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Russian Geography/Ethnography/Orthodoxy

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Eastern Russia is divided from Western Russia by the
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
Great Dividing Range
c)
Nile River
d)
Volga River
2.
Which region in Russia has the HIGHEST population density
a)
the East
b)
the West
c)
the North
d)
Asian Russia
3.
Some of Russia's natural resources aren't used because
a)
Russia's economy is already flooded with wealth.
b)
Russians prefer to import resources.
c)
neighboring countries claim some resources and Russia hopes to avoid conflict.
d)
it is too cold and too distant to access or transport some materials.
4.
Russia's population distribution (where people live within the country) is most influenced by
a)
neighboring countries.
b)
natural resources.
c)
climate.
d)
Mao Zedong.
5.
Which of the following features provide a transportation network for Russia?
a)
mountains
b)
rivers
c)
steppes
d)
taiga
6.
Which of the following best describes Russia's size?
a)
It is about the size of the U.S.
b)
It is about the size of France.
c)
It is a tiny country.
d)
It is a huge country.
7.
Why does Russia have environmental problems?
a)
Lack of mountains has caused too much air circulation.
b)
Mining and industries have caused air and water pollution.
c)
Overcrowding in Eastern Russia leads to excessive carbon dioxide emissions in the Asian portion of the country.
d)
All of these.
8.
Which continent is Russia part of?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
both Europe and Asia
d)
neither Europe nor Asia
9.
What is Siberia?
a)
a tropical island
b)
an extremely cold region in Eastern Russia
c)
an active volcano
d)
a low mountain range
10.
Which of the following natural resources are found in Russia?
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Natural Gas
d)
all of these
11.

How many time zones are covered in Russia?

a)

2

b)

9

c)

11

d)

16

12.

Within the Russian Plain you can find most of Russia's what?

a)

Food sources

b)

Mountains

c)

Issues

d)

People and Cities

13.

South of the Russian Plain you can find what?

a)

Gold

b)

The Appalachian Mountains

c)

The Alps

d)

The Caucasus Mountains

14.

What is the worlds largest and flattest plain?

a)

Russian Plain

b)

West Siberian Plain

c)

East Siberian Plain

d)

The Great Plains

15.

What is the largest inland body of water in the world?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

Caspian Sea

16.

What is the worlds deepest fresh water lake?

a)

Lake Ontario

b)

Lake Baikal

c)

Lake Onega

d)

Lake Chany

17.

Which Russian river flows into the Caspian Sea?

a)

Volga

b)

Amur

c)

Lena

d)

Yenisey

18.

Which part of Russian has permafrost?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

19.

What is a "Taiga"

a)

a zone of coniferous forest

b)

a food

c)

A type of mammal

d)

Hip Hop Artist

20.

Most of Russia's natural gas, coal, and oil can be found where?

a)

Moscow

b)

Kazan

c)

Siberia

d)

Sochi

21.
Which physical feature separates the European and Asia sides of Russia
a)
The Ural Mountains
b)
The Black Sea
c)
The Volga River
d)
Lake Baikal
22.
Lake Baikal holds ________ of the earth's fresh water.  
a)
5%
b)
10%
c)
15%
d)
20%
23.
The permanently frozen portion of land found below the surface is a Tundra climate is called __________.  
a)
Permafreeze
b)
Terra Fria
c)
Permafrost
d)
Glacier soil
24.
Which of the following would be and example of how Russians adapt to the harsh, cold climate in which they live?  
a)
Wear heavy clothing
b)
Find leisure activities that can be done in the cold.  
c)
Burn large amounts of oil, gas, wood and coal to keep warm.  
d)
All of the above
25.
The cold, harsh winter climates is Russia, aided the Russians in defeating which of the following armies.  
a)
The French under Napoleon
b)
The Chinese
c)
Nazi Germany
d)
Both A and France & Germany
26.
Russian term for the vast subarctic forest, mostly evergreens, that covers much of Russian and Siberia 
a)
tundra
b)
taiga
c)
steppe
d)
permafrost
27.
wide, grassy plains of Eurasia; also, similar semiarid climate regions elsewhere 
a)
tundra
b)
chernozem
c)
steppe
d)
hydroelectric power
28.
vast, treeless plains in cold northern climates; characterized by permafrost and small, low plants, such as mosses and shrubs 
a)
tundra
b)
chernozem
c)
steppe
d)
hydroelectric power
29.
group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics 
a)
ethnic group
b)
nationality
c)
sovereignty
d)
hydroelectric power
30.
What is located at the letter C
a)
Volga River
b)
Ural Mountains
c)
Caspian Sea
d)
Caucasian Mountains
31.
What is located at the letter B
a)
Volga River
b)
Ural Mountains
c)
Caspian Sea
d)
Caucasian Mountains
32.
What is located at the letter A
a)
Volga River
b)
Ural Mountains
c)
Caspian Sea
d)
Caucasian Mountains
33.
What is located at the letter E
a)
Volga River
b)
Ural Mountains
c)
Caspian Sea
d)
Caucasian Mountains
34.
What is located at the letter B
a)
Moscow
b)
St. Petersburg
c)
Perm
d)
Zurich
35.
What is located at the letter C
a)
Moscow
b)
St. Petersburg
c)
Perm
d)
Zurich
36.
What is the capital of  Russia?
a)
St. Petersburg
b)
Berlin
c)
Moscow
d)
Geneva
37.
The longest river in Russia is the
a)
Yenisey
b)
Volga
c)
Tiber
d)
Euphrates
38.
The _____ helps move Russians out east to Siberia.
a)
Trans-Siberian Railroad
b)
Pacific Railway
c)
Atlantic Railway
d)
Gulag Railroad
39.
The second largest
city in Russia is.....
a)
Sochi
b)
St Petersburg
c)
Krasnoyarsk
d)
Vladivostok
40.
Russia gains access
 to the Mediterranean
Sea through....
a)
the Aral Sea
b)
the Caspian Sea
c)
the Black Sea
d)
the White Sea
41.

What building is this? (Hint: It's in St. Petersburg. It used to be a palace, now its a museum)

a)

Hermitage

b)

Kremlin

c)

Red Square

d)

St. Peter's Basilica

42.

What building is this?

a)

Hermitage

b)

Kremlin

c)

Red Square

d)

St. Peter's Basilica

43.

What building is this? (Hint: Russian government building)

a)

Hermitage

b)

Kremlin

c)

Red Square

d)

St. Peter's Basilica

44.

The split of Roman Catholic west and Roman Orthodox east is known as what?

a)

Excommunication

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The War of 1812

d)

The Great Schism of 1054

45.

Justinian rebuilt the Hagia Sophia, which became a beacon for which religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

46.

Formally denying a person membership in a Church is called _________________.

a)

Schism

b)

Excommunication

c)

Patriarch

d)

Icon

47.

A type of religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel is called a ________________.

a)

Patriarch

b)

Schism

c)

Icon

d)

Barbarian

48.
Russia has many long coastlines
a)
but few good harbors
b)
and many good harbors
c)
and many beaches for tourism
d)
and many people live in the northern coastal area
49.
During the Soviet Union, many of the republics
a)
tried to keep their own identity.
b)
willing adopted a Russian culture.
c)
did well economically.
d)
kept their own cultures.
50.
The Caucasus have a
a)
temperate climate
b)
frigid climate
c)
arid climate
d)
tropical climate
51.

Although Kazakh is the official language of Kazakhstan, which other language is widely spoken due to the history of the country?

a)

Arabic

b)

Polish

c)

Russian

d)

Turkish

52.

The land between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. It includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

a)

Eastern Region

b)

Caucasus Region

c)

Northern Region

d)

Southern Region

53.

Countries of the Caucasus were former Soviet Satellite ______________, now they are democracies with ____________ governments.

a)

republics, elected

b)

democracies, appointed

c)

oligarchies, appointed

d)

theocracies, elected

54.

Armenia and Georgia are predominately

a)

Orthodox Christian

b)

Orthodox Catholic

c)

Muslim

d)

Jewish

55.

Azerbaijan people are predominately

a)

Jewish

b)

Muslim

c)

Catholic

d)

Christian

56.

These were conquered by the Russians in the 1800s and did not achieve their independence until 1991.

a)

Soviet Republics

b)

Soviet Socialists

c)

Soviet Missiles

d)

Soviet Babushkas

57.

Because there were tribal nomads, many ethnic groups exist in the Central Asia Region, each has its own __________ and ________.

a)

language, culture

b)

language, constitution

c)

laundry, culture

d)

lexicon, music

58.
Using the information in the chart, which two countries are less economically developed as compared to the others?
a)
Georgia and Azerbaijan
b)
Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan
c)
Ukraine and Uzbekistan
d)
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
59.

Which of the following describes 80% of the Russian people?

a)

Muslims that speak Russian

b)

Slavs that speak Russian

c)

Christians that speak Slavic

d)

Slavs that speak Ukrainian

60.

What religion does 70% of Russians follow today?

a)

Russian Catholicism

b)

Russian Buddhism

c)

Russian Orthodox Christianity

d)

Russian Islam

61.

The important river along which much of the trade systems of the Kievan Rus and early Russian state developed is the:

a)

Huang He River

b)

Nile River

c)

Tiber River

d)

Dnieper River

62.

Prince Vladimir of the Kievan Rus converted to which religion in the 11th Century A.D.?

a)

Islam

b)

Roman Catholic Christianity

c)

Eastern Orthodox Christianity

d)

Buddhism

63.

What is the most common religion in Russia?

a)

Russian Orthodox

b)

Catholic

c)

None - Atheism

d)

Protestant

64.
What form of writing is this?
a)
Phoenician Alphabet
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Latin
d)
Cyrillic
65.

an inland sea located between Europe and Asia; it is the largest inland body of water in the world

a)

Black Sea

b)

Arctic Sea

c)

Volga River

d)

Caspian Sea

66.

the vast area between the Urals and the Pacific Ocean

a)

Kiev

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

Siberia

d)

Moscow

67.

the longest river in Europe and Russia's most important commercial river

a)

Black Sea

b)

Arctic Sea

c)

Volga River

d)

Caspian Sea

68.

capital of Ukraine

a)

Kiev

b)

Baku

c)

Yerevan

d)

Tbilisi

69.

a form of the Greek alphabet

a)

Acrylic

b)

Cyrillic

c)

Dachas

d)

Czar

70.

reflects Russians' desire for Western ways; located on the Gulf of Finland

a)

Kiev

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

Siberia

d)

Moscow

71.

this rail line runs from Moscow to Vladivostok on the east coast, and is the longest single rail line in the world

a)

Trans-Siberian

b)

Union Pacific

c)

Amtrak

d)

Monorail

72.

ethnic conflicts and is in the Russian Republics

a)

Kiev

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

Chechnya

d)

Tbilisi

73.

The Cyrillic alphabet is used in which language family?

a)

Russian

b)

Slavic

c)

Germanic

d)

Latin

74.

Much of Ukraine is a vast __________.

a)

desert

b)

swamp

c)

steppe

d)

forest

75.

The country called the "breadbasket of Europe" is __________.

a)

Poland

b)

Romania

c)

Ukraine

d)

Bulgaria

76.

This is a religious painting popular among Eastern Christians.

a)

icons

b)

iconostasis

c)

triptychs

d)

mosaics

77.

This is a screen or partition with doors and tiers of religious paintings that separate the altar area from the pews.

a)

icons

b)

iconostasis

c)

triptychs

d)

mosaics

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