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7th S.S. - Ch. 17 Quiz (Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A network of labor camps is called the

a)

gubegone

b)

gulag

c)

gulosh

2.

The production of consumer goods is known as

a)

light industry

b)

heavy industry

c)

really heavy industry

3.

Area still under contention between Russia and Japan is the

a)

Kuril Islands

b)

Kamchatka

c)

taiga

4.

Ships that can break up ice in frozen waterways are called

a)

icesplitters

b)

iceblasters

c)

icebreakers

5.

Factories that produce metal ores are known as

a)

smelters

b)

metalergies

c)

iron factories

6.

To resign means to

a)

abdicate

b)

evacuate

c)

leave

7.

The city located on the Sea of Japan is called

a)

Vladimuscka

b)

Vladivostok

c)

Vladimirstok

8.

A forest region composed of evergreen trees is called

a)

steppe

b)

conifer

c)

taiga

9.

A zone of frequent boundary changes and conflicts if known as

a)

shatter belts

b)

fighting zones

c)

gulag

10.

The location of Russia’s first geothermal power station is

a)

Moscow

b)

Siberia

c)

Kamchatka

11.

Russia’s most important economic region is located around

a)

Moscow

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

Kremlin

12.

The eastward expansion of Russia was accomplished with the help of the

a)

Siberians

b)

Cossacks

c)

Slavs

13.

The part of Russia located east of the Ural Mountains is known as

a)

Kremlin

b)

Moscow

c)

Siberia

14.

______________ lies off the eastern coast of Siberia in the Sea of Okhotsk.

a)

Sakhalin Island

b)

Donets Basin

c)

steppe

15.

The main religion of the region is ______________________.

a)

Western Orthodox Religion

b)

Islam

c)

Eastern Orthodox Christianity

16.

The first leader of the Soviet Union was

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Vladimir Putin

17.

Ukraine’s heavy industry is located in the

a)

Donets Basin

b)

Kremlin

c)

Kiev

18.

Soviet economic planners established a policy of __________, which stated that the country would itself produce all the foods it needed.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Autarky

c)

Communism

19.

Russia’s _______ region is one of the world’s major grain-producing areas.

a)

island

b)

steppe

c)

taiga

20.

The first czar of all Russia was

a)

Ivan IV (the Terrible)

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mr. Batie

21.

Which of the following has NOT occurred with the move to a market economy?

a)

increased civil unrest and rioting

b)

increased unemployment

c)

increased crime

22.

Where can large oil reserves be found?

a)

Lake Baikal

b)

Volga River Basin

c)

Caspian Sea

23.

What is borscht?

a)

a type of soup

b)

a type of grain

c)

a type of plant

24.

What contributes to Siberia's harsh winters?

a)

high elevation blocks precipitation

b)

low elevations

c)

moderating ocean winds cannot reach inland

25.

Who are the Rus?

a)

Scandinavian traders

b)

Mongols from the south

c)

Cossack warriors