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In-class review for the Russia Test
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1
__________ is where agriculture is controlled by groups instead of private companies or individuals.
sharecropping
period ahh...period uhh
Bolshevization
collectivization
2
What happened to countries involved with the fall of the Soviet Union?
Russia kept control of Soviet countries
transition from command to free market economy
transition from free market to command economy
3
How did economics change in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union?
Lots of people moved there from Western Europe
Transition from a command economy to a free market economy
Change from free market economy to a command economy
Everyone became rich
4
Which of the following best describes Siberia?
bitter cold with permanent frozen soil
cold winters and warm rainy summers
moderate climate with lots of rain
hot and humid year-round
5
_________ is known for having more than 160 volcanoes.
Kamchatka Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
Ural Mountains
Panama Canal
6
A communist country would most likely have a which type of economic system?
Free Market Economy
Government Controlled Economy
Mixed Market Economy
Traditional Economy
7
Why is access to to many of Russia's natural resources challenging?
Most are under permafrost in Siberia
Not enough advanced technology
Dangerous animals, like tigers and bears
People are scared to work in mines
8
Which of these would be a basic element of communism?
Absolute Monarchy
Private ownership of businesses
Gov't controlled economic system
Free market economic system
9
In Russia today, the government controls media through censorship.
False
True
10
Lake Baikal is the _______ lake in the world and holds ______ of the world's fresh water.
shallowest/0%
deepest/20%
most polluted/0%
biggest/100%
11
Who is the current President of Russia?
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Putin
Josef Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
12
Russia has large amounts of _________ that helps make it a wealthy nation.
petroleum (Oil)
steel
gold
timber
13
What separates European Russia from Asiatic Russia?
Ural Mountains
Lake Baikal
Moscow
Caucasus Mountains
14
__________ is on the eastern/Asian side of the Ural Mountains.
Moscow
Ural Russia
Siberia
Arctic Ocean
15
What was built to make travel from Moscow to the east, including Mongolia and China.
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Trans-Siberian Highway
Extensive River Systems
Trucks that cut through permafrost
16
The Soviet Union still exists today?
True
False
17
Agriculture controlled by groups instead of by individuals is called _______.
bolshevikization
privitization
collectivization
sharecropping
18
Russia has a very good track record in terms of human rights.
False
True
19
All of the following are policies under Communism EXCEPT:
government owned property
one party system
government controls the economy
citizen power through voting
20
________ is a layer of permanently frozen soil, making it hard to farm.
Taiga
Siberia
Loess
Permafrost
21
Which of the following is a problem modern Russia still faces?
low infectious disease rates
few natural resources
low life expectancy
low infant mortality rates
22
Most people live on the western, or European side of Russia.
True
False
23
Russia has done all of the following to create conflict on a global scale EXCEPT:
Helping Eastern European countries join the EU
Becoming military partners with China
loaning money to Iran to build nuclear reactors
Opposing former Soviet countries joining the EU
24
Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks wanted Russia to become a capitalist country.
True
False
