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Russian Chapter Atlas and History #BobJones, #BJU, #Chapter13
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1
Who became the 2nd and current president of Russia?
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Josef Stalin
Vladimir Putin
2
A tsar is also known as ________.
A Russian emperor
Russian peasants
None
Russian workers
3
What is the city connected to the Arctic by the Baltic-White Sea canal?
St. Petersburg
Murmansk
Moscow
Vladivostok
4
Why do you think St. Petersburg often called Russia's "window to Europe"?
None
It was built to rival the capitals of Europe.
There are many buildings with many windows.
Because Siberia is more eastern than St. Petersburg.
5
What the main Pacific coast port that is accessible year round?
Vladivostok
Murmansk
St. Petersburg
Novgorod
6
What group conquered Russia around 1240 AD?
The Vikings
The Mongolian Army
The Silver Horde
NONE
7
After the ____ the USSR changed it's name to the ___.
Russian Revolution, Russian Union
Death of Lenin, the Confederation of Russia
Cold War, Commonwealth of Independent States
Korean War, Russian Empire
8
The __ are a source of conflict between Russia and Japan.
Kamchayka Penninsula
city of Vladivostok
Ural Mountains
Kuril Islands
9
What continents does Russia lay across?
Asia and North America
Europe and Australia
None
Europe and Asia
10
The ____ Railway connects Russia's European and Pacific ports.
Trans-Siberian
Reading
B & O
Pennsylvania
11
A grand complex of palaces, state offices and churches which is located in Moscow is called the
None
Depot
Kremlin
Istanbul
12
Who became the leader of Russia and the CIS after the fall of the Soviet Union?
Josef Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Boris Yeltsin
13
Who was the last Romanov tsar?
Nicholas II
Peter III
Alexander II
14
What is the artic seaport city in Russia?
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Murmansk
15
What is the official name of the country of Russia?
Russian Federation
USSR
Russian Republic
Russian Congress
16
After the Soviet Union broke apart in 1991, what were its main issues?
War with the US
various assassination attempts on the leaders
Inflation and rise in unemployment
17
What is the longest European river that's also in Russia?
Caucaus
Don
Rhein
Volga
18
Lake Baikal owns 20 percent of the Earth's fresh water supply.
True
False
19
What separates the Russian plain from the West Siberian Plain?
Cherskiy Range
Caucasus Mts.
None
Ural Mountains
20
Who was the leader of the Communist Party takeover in Russia during 1917?
Boris Diaw
Vladimir Lenin
Karl Marx
21
Catherine II or Catherine the Great added some 200,000 square miles to Russia through war.
True
False
22
The Russian ___ are the grasslands known as the Black Earth region.
Savannas
Valleys
Steppes
Plateaus
23
What country does NOT lay below Asiatic Russia?
China
Kazakhstan
Ukraine
Mongolia
24
How do you think the Russian Revolution changed the Russian government?
It increased the autocratic government in Russia.
The economy flourished because of the Revolution.
None
Rule by a tsar ended/ it allowed the communist to take over
25
What is the open market place where Lenin's tomb is located?
Red Square
The Kremlin
Tienimen Square
Time's Square
26
What is the capital city of Russia?
Murmansk
Vladivostok
Moscow
St. Petersburg
27
The Kamchatka Peninsula is most known for its ________________.
waterfalls
sinkholes
160 volcanoes
grizzly bears
28
Who became the leader of the Communist Party during WWII?
Boris Yeltsin
Nikita Khrushchev
Josef Stalin
29
What was the "Kievan Rus"?
Princes who came from Mongolia to rule Russia.
A group of slavic tribes which became wealthy from trading.
The province of Kazakhstan, south of Russia.
None
30
___ is to shift control from an individual or company to a group called a collective.
Farming nations
Sickles
Collectivization
None
31
Why do you think Peter the Great built St. Petersburg?
To make Russia look more modern and western like Europe.
none
To name a place after him for his legacy.
So Russians could look at it in "awe."
32
How many countries border Russia?
16
12
14
10
33
Who settled in the western portion of Russia?
The Eastern slavs
Mongolians
Japanese people
34
Permanently frozen soil that often lies beneath the tundra and the taiga is called ___________.
permafrost
tundra soil
ice
35
What part of Russia is sparsely populated?
Western Russia near Europe
Eastern Russia, the Asian part of Russia
The Kremlin
the area around St. Petersburg and Moscow
36
What was the first Russian city?
St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Novgorod
Murmansk
37
What vast resources does Russia have that helped them receive a lot of money for their economy?
oil and gas
grass
coal
silver
38
The _____ were a Russian political group that called for worker control.
Loyalists
Noblemen
Bolsheviks
39
Why do you think Russia has more rail roads than the rest of the European countries?
Russia does not need more tracks for transport.
Russia is the biggest country and therefore need more rails.
NONE
Russia has many resources, but does not railroads.
40
Who became the last leader of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War?
Josef Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Boris Yeltsin
41
____ is the dominant religion in Russia.
Islam
Catholicism
Buddhism
Russian Orthodox
42
A person who is legally bound to live and work on the land owned by his or her own lord is ....
a nobleman
autocrat
a serf
43
The vast areas of eastern Russia covered with grass is called _________.
None
aqueducts
terrace farms
steppes
44
How many seaports in Russia stay ice free all year?
One
None
Three or Four
At least Six
