WorksheetsRussia Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is true about the physical region of Russia in the Northernmost sections?
The region is subarctic.
The region is tropical.
The region is hot, and arid.
The region is a rain forest.
What is true about western region of Russia based on the image?
The capital of Russia is located there.
It is where most polar bears live.
It is where they mine for gold.
It is the subarctic zone.
What is true about the population of Russia based on the map?
Most people live in Siberia.
Most people live in the West, near Europe.
Most people live near the Arctic circle.
The West is the least populated area of Russia.
What is true about the Ural Mountains based on the map?
The Ural Mountains can't be crossed, and so there is no migration between the West and East.
Most of the urban areas of Russia are East of the Ural mountains.
The Ural Mountains separates Russia between its European and Asian areas.
The Ural mountains are very low and easy to cross.
What is true about Russia's elevation based on the image?
Russia's elevation is low all across the region.
Only the Western region has high elevations.
Only the Eastern region is at sea level.
Eastern Russia has higher elevation than the Western Russia.
What does the image signify about Russia's history?
Russia changed only its flag.
The former USSR changed its government and economy.
The former USSR was taken over by a rival group.
France took control of Russia.
Select three: Which are characteristics of communism?
The state owns all of the businesses.
The state controls the distribution of goods and services.
Production of goods is controlled by the government.
The state encourages entrepreneurship and private ownership.
Ethnic conflicts contributed to the breakup of the Soviet Union. What are ethnic conflicts?
Conflicts between people who share the same culture and history.
Conflicts between people with different cultures and beliefs.
Conflicts between nation-states.
Conflicts within a family group.
How did other nations respond to ethnic conflicts after the breakup of the Soviet Union?
The nations of Europe and the U.S. did not respond.
Only African nations helped negotiate peace.
The nations of Europe and the U.S. worked to establish peace.
Only communist nations helped negotiate peace.
The images shows an example of "cultural borrowing" in Russia. Is cultural borrowing a good or bad thing?
Cultural borrowing is always bad because it changes cultures.
Cultural borrowing is always good because cultures need new ideas.
Cultural borrowing is wrong because people should always follow their own traditions.
Cultural borrowing can be good or bad depending on what it changes.
Which religious tradition separated from the Catholic Church in Europe and spread to Russia?
Buddhism
Communism
Judaism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Most Russian urban centers are located in?
North
South
East
West
In a communist economy like the former Soviet Union, decision are primarily made by:
central government
consumers and producers
indigenous leaders
the owners of major industries
which is true of a market economy but not true of a communist system?
supply is determined by government
production meets government quotas
government exercises less control of the economy
government determines product availability
The government of Russia is more limited than the government of the Soviet Union because:
people are allowed to vote
government has control over the economy
the military answers directly to the president
the new constitution permits the president tor rule for life
ongoing violence and conflict within Russian society is primarily related to:
gender inequality
language barriers
ethnic differences
widespread poverty
