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Russia/Eurasian Republic Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the mountain range that divides Russia naturally into east and west (Europe and Asia)?

a)

Caucasus

b)

Himalayan

c)

Ural

d)

Alps

2.

The capital of Russia is

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Moscow

c)

Ufa

d)

Leningrad

3.

The massive plains region known for its cold temperatures and is where Russia has exiled many criminals to is called...

a)

Kamchatka

b)

Siberia

c)

Caucasus

d)

Volga

4.
The _____ helps move Russians out east to Siberia.
a)
Trans-Siberian Railroad
b)
Pacific Railway
c)
Atlantic Railway
d)
Gulag Railroad
5.
What is located at the letter A
a)
Volga River
b)
Ural Mountains
c)
Caspian Sea
d)
Caucasian Mountains
6.
Which continent is Russia part of?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
both Europe and Asia
d)
neither Europe nor Asia
7.
This acts as the boundary between Europe and Asia
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pyrenees Mountains
d)
Alps
8.
What type of economy did the former Soviet Union use?
a)
Free Market/Free Enterprise
b)
Mixed 
c)
Command/Communist
d)
Traditional
9.
Who has the majority of 'power' in a command economy to control businesses & farms? 
a)
The Government
b)
Private Ownership
c)
Shared Power 50/50
10.
What is another word for Tsar (Czar)?
a)
Immigrant
b)
King
c)
Refugee
d)
Serf/Poor Laboror
11.
T or F: President Mikhail Gorbachev led the USSR's communist gov't to change to a democratic Russia
a)
True
b)
False
12.

Who was the FIRST leader of the Communists and lead the revolution to overthrow the Russian Czar and set up a new government for a new communist USSR (Soviet Union)?

a)

Stalin

b)

Gorbachev

c)

Lenin

d)

Putin

13.

What type of government did Russia have when Czar Nicholas Romanov II was the leader?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

14.

The "war" between the US and the Soviet Union in which both sides never really fought each other.

a)

Cold War

b)

Proxy War

c)

Siberian War

d)

Soviet War

15.

Which body of water is identified by #4 on the map?

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Caspian Sea

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

The Black Sea

16.

The Iron Curtain ______________________________.

a)

was an actual wall which separated western Russia from Siberia in eastern Russia

b)

was an actual wall which separated Germany from Russia during World War 2

c)

was an invisible separation between western Europe dominated by the US and eastern Europe dominated by the USSR.

d)

is the force field which keeps students from studying for tests.

17.

1960 Soviet Union: ____________ : 2000 Russia: _______________

a)

Democracy : Theocracy

b)

Monarchy : Communism

c)

Communism : Democracy

d)

Theocracy : Monarchy

18.

Which of the following natural resources helps the Russian economy?

a)

Wheat

b)

Gold

c)

Wind

d)

Oil

19.

Which river is identified by #5 on the map?

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Amazon River

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

The Volga River

20.

What type of government did Russia have when Joseph Stalin was the leader?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

21.

What event is being shown in this political cartoon?

a)

Civil War

b)

World War II

c)

The Great Revolution

d)

Cold War

22.

Which factor posed the greatest challenge to developing natural resources in Siberia?

a)

Severe drought

b)

Not enough workers

c)

Extremely harsh climate

d)

Limited access to water

23.

Which geographic landform is identified by #6 on the map?

a)

Caucasus Mountains

b)

The Caspian Sea

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Ural Mountains

24.

What type of government did Russia have when Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

25.

What structure in Germany became a symbol of division between the USSR and the rest of the world?

a)

St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow

b)

The Berlin Wall

c)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

The pineapple under the sea

26.

Which geographic landform is identified by #3 on the map?

a)

Caucasus Mountains

b)

The Caspian Sea

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Ural Mountains

27.

Which body of water separates Alaska and Russia?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Bering Strait

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Strait of Gibraltar

28.

Which type of government is the closest type to the current government in Russia?

a)

Democratic

b)

Theocracy

c)

Communist

d)

Traditional

29.

The Eurasian Republic countries became independent again due to...

a)

The release of the popular game Fortnite

b)

The Collapse of the Soviet Union

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The 1998 Olympics

30.

All of the following countries were a part of the Soviet Union EXCEPT-

a)

Kazakhstan

b)

Poland

c)

Georgia

d)

Ukraine

31.

Which country is located at number 1?

a)

Mongolia

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

Georgia

32.

Which country is located at number 3?

a)

Mongolia

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

Georgia

33.

Which country is located at number 4?

a)

Mongolia

b)

Ukraine

c)

Russia

d)

Kazakhstan

34.

Which country is located at number 2?

a)

Belarus

b)

Ukraine

c)

China

d)

Kazakhstan

35.

Which country is located at number 5?

a)

Belarus

b)

Ukraine

c)

China

d)

Kazakhstan

36.

Which body of water is located at number 1?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Bering Sea

c)

North Sea

d)

Caspian Sea

37.

Which body of water is located at number 2?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Bering Sea

c)

North Sea

d)

Caspian Sea

38.

Which body of water is located at number 3?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Bering Sea

c)

North Sea

d)

Caspian Sea

39.

Which body of water is located at number 4?

a)

Rhine River

b)

OB River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Volga River

40.

Which body of water is located at number 7?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

41.

Which City is located at number 1?

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Moscow

c)

Kiev

d)

Vladivostok

42.

Which City is located at number 3?

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Moscow

c)

Kiev

d)

Vladivostok

43.

Which City is located at number 2?

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Moscow

c)

Kiev

d)

Vladivostok

44.

Russia sent which people to Siberia?

a)

People charged with crimes

b)

People who caused problems for the government

c)

People to protect the territory and expand economic development

d)

All of the choices are correct

45.

Which point of view was held by the U.S.A and the Allied Forces about the Soviet Union DURING Would War II?

a)

The Soviet Union will continue to be our ally after the war.

b)

The Soviets must be stopped from spreading Communism across the world.

c)

Any Cooperation between the USA and USSR muyst be approved by the Allied Forces.

d)

The USA will have to side with the Soviet Union over the other Allied Forces.

46.

What type of government did Russia have under the leadership of Joseph Stalin?

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy