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RUSSIA - Unit Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Present day Russia is a limited government because people are allowed to __________ in open elections.

a)

dictator

b)

president

c)

vote

d)

prime minister

2.

Russia’s most important industry is _________ _________

a)

Petroleum Extraction

b)

Gold Extraction

c)

Coal Extraction

d)

Diamond Extraction

3.

Written document that is the highest law in the land and is used to govern the U.S. is __________

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Constitution

c)

Primary

d)

Secondary

4.

The World's largest country is

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

Australia

d)

United States

5.

Do Russian people smile all the time especially out of courtesy?

a)
b)
c)
6.
Some Geographers call Europe and Asia
a)
Eurasia
b)
Eastern Asia
c)
Asiarope
d)
Western Russia
7.
What is another word for Tsar (Czar)?
a)
Immigrant
b)
King
c)
Refugee
d)
Serf/Poor Laboror
8.

Which religious tradition separated from the Roman Catholic Church in Europe, spread to Russia, and blended into Russia culture?

a)

Eastern Orthodoxy

b)

Buddhism

c)

Rabbinic Judaism

d)

Communism

9.

Most Russian urban centers are located in which part of the country?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

10.

Which Asian nation shown in the map is Russia?

a)

Nation labeled with # 1

b)

Nation labeled with # 2

c)

Nation labeled with # 5

d)

Nation labeled with # 14

11.

How many time zones does Russia have?

a)

4

b)

11

c)

7

d)

15

12.

Why is Russia's population unevenly distributed?

a)

Economic systems

b)

Religion

c)

Climate

13.

Who were the 2 superpowers involved in the Cold war?

a)

Cuba and the US

b)

The US and the Soviet Union

c)

The Soviet Union and Europe

d)

China and Europe

14.

One of the coldest, most inhospitable places on earth...

a)

Siberia

b)

North European Plain

c)

Volga River Basin

d)

Sahara Desert

15.

What is the name of the railroad that would eventually link Moscow to the Pacific port of Vlasivostok, that was built between 1891 and 1903?

a)

Trans-Siberian Railroad

b)

TranVlasivostok Railroad

c)

Trans-Moscow Railroad

d)

Trans-Pacific Railroad

16.
Communism is a political and economic system in which the _____________ owns and controls production.
a)
public
b)
government  
17.

Russia's location can be described as?

a)

East of Europe and most of North Asia.

b)

South of China and North of Asia.

c)

West of Europe and most of South Asia.

d)

North of China and South of Asia.

18.

Russia is the

a)

Smallest country in Asia.

b)

Largest country in Asia.

c)

most of Asia.

d)

most of Europe

19.

Russia has the longest __________ in the world.

a)

train

b)

summer

c)

day

d)

mountain

20.

Which mountains separate Europe and Asia ?

a)

Ural

b)

Europe

c)

Rocky

d)

Himalayas

21.

The current president of Russia is

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Vladimir Putin

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Ivan the Terrible

22.

Which country claimed land in the New World in order to profit from the fur trade.

a)

America

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Great Britian

23.

Which power of the 3 branches allows the Supreme Court to declare an existing law unconstitutional?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Executive

d)

unlimited government

24.

Art from is very popular in Russia and respected around the world. Which type of art is this?

a)

Movies

b)

Ballet

c)

Music

d)

Space Race

25.

Russia has a low standard of living after the fall of the Soviet Union. T or F

a)

T

b)

F

26.

A typical colorful architectural feature found on many Russian cathedrals are ______________________.

a)

onion domes

b)

pillars

c)

wooden dolls

d)

graphited buildings

27.

The SPACE RACEwas more of a competition between United States and __________________.

a)

Australia

b)

Canada

c)

China

d)

Russia

28.

COMMUNISM gained a popularity in Russia mainly because the people were just tired of WHAT!

a)

being ruled by czars

b)

starving to death

c)

the Russian Revolution

d)

high number of immigrants

29.

What form of Christianity is most common in RUSSIA?

a)

Catholicism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Russian Orthodox

d)

Islam

30.

The most popular and respected form of art in Russia is known around the world. What is that form of art?

a)

Movies

b)

Skiing

c)

Ballet

d)

Mountain Climbing

31.

Most Russians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus by taking off of work on -----

a)

Ramdan

b)

4th of July

c)

Easter

d)

Veteran's Day

32.

Having 3 branches of government, Executive, Legislative and Judicial, has became part of these two countries Constitutional law--------

a)

China and Poland

b)

Cuba and Spain

c)

US and Russia

d)

North Pole and South Pole

33.

Russia has limits placed on its ability to trade with other countries because it lacks access to the mostly----

a)

ships

b)

glaciers

c)

warm water ports

d)

no access to oceans

34.

US became part of the Cold War against Russia mainly because it contributed to the spread of

a)

Christianity

b)

Hitler's Power

c)

Islamic terrorism

d)

Communism