WorksheetsUnit 6. RUSSIA
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 15mins
What area in Russia is nicknamed The Sleeping Land, and takes
~ 75% of its landmass
Moscow
Vladivostok
Siberia
Arctic Ocean
Why it`s hard in North Russia to develop agriculture or extract natural resources from the land?
Because of North Atlantic Drift
Because of the permafrost & the harsh-cold climate in Siberia
Because it is too large
Because of the chernozem soil
What is a round tent used as a dwelling by the nomads in the Central Asian steppes.
Yurt
A jeweled egg
Soviet Style apartment blocks
Matryoshka
What infrastructure helped for the developing of big cities along its route in Russia?
Trans-Siberian railroad
Siberian taiga
Moscow`s airport
Ports on the Arctic Ocean
The cities of Vladivostok and Novosibirsk developed because they are__________
Major stops along the Trans-Siberian raliroad that connect natural resources to markets.
Rich-soil and good climate farmlands
Warm-water ports
In the European part of Russia
What geographical factor is a similarity between the current and former Russian capitals Moscow and St Petersburg?
Both lay in fertile plains that support agriculture and population growth
Both are port cities that connect Russia to the global shipping lanes
Both are stops along the Trans-Siberian railroad
Both are rich in oil reserves
What is this map showing?
Faster transportation with the Trans-Siberian Railway
Faster transportation through the Indian Ocean route
Same time transportation for both ways
Railways are more reliable
Choose the image for the Russian cultural craft - Matryoshka.
France
France
Brazil
Brazil
Russia
Russia
These type of religious paintings in Christian Orthodox Religions are called:
Religious Icons
Matryoshka
Minaret
Mosque
The countries around the disappearing Aral Sea must
cooperate with each other, although they compete for the natural resource - water
practice Environmental preservation of this National Park
care about their own needs only
consider the economic price
Choose the religious building for people whose religion is Islam
Church
Church
Pagoda
Pagoda
Ob River supports agriculture and transportation, but that could also be challenge during the winter months, because
it freezes
It dries
It floods the surrounding areas
It`s waters are diverted
Label
How Russia`s exports impact international relations?
Interdependence - those countries rely on Russia`s oil & natural gas
Russian cultural influence crosses borders
EU lifted their sanctions from Russia
Russia started depending on import from outside
Many ethnic groups in Central Asia share ____________
being settled farmers
nomadic traditions and lifestyle
communism governments
Buddhist religion
Locate the Minaret of the Mosque
Choose the image that shows St Basil`s Cathedral
