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Russia Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Russians call their monarch?

a)

Caesar

b)

Csar

c)

Emperor

d)

King

2.

Where do most people in Russia live?

a)

Central Asia

b)

Eastern Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Siberia

3.

Who decided which crops to grow on the collective farms in the Soviet Union?

a)

The store that would buy the crops

b)

The landlord

c)

The foreman of the worker's union

d)

The government

4.

Why does northern Russia have such a cold climate?

a)

Lack of sunlight year round

b)

The effect of ice in the Black Sea

c)

High latitudes and Arctic winds

d)

The influence of the North Atlantic Drift

5.

What challenge keeps Russia from obtaining some of its minerals?

a)

Permafrost makes it difficult to drill and build mines

b)

Grain fields are located over the underground deposits

c)

Rebels held the region where minerals are found

d)

The resources lie in a desert where people refuse to work

6.

Why are scientists concerned about the possible release of methane into the atmosphere from Siberia?

a)

It's poisonous to humans

b)

It is harmful to nearby plants

c)

It can contribute to global warming

d)

It can cause fires and explosions

7.

What tactic did the Russians adopt when Napoleon invaded?

a)

Aggressive negotiations

b)

Blockade of Britain

c)

two-front war

d)

Scorched Earth Policy

8.

What is the best description of Communism?

a)

The government controls the economy

b)

One political party controls the government and the economy

c)

The citizens elect the government

d)

The economy is privately owned and

9.

What leader tried to reform the Soviet government and economy?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Josef Stalin

10.

To travel from Asia Russia to European Russia, which direction would you go?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

11.

Which of these statements is true?

a)

Asian Russia is about half the size of Europe Russia

b)

Asian Russia is about the same size as Europe Russia

c)

Asian Russia is about 3 times larger than Europe Russia

d)

Asian Russia is 10 times larger than Europe Russia

12.

What divides Europe Russia from Asian Russia?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Artic Circle

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Ural Mountains

13.

What country in this region is the largest country in the world?

a)

Azerbaijan

b)

Russia

c)

Georgia

d)

Uzbekistan

14.

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

a)

Aral

b)

Baltic

c)

Black

d)

Caspian

15.

What country repeated Napoleon's mistake by invading Russia in the winter during WW2?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Poland

d)

Germany

16.

Which Communist leader ruled as total dictator of the Soviet Union from 1927-1953?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Vladimir Lenin

17.

When did the Soviet Union collapse?

a)

2001

b)

1953

c)

1991

d)

1917

18.

Which parts of people's culture does climate affect?

a)

Language, food, shelter

b)

Clothing, food, shelter

c)

Shelter, music, clothing

d)

Language, education, food

19.

What is true about the Trans-Siberian Railroad?

a)

It was built by volunteer workers

b)

It uses high speed rail

c)

It is the world's longest railroad

d)

It is no longer in use

20.

Why did Peter the Great build St. Petersburg in its location?

a)

It is near the Baltic Sea and Europe

b)

It has great climate for vacations

c)

It stays light during summer nights

d)

It contains historical sites and museums

21.

What was a result of the Soviet Union collapse?

a)

No communists remained in the government

b)

Russia experienced a long period of conflict

c)

The Russian economy improved greatly

d)

Soviet republics became independent countries

22.

What republic wants to gain independence from Russia?

a)

Armenia

b)

Chechnya

c)

Kaliningrad

d)

Siberia

23.

What happened at Chernobyl?

a)

A huge earthquake occurred

b)

Oil pipelines broke

c)

New leaders were elected

d)

A nuclear reactor exploded

24.

Where is Chernobyl located now?

a)

Ukraine

b)

Siberia

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

On the Black Sea

25.

What resources are Russia's greatest source of wealth?

a)

Gold and oil

b)

Oil and natural gas

c)

Diamonds and natural gas

d)

Coal and oil

26.

Who were the Bolsheviks?

a)

A political group

b)

Factory workers

c)

Serfs

d)

Hungry peasants

27.

Which phrase best describes collective farms?

a)

Farms where workers produce food and receive a share of the surplus crop

b)

Farms where food is collected and shared with those who need it most

c)

Farms where the farmers produce the amount of food needed for their family

d)

Farms where the farmers can buy the land after a certain amount of time

28.

To cut off from others means to ...

a)

isolate

b)

landmass

c)

permafrost

d)

tundra

29.

What is permanently frozen ground called?

a)

isolate

b)

permafrost

c)

tundra

d)

greenhouse gas

30.

What is flat land found in the artic and subarctic regions called?

a)

isolate

b)

permafrost

c)

tundra

d)

greenhouse gas

31.

A continuous extent of land is also called...

a)

isolate

b)

landmass

c)

permafrost

d)

greenhouse gas

32.

A gas that traps the suns heat over the earth is known as

a)

isolate

b)

permafrost

c)

landmass

d)

greenhouse gas

33.

Peasant that is attached to the owner's land is known as a

a)

serf

b)

fallout

c)

half-life

d)

radioactive

34.

The radioactive particles from a nuclear explosion that fall through the atmosphere are known as

a)

serfs

b)

fallout

c)

half-life

d)

radioactive

35.

Giving off energy caused by the breakdown of atoms is known as

a)

serf

b)

fallout

c)

half-life

d)

radioactive