As believers in communism, Bolsheviks

wanted a new society led by workers.

Which statement about Russia’s size is accurate?

Russia spans two continents and eleven time zones.

Russian coasts lie along the Pacific Ocean,

Arctic Ocean, Caspian Sea, Black Sea, and Baltic Sea.

The Volga River and its tributaries

connect Moscow to the Caspian Sea.

Which statement about the tundra climate region is accurate?

Its average annual temperature is below freezing.

When attacking Russia in 1941, Germany

expected a quick victory but was defeated in part by winter.

What is the Black Earth Belt?

an area of rich soil whose farms feed most of Russia

huge reserves of mineral resources.

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RUSSIAN GEOGRAPHY EXAM REVIEW I

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1
_______________ was Gorbachev proposal for “restructuring” Russia
kolkhoz
pogroms
communism
perestroika
2
A(n) ____ climate dominates Russia.
low-latitude
arctic
subarctic
mid-latitude
3
Russia’s most important industry is ____________________
petroleum extraction
command economy
eco-tourism
perestroika
4
As believers in communism, Bolsheviks
wanted a new society led by workers.
supported the czars.
proposed a new society in which corporations have power.
immigrated to Russia from other places.
5
Which statement about Russia’s size is accurate?
Russia spans four continents and eleven time zones.
Russia is both a country and an entire continent.
Russia spans three continents and seven time zones.
Russia spans two continents and eleven time zones.
6
Russian coasts lie along the Pacific Ocean,
Indian Ocean, Caspian Sea, North Sea, and Black Sea.
Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Black Sea, and Baltic Sea.
Indian Ocean, North Sea, Black Sea, and Baltic Sea.
Arctic Ocean, Caspian Sea, Black Sea, and Baltic Sea.
7
The Volga River and its tributaries
drain the eastern part of Russia.
connect Moscow to the Caspian Sea.
are not used for transporting people and goods.
connect Moscow to the North Sea.
8
The uneven distribution of population in Russia is due to
the country’s standard of living.
the country’s level of economic development.
the physical environment.
government laws about housing.
9
The Volga River connects Moscow with which body of water?
the Pacific Ocean
the Bering Sea
the Caspian Sea
the Mediterranean Sea
10
About three quarters of the Russian people live
on the West Siberian Plain.
along the Pacific Ocean.
on the North European Plain.
on the South European Plain.
11
Ethnic ____ make up 80 percent of Russia’s population.
Serbs
Caucasians
Russians
Muslims
12
Today Russia’s literacy rate is
lower than at any time in history.
nearly 100 percent.
about 80 percent.
under 50 percent.
13
_______________________ was the source of environmental damage to Russia’s air, soil, and water
kolkhoz
perestroika
agricultural progress
Soviet industrialization
14
Which statement about the tundra climate region is accurate?
Its lush climate is excellent for farming.
Its the cold region that lies across southern Russia.
Its average annual temperature is below freezing.
It has completely thawed because of global warming.
15
Russia’s taiga is the world’s largest
wheat belt.
freshwater lake.
deciduous forest.
coniferous forest.
16
The rivers in Siberia tend to flow
east
west
north
south
17
Ethnic Russians are part of a
significant minority in Russia.
larger group called Slavs.
larger group called Poles.
smaller group known as Caucasians.
18
When attacking Russia in 1941, Germany
was defeated almost immediately by the climate.
was defeated with very little loss of life on either side.
expected a quick victory but was defeated in part by winter.
was very well prepared for the harsh winter to come.
19
What is the second-largest religion in Russia today?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
20
The Caspian Sea is
the world’s largest freshwater lake.
a radioactive lake with an outlet to the ocean.
a saltwater lake.
a freshwater sea.
21
The Kamchatka Peninsula has
a large population.
many warm freshwater lakes.
more than 100 volcanoes.
a rolling, fertile plain.
22
In a __________________________ system, businesses are privately owned
market economy
command economy
traditional economy
subsistence economy
23
What is the Black Earth Belt?
an area in which the ground is frozen most of the year
a region where farming is hard because of the infertile soil
an area in which factories are most important to the economy
an area of rich soil whose farms feed most of Russia
24
Russia has
large forest lands but not much petroleum.
huge reserves of mineral resources.
vast petroleum deposits but few minerals.
small reserves of mineral resources.
25
The Soviet government made ________ __________ a priority; creating large amounts of industrial pollution.
heavy industry
individual rights
free markets
agriculture

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