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Week 9 The Russo-Ukrainian War: What's Happening?

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is someone who wants to be independent from the country that they live in called?
a)
A separatist
b)
A rebel
c)
A revolutionary
d)
An independentist
2.
When did Russia invade and annex Crimea AND help pro-Russian separatists take control of Donetsk and Luhansk?
a)
November 2021
b)
When the 2014 Orange Revolution removed pro-Russian President Yanukovich
c)
February 2022
d)
Collapse of the Soviet Union, 2021
3.
Look at this map: what does it show?
a)
Ukraine control Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson
b)
Russia control Kyiv
c)
Russia control Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson
d)
Ukraine controls Crimea
4.
What happened between 23 and 27 September?
a)
Ukraine took back Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia
b)
Russia took Kyiv
c)
The Orange Revolution
d)
Russia had referendums in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and people living there said they wanted to be part of Russia
5.
Why is the world concerned that nuclear weapons might be used in the war?
a)

Because Ukraine has said that they will use them to win the war

b)

Because NATO has said that they will use them to win the war

c)

Because separatists have said that they will use them to win the war

d)

After the referendums in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, Russia says that they are now Russian territory and that they will be defended if they are attacked by Ukraine

6.

True or false? Ukraine is advancing and taking back land from Russia in the Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk regions

a)

Maybe

b)

False

c)

True

7.
Who is giving the most amount of aid (ayuda) to Ukraine?
a)

United Kingdom

b)

European institutions

c)

United States

8.
What have other countries done in the war?
a)
They are sending weapons to the Ukrainian army to help them fight
b)
They are sending weapons to the Russian army to help them fight
c)
They are sending weapons to the NATO army to help them fight
d)
They are sending weapons to the Soviet Union army to help them fight
9.
Which two countries have the most Ukrainian refugees?
a)
United States and UK
b)
NATO and EU
c)
Russia and Ukraine
d)
Poland and Germany
10.
How many countries (territories) do not agree with Russia’s invasión of Ukraine?
a)
195
b)
54
c)
141
d)
300
11.
How many civilians have been killed?
a)
9776
b)
6374
12.
Economic measures that put pressure on President Putin, his close advisers and on the Russian economy to try to stop him are called what?
a)
Sanctions
b)
Aid
c)
Fines
d)
Profits
13.

What are these examples of? 1. Stopping banks and Russian companies from doing business 2. Freezing oligarch´s access to their money abroad

a)

Fines

b)

Sanctions

c)

Aid

d)

Profits

14.
Which country has imposed the most sanctions after 22 February 2022?
a)

United States

b)

UK

c)

EU

d)

NATO

15.
What % of the world's oil comes from Russia?
a)

20

b)

100

c)

10

d)

1

16.
Why is there 10% less oil available in the world?
a)
Becaise of the global economy starting again after the COVID pandemic
b)
Because NATO has used 10% more oil since the war started
c)
Because Ukraine has used 10% more oil since the war started
d)
Russia normally sells 10% of the world’s oil, but now it cannot because of sanctions
17.
Why is an increase in oil price bad for Peru?
a)

Because it means that Peru will have to join NATO

b)

Because it means that Peru will have to help Ukraine

c)

Because it means that Peru will have to help Russia

d)

Because petrol is now more expensive, which means that the transportation of goods is more expensive, which means that they are more expensive to buy

18.
What is this an example of? The cost of a mango from Piura has increased in Trujillo, because it is now more expensive to transport
a)
The war's impact on NATO
b)
COVID-19's impact on Peru
c)
The war's impact on Peru
19.
Ukraine is the ? largest exporter of grain
a)
Third
b)
Fourth
c)
Second
d)
First
20.

True or false? Because of the war, there is no global hunger crisis because Ukraine could export its grain to Africa and the Middle East for five months

a)

False

b)

True

21.
What is it called when prices increase?
a)
Sanctions
b)
Recession
c)
Deflation
d)
Inflation
22.
What is this an example of? Global oil and grain are less available and their prices have increased
a)
Sanctions
b)
Recession
c)
Inflation
d)
Deflation
23.
True or false? Because of inflation, prices are increasing faster than people’s wages, which means that people have less money to spend and the economy stops growing
a)
False
b)
True
24.
When we ask for money from a bank or a credit card company to pay for something, there is a cost, but what is this cost called?
a)
The interest rate
b)
Loan
c)
Inflation
d)
Economy
25.
What are the two ways that higher interest rates affect Peru?
a)
Higher growth and higher employment, because people have more money to spend.
b)
Lower growth and lower employment, because people have less money to spend.