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Chapter 14 - Russian Core
Chapter 14 - Russian Core
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1
The highest peak in Europe is
Mt. Etna
Mt. Perekop
Mt. Blanc
Mt. Elbrus
2
What is Europe's longest river?
Arctic River
Lena River
Volga River
Black River
3
Which climate is furthest north in Russia?
Subarctic
Steppe
Humid Subtropical
Tundra
4
What is the Russian currency?
euro
ruble
pound
yen
5
Soviet government did all of the following except
discourage religious practices
discriminated against ethnic groups
promoted atheism
allow religious freedom
6
Permanently frozen layer of Earth
deciduous
steppe
coniferous
permafrost
7
When Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus under Communist control, government had a ____ economy.
socialist
command
black
capitalist
8
What are the 2 main mountain ranges in Russia?
Alps and Carpathians
Carpathians and Caucasus
Ural and Caucasus
Ural and Alps
9
The early city of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus was
Minsk
Moscow
Kiev
St. Petersburg
10
Many Eastern European countries became ____ countries.
colonies
satellite
mandates
territories
11
Which river in the Ukraine is used for hydroelectricity?
Lena
Yenisey
Volga
Dnieper
12
What % of Russians live west of the Urals?
80
60
70
50
13
Southern Ukraine has a ______ climate.
Humid Subtropical
Marine West Coast
Humid Continental
Mediterranean
14
Gorbachev's policy that called for reforming government.
Glasnost
Perestroika
Communism
Chechnya
15
A government program that required everyone in the empire to speak Russian and become Christian
Russification
Socialism
Romanov
Communism
16
What is the official language of Russia?
English
Ukrainian
French
Russian
17
Boreal forest is in which type of climate in Russia ________.
Humid Subtropical
Humid Continental
Subarctic
Tundra
18
What pushed more women into the workforce in Russia?
terrorism
war
lack of resources
financial pressure
19
An example of a Russian novelist is
Vasnetsov
Tolstoy
Tchaikovsky
Dostoyevsk
20
Region in Russia that Putin has granted independence since 2003.
Siberia
Urals
Moscow
Chechnya
21
The 2nd largest country in Europe is
Romania
Belarus
Russia
Ukraine
22
Which contains some of the world's largest swamps and wetlands?
Ukraine
Lake Baikal
West Siberian Plain
Northern European Plain
23
A change to private ownership of state-owned companies and industries.
privatization
socialism
consumption
petroleum extraction
24
Russia is one of the world's largest producers of
diamonds
corn
peppers
crude oil
25
Who was the ruler who modernized Russia?
Peter the Great
Nicholas II
Ivan IV
Catherine the Great
26
What do most people live in, in Russia?
villas
mansions
apartments
houses
27
Art during the Communist era was meant to
only be in novels
glorify the government's achievement
only in paintings
be realistic
28
Which was not a foundation of Communism?
public ownership
classless society
equal share of wealth
private ownership
29
Contains ______ of world's forests
1/3
1/2
1/4
1/5
30
The deepest lake in the world is in Russia and it is
Lake Ponchartrain
Lake Baikal
Lake Russia
Lake Steppe
31
The GDP dropped by ____ % between 1990-1995.
40
30
50
20
32
A rich, black topsoil found in Northern European Plain, especially Russia and Ukraine.
alluvial soil
chernozem
loess
humus
33
Illegal trade of scarce or illegal goods
black market
red market
green market
purple market
34
What is Russia's most important industry?
fishing
forestry
petroleum extracting
nuclear power
35
Gorbachev's reform plan for newness
putin
perestroika
glasnost
chechnya
36
Which is the country that has 11,000 lakes?
Volga River
Ukraine
Russia
Belarus
37
Most Russians live in which type of climate?
Steppe
Subarctic
Mid-Latitude climates
Tundra
