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WorksheetsRussia Review Quiz
Total questions: 109
Worksheet time: 55mins
There is volcanic activity on the ______ Peninsula.
Kamchatka
Korean
Taymyr
Chukcii
The ______________ River is an important source of hydroelectric power in European Russia.
Yenisei
Don
Volga
A majority of Russia’s population lives within a _______________ climate zone.
tundra
continental
subarctic
The Siberian tiger can be found in the ___________.
city of Moscow
birch
taiga
steppes
The highest peak in Russia is found in the _______ Mountains.
Altay
Verkhoyansk
Caucasus
Ural
European Russia is divided from Asian Russia by the ______ Mountains.
Verkhoyansk
Hindu Kush
Altay
Ural
Russia is part of the continent of _______.
Australia
South America
Eurasia
North America
How has Russia’s harsh climate affected its people?
It has made them cold and stubborn.
It has made them tough and given them protection.
It hasn’t affected them at all.
It has made them sickly and easy to conquer.
Another animal found in the taiga is the ________________.
lemur
brown bear
zebra
The Central Siberian ______ is located in central Siberia.
Peninsula
Desert
Plateau
Mountains
The West Siberian Plain and the _____ Plain have made
Russia vulnerable to attack over the years.
Southern European
Central Siberian Plateau
Himalayan Plateau
North European
In addition to the Volga, the Don and the Dnieper are also prominent rivers in ______ Russia.
Asian
Siberian
northwestern
European
______ is the largest country in the world in terms of area.
China
Canada
The United States
Russia
The _______ is a vast forest that covers most of Siberia.
taiga
Yenisei
Amazon
The coldest temperatures in Russia occur in ________.
European Russia
Siberia
Moscow
_________ is known as the “Pearl of Siberia” because of its vast blue waters.
Lake Baikal
The Caspian Sea
The Volga River
The largest river system to the east of the Ural Mountains in Russia is affectionately known as “Mother _______.”
Irtysh
Volga
Yenisey
Don
________ is a seaport that was extremely important to the Europeanization of Russia.
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Kiev
Russia’s most fertile ground is located in a steppe climate, but most of the farming takes place in a ___________ climate zone.
continental
tundra
subarctic
What vegetation is typical of the subarctic zone in Russia?
coniferous trees
corn and sunflowers
wheat and barley
birch trees
The _______ is an important military port to Russia.
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Okhotsk
Laptev Sea
The ___________ and Arctic oceans are located along the shores of Russia.
Pacific
Amazon
Atlantic
The city of _______ is located on the North European Plain.
Moscow
Ulan Ude
Omsk
Tomsk
______ rain is the leading cause of destruction of the taiga.
Lead
Red
Acid
Thunder
Russia is a major supplier of oil and natural gas to ________.
Southeast Asia
Europe
the Middle East
Japan
Russia is a major supplier of oil and natural gas to ________.
Southeast Asia
Europe
the Middle East
Japan
________________ are natural resources most important to Russia’s economy.
Electronics and weapons
Fish and timber
Fertilizer and farmland
Preservation of the taiga is important because it is one of the world’s largest producers of _________.
oxygen
coal
gold
______ is the primary source of water and air pollution in Russia.
The military
Technology
Industry
Overpopulation
During the time of the ______ , Russia’s environment was subject to a high amount of pollution.
Slavs
Soviets
czars
Ukrainians
Three major minerals mined in Russia are _______.
aluminum, steel, and tungsten
nickel, copper, and platinum
nickel, copper, and gold
aluminum, steel, and silver
_______________ has been the most important source of revenue in the turnaround of the Russian economy.
Farming
Oil
Fishing
Much of Russia’s natural resources are difficult to exploit due to _______.
location and climate
climate
none of these
location
The USSR used to have a(n) ______ economy.
command
free-market
democratic
laissez-faire
______ soil is very fertile and can be found in the Black Earth belt of Russia.
Sandy
Loess
Chernozem
Clay
__________ is found in abundance in Siberia.
Leather
Oil
Wheat
Nearly 20% of Russia’s electricity demands are produced by ______________ plants.
hypercritical
hydroelectric
nuclear
_____________ helped the Russian economy to achieve a level of industrial production higher than that of the USSR.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
Rye, wheat, barley, and sunflower seeds are grown in Russia’s _____________.
Siberian region
Black Earth belt
taiga
During the Soviet era, large amounts of nuclear waste were dumped into the ______ Ocean.
Atlantic
Arctic
Southern
Indian
The ______ is the Russian currency.
euro
koruno
ruble
tugrik
The taiga is a rich source of ______ for Russia.
iron ore
silver
potash
timber
The majority of Russia’s iron ore reserves are found in _____________ Russia.
southwest
eastern
northwest
The leading economic sector in Russia today is ______________.
industry
service
farming
farming
none of these
oil, corn, and wheat
oil, coal, and natural gas
nuclear power
A(n) ______ is a religious painting used to direct the prayers of Eastern Orthodox Christians.
devotional
imaginere
icon
fresco
The three major ethnic groups in Russia include Indo-European, Turkic, and ______ peoples.
Caucasian
Paleo-Siberian
Mongolic
Asian
Russia’s most populated cities are located in _____ Russia.
Asian
all parts of
European
The financial difficulties that followed the collapse of the USSR were made worse by _______.
an increased death rate
famine
an economic embargo
ethnic violence
During 10th century, Russia adopted ________.
Islam
Hinduism
Atheism
Christianity
______ was one of Russia’s greatest writers.
Dostoyevsky
Beethoven
Tchaikovsky
Ivan III
Which religion has had the greatest impact on Russian art and culture?
Roman Catholicism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Buddhism
Islam
________ is the most populated city in Russia.
Moscow
Omsk
Nizhniy Tagil
Smolensk
The _____ are the largest group of Turkic people in Russia.
Tatars
Bashkir
Chechen
Ukrainians
Which of these has been a leading factor in the declining population of Russia?
increased birthrate
increased death rate
decreasing natural resources
increased pollution
______ overthrew Mongol rule and united all the Russias.
Ivan III
Catherine the Great
Peter the Great
Czar Nicolas II
_____ are the second-largest ethnic group in Russia.
Dargins
Chuvash
Ukranians
Armenians
_____ failure was the primary reason for the collapse of the USSR.
Military
Social
Economic
The Church’s
Czar Peter the Great wanted to make Russia more like ________.
no other nations
Western Europe
Asia
America
A large majority of Russians live in ________ areas.
urban
suburban
rural
What did the Bolshevik party promise would be established under Soviet rule?
none of these
a classless state and the potential for common laborers to enjoy the benefits of their work
the potential for common laborers to enjoy the benefits of their work
a classless state
The _______ ruled Russia with absolute authority.
icons
socialists
Tatars
czars
________ have had the greatest influence on Russian culture.
Turks
Europeans
Slavs
Serbs
The ______ were the first people of Russia.
Belarusians
Kazakhs
Tatars
Slavs
The _____ was established in Russia during the 9th century.
Russian Orthodox Church
Kievan Rus
October Revolution
first Russian czar
The Slavs have had the ________ influence on Russian culture.
least amount of
greatest
Czar _________ wanted to make Russia more like Western Europe.
Peter the Great
Alexander II
Catherine the Great
Ivan III
Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of __________.
average income
population
area
arable land
Fish and timber are natural resources _______ to Russia’s economy.
not important
important
foreign
The taiga is a vast forest that covers most of _______
the Central Russian Upland
Mongolian Plateau
European Russia
Siberia
The ______ important economic sector in Russia today is industry.
least
most
Russia’s _______ populated cities are located in European Russia.
least
most
During the __________ century, Russian rulers adopted Christianity.
13th
10th
12th
9th
In addition to the Volga, the _________ and the Dnieper are also prominent rivers in European Russia.
Don
Caspian
Lena
Yenisei
A large majority of Russians live __________.
in urban areas
north of the Arctic Circle
on farms
east of the Ural Mountains
The three major ethnic groups in Russia include Indo-European, Caucasian, and _________ peoples.
Ukrainian
Turkic
Asian
Crimean
The ________ temperature in Russia is located in Siberia.
warmest
most temperate
coldest
Vladimir Putin helped the Russian economy to achieve industrial production higher than that of _________.
the USSR
the United States
Japan
The European Union
Economic failure was the primary reason for the _______ of the USSR.
defeat
success
collapse
creation
Oil production has been important to the ________ of the Russian economy.
turnaround
collapse
diversification
The _________ Plateau is located in central Russia.
Central Siberian
Caucasus
Southern
Northern European
_________ rain is the leading cause of the destruction of the taiga.
Cold
Acid
Red
Nuclear
The largest river system to the east of the Ural Mountains in Russia is affectionately known as “Mother _________.”
Volga
Danube
Siberia
Caucasus
The USSR had a _________ economy.
command
capitalistic
mixed
free market
The coldest temperatures in Russia occur in ________.
the Northwestern region
the Volga region
Siberia
Eastern European Plain
The _______ is a vast forest that covers most of Siberia.
tundra
alpine
savanna
taiga
During the 10th century, Russian rulers adopted _________.
Islam
Christianity
Atheism
Confucianism
Russia belongs to the continent of _________.
Australia
East Asia
Eurasia
Europe
The leading economic sector in Russia today is ________.
industry
financial
information technology
retail
______ failure was the primary reason for the collapse of the USSR.
Diplomatic
Educational
Military
Economic
Czar ________ wanted to make Russia more like Western Europe.
Ivan IV
Peter III
Peter the Great
eckCorrectPeter the Great
The _________ were the first people of Russia.
Caucasians
Kievan Rus
Mongolians
Slavs
A large majority of Russians live in ________ areas.
rural
urban
remote
foreign
European Russia is divided from Asian Russia by the _________ Mountains.
Ural
Siberian
Andes
Kamchatka
_________ is very fertile soil found in the Black Earth belt of Russia.
Chernozem
Taiga
Steppe
Loam
Russian art and culture have been most impacted by which religion?
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
________ production has been important to the turnaround of the Russian economy.
Oil
Clothing
Gold
Uranium
The _________ Sea is an important military port to Russia.
Volga
Black
Caspian
Kara
_________ is(are) the primary source of water and air pollution in Russia.
Industry
Nuclear power
LandfillS
Fishing
Russia’s most populated cities are located in _________ Russia.
Arctic
European
Eastern
Asian
________ helped the Russian economy to achieve a level of industrial production higher than that of the USSR.
Gennady Yanayev
Vladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Boris Yeltsin
The three major ethnic groups in Russia include Indo-European, Caucasian, and _________ peoples.
Turkic
Finns
Nepali
Bengalis
In addition to the Volga, the Don and the ________ are also prominent rivers in European Russia.
Dnieper
Ural
Narva
Pechora
The West Siberian Plain and the North European Plain have made Russia vulnerable to _________ over the years.
drought
attack
disease
tornadoes
It is difficult to exploit much of Russia’s natural resources because of _________.
none of these
the lack of workers
location
climate and location
________ and timber are natural resources important to Russia’s economy.
Fish
Diamonds
Diamonds
Aluminum
________ is the largest country in the world in terms of area.
Russia
the United States
China
Canada
The _______ have had the greatest influence on Russian culture.
Romani
Persians
Corsicans
Slavs
_________ is the most populated city in Russia.
Moscow
Volgograd
St. Petersburg
Omsk
