the Soviet Union, are Georgia, Albania and Azerbaijan
a)
true
b)
false
59.
President Vladimir Putin organized Russia's 89 regional governments into seven federal districts in order to better fight organized crime
a)
true
b)
false
60.
The illegal activities of the Russian Mafia have not expanded beyond Russia's borders
a)
true
b)
false
61.
After two invasions by Russia, Chechnya finally gained its independence
a)
true
b)
false
62.
The Russian legislature vetoed a plan to store and treat other country's nuclear waste.
a)
true
b)
false
63.
The dispute between Albania and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh was finally resolved in 2012
a)
true
b)
false
64.
The Russian mafie slowed econmoic reform in Russia
a)
true
b)
false
65.
The last active nuclear reactor in Chernobyl was shut down in 2000
a)
true
b)
false
66.
Africa's great mineral wealth has meant economic prosperity for most of its population
a)
true
b)
false
67.
African nations have been slow to develop the infrastructure needed to manufacture its natural resources
a)
true
b)
false
68.
Nearly 90% of Africa is tropical.
a)
true
b)
false
69.
An enormous tropical rain forest stretches across North Africa
a)
true
b)
false
70.
The largest desert in the world, the Sahara, lies in Southern Africa
a)
true
b)
false
71.
The Serengeti Plain is tropical grasslands with a dry climate and hard soil
a)
true
b)
false
72.
In the rain forest, plants and other vegetation take a long time to decompose.
a)
true
b)
false
73.
In order to slow desertification, some African nations have increased tree planting
a)
true
b)
false
74.
the Nigerian oil industry has caused serious environmental damage in the Niger delta
a)
true
b)
false
75.
The Aswan High Dam has increased the fertiligty of the soil around the Nile
a)
true
b)
false
76.
Which of these rivers provides more than 95% of Egyptians with water?
a)
Congo River
b)
Niger River
c)
Sahara River
d)
Nile River
77.
Which of the following best defines an escarpment?
a)
a gradual slope with a nearly flat plateau on top
b)
a steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top
c)
a long, then valley
d)
a steep slope leading down to a flat river valley
78.
Which of these names Africa's highest peak?
a)
Mount Cemroon
b)
Mount Kenyon
c)
Mount Kilimanjaro
d)
Mount Tibetsi
79.
Which of the following names a location where temperatures can reach 122 F in the summer and fall below freezing at night in winter?
a)
Great Drakensberg Escarpment
b)
Mount Kilimanjaro
c)
the Sahara
d)
the Serengeti
80.
Which of these indentifies the climate area that comprises the smallest area in Africa?
a)
hot, dry deserts
b)
rain forests
c)
tropical grasslands
d)
snow-capped mountains
81.
If you were gazing at a wildebeest through tall grass, in which of these places would you be?
a)
the Serengeti
b)
the Sahara
c)
the canopy of a rain forest
d)
Mount Kilimanjaro
82.
Which of these could you find 6,000 feet below the Sahara?
a)
oasis
b)
aquifer
c)
escarpment
d)
silt
83.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of desertification?
a)
farming
b)
overgrazing of livestock
c)
slash-and-burn agricultural methods
d)
drilling for water
84.
Which of these areas has been severely damaged as a result of drilling for oil?
a)
the Niger delta
b)
the Sahara
c)
the Sahel
d)
Lake Nasser
85.
Which of the following is a problem created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam?
a)
regular water supply
b)
increased irrigation
c)
decreased occurrence of drought
d)
decreased silt deposits on the surrounding farmland
86.
Which of these statements is NOT true of the Masai?
a)
They are known for their intreicate beadwork and jewelry
b)
they weave kente cloth
c)
they have long, pierced ear lobes
d)
they live on grasslands of the rift valleys in Kenya and Tanzania
87.
Which of these best states the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
a)
stop civil war in Africa
b)
divide Africa among ethnic groups
c)
divide Africa among European nations
d)
bring together African and European rulers
88.
Which is currently used as a form of rebellion against Islam?
a)
rai
b)
souks
c)
medina
d)
pandemic
89.
Which contributed most to the greatness of Carthage?
a)
its climate
b)
its geographic location
c)
its natural sources
d)
its rulers
90.
Which of the following best describes a stateless society?
a)
different lineages elect a central power
b)
all people are descneded from a common ancestor
c)
families elect a monarch
d)
people use lineages to govern themselves
91.
which of these places was the departure point for slaves from the mid-1500s to the mid-1800s?
a)
Olduvai Gorge
b)
Carthage
c)
Cape Town
d)
Goree Islands
92.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Fang artwork?
a)
maskes resembling facial features of ancestors
b)
masks painted white with facial features outlined in black
c)
boxes containing skills and bones of deceased ancestors
d)
boxers carved with figures representing protective influnces
93.
Who brought businesses under control after the Democratic Republic of the Congo gained independence
a)
King Leopold II
b)
F.W. de Klerk
c)
Mobutu Sese Seko
d)
Laurent Kabila
94.
Which caused international sanction in South Africa?
a)
vimbuza
b)
apartheid
c)
Bantu Migrations
d)
AIDS Pandemic
95.
Why is Nelson Mandela a hero to many South Africans?
a)
led a long struggle to end apartheid
b)
promoted rai as a tool for protest
c)
led the movement to band Western influences in African art
d)
opened the African interior to European trade
96.
China has been accused of prolonging a bitter conlifct in what nation because they have bought millions of tons of oil from the government of Sudan.
a)
Sahara
b)
Darfur
c)
Somaliland
d)
Waziristan
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