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Russia

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This area of eastern Russia includes vast frozen tundra and large forests.

a)

Siberia

b)

Crimea

c)

Caucasus

d)

Central Asia

2.
What mountain range separates Europe Russia from Asia Russia (Siberia)?
a)
Rocky Mts
b)
Alps
c)
Ural Mts
d)
Andes Mts
3.
What type of economy did the former Soviet Union use?
a)
Free Market/Free Enterprise
b)
Mixed 
c)
Command/Communist
d)
Traditional
4.
In which continent does most of Russia lie?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Middle East
d)
Africa
5.

Russia has lots of coastline but still struggles to trade because

a)

its navy is underdeveloped

b)

its ports sometimes freeze up

c)

its coastline is all beaches so there is no access to ports

d)

its coastline is all mountains

6.

The region in Russia known for its earthquakes and volcanoes.

a)

Kamchatka Peninsula

b)

Siberia

c)

Caucasus

d)

Volga

7.

The most important river in Russia is the

a)

Ganges

b)

Siberia

c)

Caucasus

d)

Volga

8.

The largest inland body of water in Russia is a saltwater sea.

a)

Volga

b)

Baikal

c)

Caspian

d)

Mediterranean

9.

The largest freshwater lake in Russia is called Lake ____________.

a)

Volga

b)

Baikal

c)

Caspian

d)

Mediterranean

10.

One of the reasons Russia is so cold is

a)

its location in the extreme southern latitudes

b)

its location in the extreme northern latitudes

c)

its location in the extreme northern longitude

11.

a Russian emperor

a)

czar

b)

ruler

c)

king

d)

president

12.

Which two (2) groups setted together to make up the Russians?

a)

Byzantines and Romans

b)

Greeks and Africans

c)

Chinese and Indians

d)

Vikings and Slavs

13.

Which group of invaders impacted the Kievan Rus (Russians) by limiting their contact with western Europe?

a)

Africans

b)

Mongols (Golden Horde)

c)

Byzantine Empire

d)

Roman Empire

14.
Russian term for the vast subarctic forest, mostly evergreens, that covers much of Russian and Siberia 
a)
tundra
b)
taiga
c)
steppe
d)
permafrost
15.

dry, treeless, grasslands

a)

Steppe

b)

tundra

c)

Permafrost

d)

taiga

16.

The capital and economic center of Russia is

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Kolyma

c)

Vladivostok

d)

Moscow

17.

The cultural center of Russia where you will find ballet theaters, museums and was once the capital of Russia

a)

Moscow

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

Vladivostok

d)

Murmansk

18.

What are Serfs?

a)

Someone who works with the soldiers

b)

Someone that is equally like a slave

c)

A worker bound to land

d)

Migrant Worker

19.

A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.

a)

Taiga

b)

Permafrost

c)

Chernozem

d)

World Geography Class

20.
What type of economy did the former Soviet Union use?
a)
Free Market/Free Enterprise
b)
Mixed 
c)
Command/Communist
d)
Traditional
21.
Which is a major cause of the Russian Revolution?
a)
Russians wanted Czar Nicholas to have more power.
b)
Due to Russia's involvement in World War I, Russians' basic needs were not being met.
c)
Russia wanted to conquer more empires.
d)
Different ethnic groups wanted to wanted to have equal rights.
22.
Who was involved in the Russian Civil War?
a)
Reds vs Whites
b)
Whites vs Blacks
c)
Reds vs Blacks
d)
White vs Blues
23.

What was the historical event that saw the fall of the Russian monacrhy and the creation of the world's first communist country?

a)

World War II

b)

Russian Revolution

c)

Cold War

d)

Crimean War

24.

What happened to the Aral Sea?

a)

Overgrown with Algae

b)

Massive Flooding

c)

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in the Ukraine

d)

Much of the Aral Sea has dried up due to poor irrigation techniques, a decision made by the USSR government

25.

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

a)

Buddhism

b)

communism

c)

Rabbinic Judaism

d)

Eastern Orthodoxy

26.

In a communist economic system, such as that of the former Soviet Union, economic decisions are primarily made by —

a)

the central government

b)

consumers and producers

c)

traditional indigenous leaders

d)

the owners of major industries

27.
In what part of the country does most of Russia’s population live? 
a)
Northern - Siberia
b)
Southern - Mountain Ranges
c)
Eastern - Kamchatka Peninsula 
d)
Western-Northern European Plain