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Russia and the Eurasian Republics Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What leader tried to reform the Soviet economy and government?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Josef Stalin

2.

The ruler in Russia

a)

czar

b)

emperor

c)

king

d)

president

3.

Which sea has shrunk greatly because of water loss from irrigation?

a)

Aral

b)

Baltic

c)

Black

d)

Caspian

4.

When did the Soviet Union collapse?

a)

1922

b)

1953

c)

1991

d)

2001

5.

a change or restructuring of the economy

a)

coup

b)

autonomy

c)

perestroika

d)

glasnost

6.
What did Stalin do in Russia?  
a)
industrialized Russia, but caused suffering.
b)
brought in democracy.
c)
improved farming. 
d)
made himself tsar.
7.
Peter the Great worked to
a)
modernize Russia and import western technologies
b)
introduce democracy
c)
bring in Communism
d)
establish the Soviet Union
8.
How did the Soviet Union come to add countries after WWII?
a)
it kept troops in surrounding republics.
b)
many countries asked to join.
c)
the republics voted to join.
d)
there was a war and the Soviet Union won.
9.
The period of difficult relations between the US and the Soviet Union was called...
a)
the Cold War
b)
Peroystroka
c)
the Great War
d)
the Vietnam War
10.
Which statement about free enterprise and communism is true? In communism..
a)
the government owns businesses,in free enterprise people do.
b)
people own businesses, in free enterprise government does.
c)
people own most property, in free enterprise they own some.
d)
people make own money choices,in free enterprise,gov't does.
11.
After the fall of communism, the Russian people and the people of the former republics have 
a)
had to create a new culture.
b)
pretty much remained the same.
c)
lost the right to vote.
d)
few economic choices.
12.
The Caucasus have a
a)
temperate climate
b)
frigid climate
c)
arid climate
d)
tropical climate
13.
What is true about many of the Republics of Central Asia?
a)
they are landlocked
b)
they have great ports
c)
they have no resources
d)
they have great farmland
14.
During the Soviet Union, 
a)
Russian was the official language.
b)
the republics kept their own cultures
c)
people had many choices.
d)
were free to travel the world.
15.
What would happen if the rail system of Russia broke down?
a)
The economy would suffer.Goods & people couldn't move about.
b)
Not much, it isn't that important.
c)
The coal industry would improve.
d)
People would just use the interstate system.
16.
Which BODY OF WATER is located to the NORTH of Asia?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
17.
The Bering Strait separates "Mother" Russia from which U.S. STATE?
a)
California
b)
Oregon
c)
Washington 
d)
Alaska
18.
The Caspian Sea borders ALL of the following countries EXCEPT...
a)
Georgia
b)
Azerbaijan
c)
Turkmenistan
d)
Kazakhstan
19.
All of the following countries are part of Central Asia EXCEPT...
a)
Belarus
b)
Uzbekistan
c)
Tajikistan
d)
Kyrgyzstan
20.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, what type of government did the newly created countries adopt?
a)
Absolute Monarchy
b)
Democratic Republic 
c)
Totalitarian
d)
Constitutional Monarchy
21.
Which BODY OF WATER borders Central Asia to the WEST?
a)
Caspian Sea
b)
Bering Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
None of the Above
22.
The first "AMERICANS" migrated across which BODY OF WATER?
a)
Bering Strait
b)
Strait of Gibraltar
c)
Strait of Magellan
d)
Red Sea
23.
What is TRUE of Russia and its climate?
a)
Few live in the far northern parts of Russia
b)
The west has a far more favorable climate than the east
c)
The higher the latitude, the lower the annual temperatures
d)
All of the Above
24.
What is the MOST common RELIGION practiced in Russia?
a)
Orthodox Christianity
b)
Roman Catholic
c)
Protestant
d)
Shinto-Buddhism
25.
Which MOUNTAIN RANGE divides Russia between a European half and an Asian half?
a)
Caucasus Mountains
b)
Pyrenees Mountains
c)
Ural Mountains
d)
Altai Mountains
26.
Unlike the United States government, Russia...
a)
requires military service
b)
does not allow its citizens the right to vote
c)
is run by a fascist dictator
d)
has a president
27.
Which RIVER begins in Russia and empties in the Caspian Sea?
a)
Volga
b)
Ob
c)
Huang He
d)
Danube
28.

Kazakhstan is located ___________ of Russia.

a)

west

b)

east

c)

south

d)

north

29.

The Trans Siberian Railroad did all of the following except

a)

increase trade

b)

increase employment opportunitites

c)

made more people travel across Russia

d)

increase communism

30.

The Cold War ended after the collapse of the

a)

Great Wall of China

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Free Enterprise economy

d)

Industrial Revolution

31.

Why is Northern Russia less densely populated than the rest of Russia?

a)

too hot

b)

too crowded

c)

too cold

d)

too polluted

32.

This is the Soviet Union’s form of economy before 1991.

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Free Enterprise

d)

none of the above

33.

This architecture is located in Moscow, Russia.

a)

Eiffel Tower

b)

St. Basil's Cathedral

c)

Astrodome

d)

Dohany Street Synagogue

34.

The Iron Curtain is a phrase that means...

a)

A curtain made of iron used in the Soviet Union.

b)

a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.

c)

A term used to describe how tough the U.S.S.R. was when dealing with protests inside the union.

d)

A term used to describe how hard it was to get into the U.S.S.R.

35.

The Caucasus is the name of...

a)

a tribe of people who lived in the U.S.S.R.

b)

a major lake located in central Asia.

c)

a group of countries that were under the control of the U.S.S.R.

d)

a mountain system in West Asia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region.

36.

Communism is ...

a)

a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

b)

a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

c)

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

37.

The difference between Russia and the U.S.S.R. ...

a)

is that there is no difference.

b)

Russia is an individual country and the U.S.S.R. is a collection of countries united under communism.

c)

is that Russia existed prior to the formation of the U.S.S.R. under a monarchy and came into existence again as a democracy in 1991

d)

that the terms Russia and the U.S.S.R. are only used by historians to describe a region.

38.
a source of energy that uses flowing water to produce electricity
a)
hydroelectric power
b)
fossil fuels
c)
permafrost
d)
landmass
39.
permanently frozen ground
a)
revenue
b)
steppe
c)
permafrost
d)
tundra
40.
a very large plain of dry grassland
a)
steppe
b)
fossil fuel
c)
permafrost
d)
peat
41.
a person who moves from place to place
a)
peat
b)
steppe
c)
nomad
d)
tundra
42.
flat treeless land found in arctic and subarctic regions
a)
nomad
b)
revenue
c)
steppe
d)
tundra
43.
The country at letter K is __________.
a)
Armenia
b)
Tajikistan
c)
Uzbekistan
d)
Russia
44.
The country at letter H is __________.
a)
Kyrgyzstan
b)
Turkmenistan
c)
Kazakhstan
d)
Azerbaijan
45.
The country at letter G is __________. 
a)
Azerbaijan
b)
Kyrgyzstan
c)
Uzbekistan
d)
Russia
46.
The country at letter A is __________. 
a)
Kyrgyzstan
b)
Turkmenistan
c)
Kazakhstan
d)
Georgia
47.
The country at letter B is __________. 
a)
Armenia
b)
Turkmenistan
c)
Kazakhstan
d)
Georgia
48.
The country at letter C is __________. 
a)
Russia
b)
Azerbaijan
c)
Tajikistan
d)
Uzbekistan
49.
The country at letter D is __________. 
a)
Turkmenistan
b)
Russia
c)
Azerbaijan
d)
Kyrgyzstan
50.
The country at letter E is __________. 
a)
Uzbekistan
b)
Tajikistan
c)
Armenia
d)
Georgia
51.
This event created a ghost town that is still not livable to this day because of the dangerous radioactive material that continues to contaminate the area.
a)
World War 2
b)
The Cold War
c)
Chernobyl Explosion
d)
Perestroika
52.

Main uses of the Steppes

a)

Agriculture and grazing

b)

Mining and fishing

c)

Grazing and mining

d)

Mining and agriculture

53.

Forested area south of the Arctic Circle

a)

Taiga

b)

Tundra

c)

Steppes

d)

Central Asia

54.

Location of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia

a)

Caucasus Mountains

b)

Apennine Mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Scandinavia

55.

Lake Baikal is known for? (Check all that apply.)

a)

deepest lake in the world.

b)

20% of the world's freshwater source.

c)

key place for scientific exploration for prehistoric fish species.

d)

found in the Arctic region.

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