Geography Chapter 11

Question 1

The rich soil of Russia&#x27;s European Plain region is known as chernozem

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Moscow is warmer than most capitals in Europe.. its distance from the ocean prevents moderating influence oceans provide

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Rich black soil in Russia

Accepted Answer

Chernozem

Question 4

The longest river in Europe

Accepted Answer

Volga

Question 5

Putin increased his presidential power and began centralizing Russian government

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Asian Russia is sparsely populated and has few large population centers

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Boris Yeltsin&#x27;s successor_____ increased the power of the president and moved Russia back towards centralized government

Accepted Answer

Vladimir Putin

Question 8

Russia&#x27;s greatest obstacle is arguably its

Accepted Answer

Soviet past

Question 9

Six territories that are governed by Moscow

Accepted Answer

Krais

Question 10

Who formed the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States)

Accepted Answer

Boris Yeltsin

Question 11

Most Russians live around Moscow and St Petersburg

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

What lake was formed by tectonic activity in Russia where tectonic plates are slowly separating?

Accepted Answer

Baikal

Question 13

What railroad links Russia&#x27;s European and Pacific ports?

Accepted Answer

Trans-Siberian Railway

Question 14

The legislative branc of Russia&#x27;s national government is the:

Accepted Answer

Federal Assembly

Question 15

Who was the leader of the Russian Revolution of 1917?

Accepted Answer

Lenin

Question 16

Another name for Russia and its satellite states during the period of Communist rule was the:

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 17

The Ural Mountain range divides European Russia from Asian Russia

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

What title refers to teh rulers of Russia from 1547 to 1917?

Accepted Answer

Czar or Tsar

Question 19

Perestroika, or restructuring of the Soviet system, strenghtend communism in Russia

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

The Russian legislature

Accepted Answer

Federal Assembly

Question 21

What is the dominant religion in Russia?

Accepted Answer

Russian Orthodoxy

Question 22

Russia&#x27;s Lake Baikal provide access to the ocean and year-round world trade

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

In area, Russia is the largest country in the world

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

Which region lies west of the Ural Mountains?

Accepted Answer

European Russia

Question 25

THe world&#x27;s longest continuous forest

Accepted Answer

Taiga

Question 26

Most modern Russians are descendents of the Slavs

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

Russia&#x27;s twenty one self governing areas wehre most of the population, power, and status reside are called

Accepted Answer

Autonomous republics

Question 28

The term glasnost means

Accepted Answer

Openness

Question 29

Be able to locate these places on a map

Accepted Answer

Caspian Sea, Baltic Sea, Blac Sea, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Kamchatka Penninsula, Caucasus Mountains, Ural Mountains

Question 30

Despite the best attempts of Gorbachev to improve life in the Soviet Union, what did the majority of people desire?

Accepted Answer

Freedom

Question 31

Layer of soil beneath the surface that remains frozen throughout the year

Accepted Answer

Permafrost

Question 32

______ created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

Accepted Answer

Lenin

Question 33

The Russian ruler who was responsible for reforms that led eventually to the fall of the Soviet Empire was

Accepted Answer

Gorbachev

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Geography Chapter 11

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