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WorksheetsEastern European/Russia Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of the following is known at the "breadbasket" of Europe?
Ural Mountains
N. European Plain
Danube River
Siberia
Cultural division in Eastern Europe can be because of the physical geography. (mountains)
True
False
The Danube River is important to Eastern Europe because...
It is the phyisical border between Europe and Asia
It is where the Soviet Union lost control of the west
It is good for trade, transportation, and agriculture
It provides a lot of resources that Russia can't get to
Nationalism has both positive and negative effects
True
False
There are many languages in Eastern Europe. Most are related to what other language?
English
German
Russian
Spanish
Which of the following best describes a czar?
Russian monarchy
A foreign car
The border between east and west Germany
The Cold War
Why can't Russia use some of its resources?
They are of limited supply
They are controlled by other satellite states
They are located in Siberia and are hard to get to
They were destroyed in the Cold War
When did the Cold War end?
Early to mid 1990s
1945
2001
1776
The Soviet Union had control over other countries through puppet governments, where were these located?
Western Europe
Southern Europe (Mediterranean)
Scandanavia
Eastern Europe
Prior to adopting communism, what type of government system did Russia have?
Democratic
Feudalism
Constitutional Monarchy
Dictatorship
What is an absolute monarchy?
The King and Queen control the government
Elected officials control the government
Voters elect their King and Queen
One elected party rules over the entire country
Which two religions are the most common in Eastern Europe
Islam and Hinduism
Protestantism and Catholicism
Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy
Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism
Which of the following best describes Balkanization?
A region that breaks up into hostile units
A group of people who are alike culturally
The mountainous area near Greece
Puppet governments under the Soviet Union
Satellite States can be best describes as...
A country whose government is influenced by another government
Smaller nations that want to become their own state
Countries who have been orbiting Earth through satellite systems
Countries who help other countries through monetary donations
Which of the following is known as the hostile indirect conflict between the USA and the Soviet Union?
World War II
The Cold War
The American Revolution
The Crusades
A culturally defined group of people is known as
a state
a nation
a country
a government
A culturally defined groups of people who become independent is called..
a nation-state
a government
an ethnic group
balkanization
Which of the following is the deepest lake in the world?
Lake Superior
Aral Sea
Lake Baikal
Joe Pool Lake
What is the name of the nuclear meltdown/explosion that happened in Ukraine?
Permafrost
Communism
Siberia
Chernobyl
Which of the following mountain ranges separates Europe and Asia?
Balkan Mountains
Pyrenees Mountains
Ural Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
A layer of hard and frozen soil is called
Permafrost
Snow
Ice
The Arctic Ocean
What lake is shrinking due to water being diverted for agriculture?
Aral Sea
Lake Baikal
Caspian Sea
Baltic Sea
Is the Volga River the longest river in Europe?
Yes!
No...
Where is Siberia located?
Mostly in the N. Eastern part of Russia
West of the Ural Mountains
On the Scandinavian Peninsula
Southern border of Russia
Oil drilling is taking place in what part of Russia?
In the West because it is warm and people want to work there
In the Arctic Ocean because their on-land reserves are running out
In the south because resources aren't found anywhere else
On the east coast but they haven't drilled in a while because of earthquakes
