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Eastern European/Russia Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is known at the "breadbasket" of Europe?

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

N. European Plain

c)

Danube River

d)

Siberia

2.

Cultural division in Eastern Europe can be because of the physical geography. (mountains)

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Danube River is important to Eastern Europe because...

a)

It is the phyisical border between Europe and Asia

b)

It is where the Soviet Union lost control of the west

c)

It is good for trade, transportation, and agriculture

d)

It provides a lot of resources that Russia can't get to

4.

Nationalism has both positive and negative effects

a)

True

b)

False

5.

There are many languages in Eastern Europe. Most are related to what other language?

a)

English

b)

German

c)

Russian

d)

Spanish

6.

Which of the following best describes a czar?

a)

Russian monarchy

b)

A foreign car

c)

The border between east and west Germany

d)

The Cold War

7.

Why can't Russia use some of its resources?

a)

They are of limited supply

b)

They are controlled by other satellite states

c)

They are located in Siberia and are hard to get to

d)

They were destroyed in the Cold War

8.

When did the Cold War end?

a)

Early to mid 1990s

b)

1945

c)

2001

d)

1776

9.

The Soviet Union had control over other countries through puppet governments, where were these located?

a)

Western Europe

b)

Southern Europe (Mediterranean)

c)

Scandanavia

d)

Eastern Europe

10.

Prior to adopting communism, what type of government system did Russia have?

a)

Democratic

b)

Feudalism

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

11.

What is an absolute monarchy?

a)

The King and Queen control the government

b)

Elected officials control the government

c)

Voters elect their King and Queen

d)

One elected party rules over the entire country

12.

Which two religions are the most common in Eastern Europe

a)

Islam and Hinduism

b)

Protestantism and Catholicism

c)

Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy

d)

Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism

13.

Which of the following best describes Balkanization?

a)

A region that breaks up into hostile units

b)

A group of people who are alike culturally

c)

The mountainous area near Greece

d)

Puppet governments under the Soviet Union

14.

Satellite States can be best describes as...

a)

A country whose government is influenced by another government

b)

Smaller nations that want to become their own state

c)

Countries who have been orbiting Earth through satellite systems

d)

Countries who help other countries through monetary donations

15.

Which of the following is known as the hostile indirect conflict between the USA and the Soviet Union?

a)

World War II

b)

The Cold War

c)

The American Revolution

d)

The Crusades

16.

A culturally defined group of people is known as

a)

a state

b)

a nation

c)

a country

d)

a government

17.

A culturally defined groups of people who become independent is called..

a)

a nation-state

b)

a government

c)

an ethnic group

d)

balkanization

18.

Which of the following is the deepest lake in the world?

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Aral Sea

c)

Lake Baikal

d)

Joe Pool Lake

19.

What is the name of the nuclear meltdown/explosion that happened in Ukraine?

a)

Permafrost

b)

Communism

c)

Siberia

d)

Chernobyl

20.

Which of the following mountain ranges separates Europe and Asia?

a)

Balkan Mountains

b)

Pyrenees Mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Caucasus Mountains

21.

A layer of hard and frozen soil is called

a)

Permafrost

b)

Snow

c)

Ice

d)

The Arctic Ocean

22.

What lake is shrinking due to water being diverted for agriculture?

a)

Aral Sea

b)

Lake Baikal

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Baltic Sea

23.

Is the Volga River the longest river in Europe?

a)

Yes!

b)

No...

24.

Where is Siberia located?

a)

Mostly in the N. Eastern part of Russia

b)

West of the Ural Mountains

c)

On the Scandinavian Peninsula

d)

Southern border of Russia

25.

Oil drilling is taking place in what part of Russia?

a)

In the West because it is warm and people want to work there

b)

In the Arctic Ocean because their on-land reserves are running out

c)

In the south because resources aren't found anywhere else

d)

On the east coast but they haven't drilled in a while because of earthquakes