WorksheetsRussia Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What did the Russians call their monarch?
Caesar
Csar
Emperor
King
Where do most people in Russia live?
Central Asia
Eastern Asia
Europe
Siberia
Who decided which crops to grow on the collective farms in the Soviet Union?
The store that would buy the crops
The landlord
The foreman of the worker's union
The government
Why does northern Russia have such a cold climate?
Lack of sunlight year round
The effect of ice in the Black Sea
High latitudes and Arctic winds
The influence of the North Atlantic Drift
What challenge keeps Russia from obtaining some of its minerals?
Permafrost makes it difficult to drill and build mines
Grain fields are located over the underground deposits
Rebels held the region where minerals are found
The resources lie in a desert where people refuse to work
Why are scientists concerned about the possible release of methane into the atmosphere from Siberia?
It's poisonous to humans
It is harmful to nearby plants
It can contribute to global warming
It can cause fires and explosions
What tactic did the Russians adopt when Napoleon invaded?
Aggressive negotiations
Blockade of Britain
two-front war
Scorched Earth Policy
What is the best description of Communism?
The government controls the economy
One political party controls the government and the economy
The citizens elect the government
The economy is privately owned and
What leader tried to reform the Soviet government and economy?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ronald Reagan
Vladimir Lenin
Josef Stalin
To travel from Asia Russia to European Russia, which direction would you go?
North
East
South
West
Which of these statements is true?
Asian Russia is about half the size of Europe Russia
Asian Russia is about the same size as Europe Russia
Asian Russia is about 3 times larger than Europe Russia
Asian Russia is 10 times larger than Europe Russia
What divides Europe Russia from Asian Russia?
Arctic Ocean
Artic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Ural Mountains
What country in this region is the largest country in the world?
Azerbaijan
Russia
Georgia
Uzbekistan
Which sea has shrunk greatly because of water loss from irrigation?
Aral
Baltic
Black
Caspian
What country repeated Napoleon's mistake by invading Russia in the winter during WW2?
Britain
France
Poland
Germany
Which Communist leader ruled as total dictator of the Soviet Union from 1927-1953?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Josef Stalin
Karl Marx
Vladimir Lenin
When did the Soviet Union collapse?
2001
1953
1991
1917
Which parts of people's culture does climate affect?
Language, food, shelter
Clothing, food, shelter
Shelter, music, clothing
Language, education, food
What is true about the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
It was built by volunteer workers
It uses high speed rail
It is the world's longest railroad
It is no longer in use
Why did Peter the Great build St. Petersburg in its location?
It is near the Baltic Sea and Europe
It has great climate for vacations
It stays light during summer nights
It contains historical sites and museums
What was a result of the Soviet Union collapse?
No communists remained in the government
Russia experienced a long period of conflict
The Russian economy improved greatly
Soviet republics became independent countries
What republic wants to gain independence from Russia?
Armenia
Chechnya
Kaliningrad
Siberia
What happened at Chernobyl?
A huge earthquake occurred
Oil pipelines broke
New leaders were elected
A nuclear reactor exploded
Where is Chernobyl located now?
Ukraine
Siberia
St. Petersburg
On the Black Sea
What resources are Russia's greatest source of wealth?
Gold and oil
Oil and natural gas
Diamonds and natural gas
Coal and oil
Who were the Bolsheviks?
A political group
Factory workers
Serfs
Hungry peasants
Which phrase best describes collective farms?
Farms where workers produce food and receive a share of the surplus crop
Farms where food is collected and shared with those who need it most
Farms where the farmers produce the amount of food needed for their family
Farms where the farmers can buy the land after a certain amount of time
To cut off from others means to ...
isolate
landmass
permafrost
tundra
What is permanently frozen ground called?
isolate
permafrost
tundra
greenhouse gas
What is flat land found in the artic and subarctic regions called?
isolate
permafrost
tundra
greenhouse gas
A continuous extent of land is also called...
isolate
landmass
permafrost
greenhouse gas
A gas that traps the suns heat over the earth is known as
isolate
permafrost
landmass
greenhouse gas
Peasant that is attached to the owner's land is known as a
serf
fallout
half-life
radioactive
The radioactive particles from a nuclear explosion that fall through the atmosphere are known as
serfs
fallout
half-life
radioactive
Giving off energy caused by the breakdown of atoms is known as
serf
fallout
half-life
radioactive
