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Russia Honors Geography Test Study Guide

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Russia's greatest handicap is arguably its . . .

a)

Soviet past.

b)

czarist past.

c)

lack of resources.

d)

extreme cold.

2.

What has influenced Russia's foreign policy in all periods of Russian history?

a)

the need for clear natural borders

b)

the need for warm-water seaports

c)

both of the above

d)

neither of the above

3.

What is the dominant religion in Russia?

a)

atheism

b)

Catholicism

c)

Protestant Christianity

d)

Russian Orthodox

4.

What term is used to refer to the rulers of Russia from 1547 to 1917?

a)

czar

b)

krai

c)

kremlin

d)

oblast

5.

What did the Communists erect to separate Soviet spoils in World War II from the free countries of western Europe?

a)

Bamboo Curtain

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Carpet Curtain

d)

Paper Curtain

6.

Another name for Russia during the period of Communist rule was the . . .

a)

Gulag.

b)

Soviet Union.

c)

Workers' Paradise.

d)

Glasnost.

7.

The Russian ruler who was responsible for reforms that led eventually to the fall of the Soviet Empire was . . .

a)

Lenin.

b)

Stalin.

c)

Yeltsin.

d)

Gorbachev.

8.

The term glasnost means . . .

a)

"restructuring."

b)

"closed system."

c)

"openness."

d)

"capitalism."

9.

The Russian political unit similar to a state in the United States is the . . .

a)

oblast.

b)

okrug.

c)

krai.

d)

obelisk.

10.

Russia's twenty-one self-governing areas where most of the population, power, and status reside are . . .

a)

oblasts.

b)

okrugs.

c)

krais.

d)

autonomous republics.

11.

Instead of a vice president, Russia's executive branch has a . . .

a)

premier.

b)

prime minister.

c)

provost.

d)

chancellor.

12.

The legislative branch of Russia's national government is the . . .

a)

Parliamentary Assembly.

b)

Constituent Assembly.

c)

Federation Assembly.

d)

Congress.

13.

The second-largest city in Russia is . . .

a)

Moscow.

b)

Krasnodar.

c)

St. Petersburg.

d)

Novgorod.

14.

Russia's key port on the Arctic is . . .

a)

Murmansk.

b)

Vladivostok.

c)

Kaliningrad.

d)

Moscow.

15.

Besides St. Petersburg, Russia's only other port on the Baltic Sea is . . .

a)

Murmansk.

b)

Vladivostok.

c)

Sevastopol.

d)

Kaliningrad.

16.

Which Russian city was known as Stalingrad during the Soviet era?

a)

Moscow

b)

Leningrad

c)

Volgograd

d)

Vladivostok

17.

The second most important river in Russia is the . . .

a)

Don River.

b)

Volga River.

c)

Ural River.

d)

Caspian River.

18.

The vast grasslands of Russia in the Black Earth region are the . . .

a)

steppes.

b)

savannas.

c)

prairies.

d)

plains.

19.

Fiercely independent nomads of Russia who were feared for their elite cavalry are the . . .

a)

Sheiks.

b)

Cossacks.

c)

Vladimirs.

d)

Oblasts.

20.

The highest mountain in Europe is . . .

a)

Mt. St. Helens.

b)

Mt. Ivan.

c)

Mt. Elrod.

d)

Mt. Elbrus.

21.

The breakaway republic that has caused trouble for Russia since 1991 is . . .

a)

Krasnodar.

b)

Georgia.

c)

Chechnya.

d)

Ukraine.

22.

What name describes the great coniferous forests of Siberia?

a)

woodlands

b)

Great Forest

c)

troika

d)

taiga

23.

What is the dominant religion in Russia?

a)

Russian Orthodox

b)

Catholicism.

c)

Protestant Christianity.

d)

Atheism.

24.

What is the large, open space, once a marketplace, in which Lenin's tomb is located?

a)

Red Square

b)

Yunona

c)

Kuznechny

d)

Vasileostrovsky

25.

What former Russian capital was named after Peter the Great?

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Moscow

c)

Vladivostok

d)

Petrograd

e)

Petrivostok

26.

What is the name of Asiatic Russia east of the Urals?

a)

Siberia

b)

Serbia

c)

Kamchatka

d)

Vladivostok

27.

Which city is Russia's primary Pacific port?

a)

Vladivostok

b)

Moscow

c)

Murmansk

d)

St. Petersburg

e)

Petrograd

28.

What has Russia historically lacked that has influenced its foreign policy?

a)

a warm-water seaport

b)

Arable farmland

c)

Uranium

d)

Natural Gas

e)

Oil

29.

What title refers to the rulers of Russia from 1547 to 1917?

a)

Czar

b)

Emperor

c)

Premier

d)

King

30.

What name did Russia and the other former Soviet republics assume after the fall of communism?

a)

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

c)

European Union (EU)

d)

United Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

31.

What massive fortress in Moscow represents Russian political power and influence?

a)

the Kremlin

b)

the Bastille

c)

the Dome of the Rock

d)

the Forbidden City

e)

Fort Knox

32.

Which Russian river is the longest river in Europe?

a)

Volga River

b)

Ob River

c)

Yenisei River

d)

Ural River

e)

Oka River

33.

Which mountain range divides European Russia from Asiatic Russia?

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Caucasus Mountains

c)

Altai Mountains

d)

Sayan Mountains

e)

Koryak Mountains

34.

What railroad links Russia's European and Pacific ports?

a)

Trans-Siberian Railway

b)

Moscow Railway

c)

Zabaikal Railway

d)

East Siberian Railway

e)

North Caucasus Railway

35.

Which peninsula in Pacific Russia includes twenty-nine active volcanoes?

a)

Kamchatka Peninsula

b)

Mikhailov Peninsula

c)

Taymyr Peninsula

d)

Chukchi Peninsula

e)

Faddeyevsky Peninsula

36.

Which islands are a source of dispute between Russia and Japan?

a)

Kuril Islands

b)

Wrangel Islands

c)

Kunashir Islands

d)

Severny Islands

e)

Komsomolets Islands

37.

What was the name of the post-World War II period of tension between Russia and America?

a)

Cold War

b)

Faux War

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Axis War

e)

Stonewall War

38.

Who was the leader of the Russian Revolution of 1917?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Vladimir Putin

e)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

39.

After the leader of the 1917 revolution died, who became the dictator of Russia?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Vladimir Putin

e)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

40.

Who was Yeltsin's successor as the Russian president?

a)

Vladimir Putin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

e)

Vladmir Lenin

41.

What is the new official name of the country of Russia?

a)

Russian Federation

b)

Russian Confederation

c)

Russian Democracy

d)

Russian Republic

e)

Russian Utopia

42.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Russian dictator during World War II

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Vladimir Ilich Lenin

d)

Vladimir Putin

e)

Joseph Stalin

43.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Second president of post-Communist Russia

a)

Boris Yeltsin

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Vladimir Ilich Lenin

d)

Vladimir Putin

e)

Joseph Stalin

44.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


First Russian ruler, 1547

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Vladimir Ilich Lenin

d)

Vladimir Putin

e)

Joseph Stalin

45.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


First president of post-Communist Russia

a)

Boris Yeltsin

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Vladimir Ilich Lenin

d)

Vladimir Putin

e)

Joseph Stalin

46.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Last ruler of the Soviet Union

a)

Boris Yeltsin

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Vladimir Ilich Lenin

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

e)

Joseph Stalin

47.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Led the 1917 Russian Revolution

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Vladimir Ilich Lenin

d)

Vladimir Putin

e)

Joseph Stalin

48.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Linked to the Arctic coast by the White Sea-Baltic Canal

a)

Moscow

b)

Murmansk

c)

Novgorod

d)

St. Petersburg

e)

Vladivostok

49.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Main Pacific port that is accessible year round thanks to huge icebreakers

a)

Moscow

b)

Murmansk

c)

Novgorod

d)

St. Petersburg

e)

Vladivostok

50.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


First Russian city

a)

Moscow

b)

Murmansk

c)

Novgorod

d)

St. Petersburg

e)

Vladivostok

51.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Capital of Russia

a)

Moscow

b)

Murmansk

c)

Novgorod

d)

St. Petersburg

e)

Vladivostok

52.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


What is the name of the massive fortress in Moscow that represents Russian political power and influence?

a)

Kuril

b)

Kamchatka

c)

Kremlin

d)

Ural

e)

Volga

53.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Which Russian river is the longest river in Europe?

a)

Kuril

b)

Kamchatka

c)

Kremlin

d)

Ural

e)

Volga

54.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


The _____ mountain range divides European Russia from Asiatic Russia.

a)

Kuril

b)

Kamchatka

c)

Kremlin

d)

Ural

e)

Volga

55.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


The ______ Peninsula in Pacific Russia includes twenty-nine active volcanoes.

a)

Kuril

b)

Kamchatka

c)

Kremlin

d)

Ural

e)

Volga

56.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


What is the name of the large, open space, once a marketplace, in which Lenin's tomb is located?

a)

Kuril

b)

Vladivostok

c)

Red Square

d)

Ural

e)

Volga

57.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


The _____ Islands are a source of dispute between Russia and Japan.

a)

Kuril

b)

Vladivostok

c)

Red Square

d)

Ural

e)

Volga

58.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Which city is Russia's primary Pacific port?

a)

Kuril

b)

Vladivostok

c)

Red Square

d)

Ural

e)

Volga

59.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Arctic seaport

a)

Moscow

b)

Murmansk

c)

Novgorod

d)

St. Petersburg

e)

Vladivostok