How is the climate of Russia an obstacle to its inhabitants?

It is cold and harsh to live in

What is the silk road?

A trade route across Central Asia

What is the Kyoto Protocol?

Guidelines for developed countries to reduce CO2 emissions

Why does Australia have such unique wildlife?

It was cut off from all the other continents for centuries

What does the term continentality mean?

Conditions are harsher when you are farther from an ocean

Why was the trans-siberian railroad built?

So people would move to Siberia

What are subsistence activities?

Building a house for your family, growing your own food

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Russia/Oceania/Antarctica review quiz

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Review of Russia, Oceania, Southeast Asia, and Antarctica for Alison's students

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1
How is the climate of Russia an obstacle to its inhabitants?
It isn't
It has lots of resources
It is SO hot!
It is cold and harsh to live in
2
What is the silk road?
A trade route across New Zealand
A road to the silk god
A trade route across Central Asia
A road made of silk robes
3
Which of the following is not an island in Oceania?
Hawaii
Marshall Islands
Solomon Islands
Kiribati
4
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
Guidelines on how to become an established nation
Guidelines for developed countries to reduce CO2 emissions
Guidelines for Japanese developers in Kyoto city planning
Guidelines for developing countries on how to industrialize
5
Which of the following oceans does not touch Antarctica?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic ocean
6
What happened at Bikini Atoll?
Russian nuclear testing
Experiments on fish
Mass production of Bikini bathing suits
US nuclear testing
7
Who moved the capital of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersberg?
Napoleon
Putin
Ivan the terrible
Peter the Great
8
Which body of water is shrinking dramatically?
Aral Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Lake Baikal
9
What is the deepest lake in the world?
Lake Michigan
Aral Sea
Great Salt Lake
Lake Baikal
10
Who are the aboriginal people?
Native people of Australia
Native people of New Zealand
Native people of Papua New Guinea
Native people of Fiji
11
Which is the only inhabited continent fully in the southern hemisphere?
New Zealand
Antarctica
Australia
South America
12
Which countries led the first expeditions to Antarctica?
Great Britain and China
The USA and Norway
Great Britain and the USA
Norway and Great Britain
13
Why does Australia have such unique wildlife?
It is a mystery
It was cut off from all the other continents for centuries
Aboriginal hunting left only the unique animals
Poachers killed all the typical wildlife
14
How many time zones are there in Russia
4
12
11
8
15
What does the term continentality mean?
You are on a continent
Conditions are milder when you are farther from an ocean
The ocean is near you
Conditions are harsher when you are farther from an ocean
16
What is Chernozem?
An ancient Georgian dinner party
A city in Russia
Soil that is not good for growing crops
Very rich and fertile soil
17
Why was the trans-siberian railroad built?
For fun
So people would move to Siberia
So people would stop complaining about communism
So people could vacation in northern Russia
18
How might global warming affect coastal cities and islands of Oceania?
They will not be affected
They will thrive in a warmer climate
They will grow
They will be underwater
19
Which animal is invasive to Australia
Tasmanian Devil
Emu
Kangaroo
Rabbit
20
What are subsistence activities?
Swimming, running, lifting weights
Building for others, selling food you grow
Making money on the things you do for work
Building a house for your family, growing your own food

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