WorksheetsRussia Honors Geography Test Study Guide
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 59mins
Russia's greatest handicap is arguably its . . .
Soviet past.
czarist past.
lack of resources.
extreme cold.
What has influenced Russia's foreign policy in all periods of Russian history?
the need for clear natural borders
the need for warm-water seaports
both of the above
neither of the above
What is the dominant religion in Russia?
atheism
Catholicism
Protestant Christianity
Russian Orthodox
What term is used to refer to the rulers of Russia from 1547 to 1917?
czar
krai
kremlin
oblast
What did the Communists erect to separate Soviet spoils in World War II from the free countries of western Europe?
Bamboo Curtain
Iron Curtain
Carpet Curtain
Paper Curtain
Another name for Russia during the period of Communist rule was the . . .
Gulag.
Soviet Union.
Workers' Paradise.
Glasnost.
The Russian ruler who was responsible for reforms that led eventually to the fall of the Soviet Empire was . . .
Lenin.
Stalin.
Yeltsin.
Gorbachev.
The term glasnost means . . .
"restructuring."
"closed system."
"openness."
"capitalism."
The Russian political unit similar to a state in the United States is the . . .
oblast.
okrug.
krai.
obelisk.
Russia's twenty-one self-governing areas where most of the population, power, and status reside are . . .
oblasts.
okrugs.
krais.
autonomous republics.
Instead of a vice president, Russia's executive branch has a . . .
premier.
prime minister.
provost.
chancellor.
The legislative branch of Russia's national government is the . . .
Parliamentary Assembly.
Constituent Assembly.
Federation Assembly.
Congress.
The second-largest city in Russia is . . .
Moscow.
Krasnodar.
St. Petersburg.
Novgorod.
Russia's key port on the Arctic is . . .
Murmansk.
Vladivostok.
Kaliningrad.
Moscow.
Besides St. Petersburg, Russia's only other port on the Baltic Sea is . . .
Murmansk.
Vladivostok.
Sevastopol.
Kaliningrad.
Which Russian city was known as Stalingrad during the Soviet era?
Moscow
Leningrad
Volgograd
Vladivostok
The second most important river in Russia is the . . .
Don River.
Volga River.
Ural River.
Caspian River.
The vast grasslands of Russia in the Black Earth region are the . . .
steppes.
savannas.
prairies.
plains.
Fiercely independent nomads of Russia who were feared for their elite cavalry are the . . .
Sheiks.
Cossacks.
Vladimirs.
Oblasts.
The highest mountain in Europe is . . .
Mt. St. Helens.
Mt. Ivan.
Mt. Elrod.
Mt. Elbrus.
The breakaway republic that has caused trouble for Russia since 1991 is . . .
Krasnodar.
Georgia.
Chechnya.
Ukraine.
What name describes the great coniferous forests of Siberia?
woodlands
Great Forest
troika
taiga
What is the dominant religion in Russia?
Russian Orthodox
Catholicism.
Protestant Christianity.
Atheism.
What is the large, open space, once a marketplace, in which Lenin's tomb is located?
Red Square
Yunona
Kuznechny
Vasileostrovsky
What former Russian capital was named after Peter the Great?
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Vladivostok
Petrograd
Petrivostok
What is the name of Asiatic Russia east of the Urals?
Siberia
Serbia
Kamchatka
Vladivostok
Which city is Russia's primary Pacific port?
Vladivostok
Moscow
Murmansk
St. Petersburg
Petrograd
What has Russia historically lacked that has influenced its foreign policy?
a warm-water seaport
Arable farmland
Uranium
Natural Gas
Oil
What title refers to the rulers of Russia from 1547 to 1917?
Czar
Emperor
Premier
King
What name did Russia and the other former Soviet republics assume after the fall of communism?
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
European Union (EU)
United Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
What massive fortress in Moscow represents Russian political power and influence?
the Kremlin
the Bastille
the Dome of the Rock
the Forbidden City
Fort Knox
Which Russian river is the longest river in Europe?
Volga River
Ob River
Yenisei River
Ural River
Oka River
Which mountain range divides European Russia from Asiatic Russia?
Ural Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
Altai Mountains
Sayan Mountains
Koryak Mountains
What railroad links Russia's European and Pacific ports?
Trans-Siberian Railway
Moscow Railway
Zabaikal Railway
East Siberian Railway
North Caucasus Railway
Which peninsula in Pacific Russia includes twenty-nine active volcanoes?
Kamchatka Peninsula
Mikhailov Peninsula
Taymyr Peninsula
Chukchi Peninsula
Faddeyevsky Peninsula
Which islands are a source of dispute between Russia and Japan?
Kuril Islands
Wrangel Islands
Kunashir Islands
Severny Islands
Komsomolets Islands
What was the name of the post-World War II period of tension between Russia and America?
Cold War
Faux War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Axis War
Stonewall War
Who was the leader of the Russian Revolution of 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
After the leader of the 1917 revolution died, who became the dictator of Russia?
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Who was Yeltsin's successor as the Russian president?
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Vladmir Lenin
What is the new official name of the country of Russia?
Russian Federation
Russian Confederation
Russian Democracy
Russian Republic
Russian Utopia
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Russian dictator during World War II
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ivan the Terrible
Vladimir Ilich Lenin
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
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Second president of post-Communist Russia
Boris Yeltsin
Ivan the Terrible
Vladimir Ilich Lenin
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
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First Russian ruler, 1547
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ivan the Terrible
Vladimir Ilich Lenin
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
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First president of post-Communist Russia
Boris Yeltsin
Ivan the Terrible
Vladimir Ilich Lenin
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
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Last ruler of the Soviet Union
Boris Yeltsin
Ivan the Terrible
Vladimir Ilich Lenin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
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Led the 1917 Russian Revolution
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ivan the Terrible
Vladimir Ilich Lenin
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
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Linked to the Arctic coast by the White Sea-Baltic Canal
Moscow
Murmansk
Novgorod
St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
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Main Pacific port that is accessible year round thanks to huge icebreakers
Moscow
Murmansk
Novgorod
St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
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First Russian city
Moscow
Murmansk
Novgorod
St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
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Capital of Russia
Moscow
Murmansk
Novgorod
St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
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What is the name of the massive fortress in Moscow that represents Russian political power and influence?
Kuril
Kamchatka
Kremlin
Ural
Volga
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Which Russian river is the longest river in Europe?
Kuril
Kamchatka
Kremlin
Ural
Volga
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The _____ mountain range divides European Russia from Asiatic Russia.
Kuril
Kamchatka
Kremlin
Ural
Volga
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The ______ Peninsula in Pacific Russia includes twenty-nine active volcanoes.
Kuril
Kamchatka
Kremlin
Ural
Volga
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What is the name of the large, open space, once a marketplace, in which Lenin's tomb is located?
Kuril
Vladivostok
Red Square
Ural
Volga
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The _____ Islands are a source of dispute between Russia and Japan.
Kuril
Vladivostok
Red Square
Ural
Volga
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Which city is Russia's primary Pacific port?
Kuril
Vladivostok
Red Square
Ural
Volga
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Arctic seaport
Moscow
Murmansk
Novgorod
St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
