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Russia and Republics Unit Test
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Review for the Russia Unit Test
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1
The economic system where the central government is responsible for all decisions is called...?
mixed economy
laissez faire economy
command economy
market economy
2
Peter the Great moved the Russian capital to...?
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Kiev
Vladivostock
3
After WW2, tension between the Soviet Union and USA was called...?
The Great Game
The Tepid Conflict
The Great Conflict
The Cold War
4
the mountain range many consider to be the dividing line between Europe and Asia is ?
Ural Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
Verkhoyansk Range
Kolymar Range
5
How did the Russians defeat Napolean?
By new technology such as the rifled musket and new railroad
By throwing over 70,000 soldiers at his army
By waiting for winter to arrive
They didn't. Napolean won that war
6
builders in Siberia must be careful with their buildings due to ...?
danger of earthquakes
continentality
pollution
permafrost
7
T/F: Peter the Great built Vladivostock from the ground up
True
False
8
Supra
means?
permanently frozen subsoil
nomadic tribes who roamed the steppes
a new rifle technology
formal meal usually with many toasts
9
Who did Peter the Great defeat to gain the land upon which St. Petersburg was built?
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Victoria of England
King Tridates
King Charles of Sweden
10
T/F: The Tatars wanted Russian land
False
True
11
Because Russia is so large, the region...?
is very mountainous
has three climate zones
crosses 11 time zones
has a poor economy
12
What were the two main reasons for building the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
Open Siberia and allow goods/soldiers to cover the country
To keep convicts busy and show strength to European powers
Allow the Czars and people to travel the country
So the Czars could show off and people could have jobs
13
agricultural areas on the Northern European Plain exist because of the presence of...?
volcanoes
large cities
plateaus
chernozem
14
Between the 18th and 19th Centuries, how many years did women rule Russia?
101 years
23 years
56 years
71 years
15
At what rate did the Russian Empire expand under Ivan the Terrible?
50 square miles per day
5 square miles per day
100 square miles per day
500 square miles per day
16
Transcaucasia includes which countries?
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia
Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova
17
The legislature of the Russian Federation is divided into 2 chambers which are called...?
The House and The Senate
No, there is only 1 chamber
The Federation Council and The State Duma
Dictators don't have a legislature
18
What gives Russia the resources to produce 1/5 of the world's timber?
steppe
climate
taiga
tundra
19
T/F: The Vikings were the original settlers along the Volga
False
True
20
The Romanov dynasty ruled Russia for how long?
300 years
200 years
500 years
400 years
21
T/F: Peter the Great was actually only 5'7" tall
False
True
22
the dry, lowland area which includes two large deserts is called...?
West Siberian Plain
Northern European Plain
Transcaucasia Plain
Turan Plain
23
What strange event happened during Ivan the Terrible's birth?
A fire burned down Kiev
A flood washed out St. Petersburg
Lightning struck the Kremlin
A tornado hit Moscow
24
Vladimir Lenin became a revolutionary after who died?
his father
his son
his brother
his sister
25
What country's name literally means "land of flames"?
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Azerbaijan
26
the environmental problems of the Aral Sea are a result of... ?
nuclear pollution
oil spills
poorly planned irrigation policies
overfishing
27
The Baltic Republics include which countries?
Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova
Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
28
Catherine the Great's husband, Peter III, officially died from...?
a bomb
heart attack
a bullet
hemorrhoids
29
T/F: Czar is the Russian form of Caesar
True
False
30
What was the first Christian country in the world?
Armenia
Georgia
Ukraine
Russia
31
serfdom means... ?
mandatory military service
enslavement of own people
rapid expansion of territory
catching the perfect wave
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Dachas
mean?
Russian sauna
militiamen in the Russian army
Slav imprisonment
Russian summer cottage
