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Why does western Europe have a milder climate than Siberia?
Orographic Effect
Percipitation
Air masses
Continentality
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Why does Russia have many environmental issues today?
lack of knowledge about pollution
citizens do not like the environment
remnants of Soviet policies towards the environment
limited funding
3
What allowed for settlement in and the export of resources out of eastern Russia (Siberia)?
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Trans-Siberian Railway
Trans-Russian Railway
Transcontinental Railway
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water; oldest, deepest, largest source of freshwater; contains uniques species; polluted
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Lake Baikal
Volga River
5
What type of government does Russia have today?
absolute monarchy
oligarchy
democracy
communist
6
When was Stalin the dictator of the USSR?
Leader of Russia today
During WWII and the beginning of the Cold War
In the 1800s
After the fall of the Czar
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Due to proximity, where did much of the foreign invest to Eastern Europe come from after the fall of the USSR?
South America
China
Sub-saharan Africa
Western Europe
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Most of Eastern Europe has what type of climate?
semi arid
continental
highland
subtropical
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What is the major resource that is helping sustain Russia's economy?
oil
gold
nuclear power
hydroelectricity
10
How does physical geography affect population distribution in Russia?
Most Russians live on the Northern European plains west of the Ural Mts.
Most Russians live in the cold climate of Siberia
Most Russians live in the Southern Desert
Russia is a small land mass so the whole country is crowded
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T/F Overuse of water and pesticides have polluted the farmlands and rivers of Russia.
True
False
12
Who is the current president of Russia?
Gorbechev
Putin
Yeltsin
Lenin
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Who was the last czar of Imperial Russia?
Alexander III
Nicholas II
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
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Many of Russia's rivers flow north. Why is this a problem?
they have access to warm water ports
they are too shallow for transportation
they are frozen for much of the year
they get to narrow as they flow north
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political and economic system controlled by the goverment.
Communism
Capitalism
Socialism
Imperialism
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Which climate zone contains permafrost?
tundra
humid continental
semiarid
highland
17
What does the U.S.S.R stand for?
United Socialist Soviet Republic
United Soviet Socialist Representatives
Unified Social Soviet Reps
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
18
Who tried to westernize Russia and moved the capital to St. Petersburg?
Vladimir Lenin
Czar Nicholas II
Karl Marx
Peter the Great
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What country experienced balkanization and broke apart?
Latvia
Poland
Estonia
Yugoslavia
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Why has Russia historically been isolated from the rest of Europe?
differences in politics
distance and harsh climate
Russification
Balkanization
21
What type of Biome is in Russia's subarctic?
lush vegetation
boreal (taiga) forest
grasslands
desert
22
What is the name of the Russian lake that holds 1/5 of the world's fresh water?
Mayak
Caspian
Summerville
Baikal
23
Who introduced perestroika and glasnost?
Gorbechev
Lenin
Putin
Yeltsin
24
Who attacked Bosnians and Croats in the War in Bosnia?
Nazis
Slovenes
Serbs
Albanians
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Who led the Russian Revolution and was the first leader of the USSR in 1917?
Leon Trotsky
Karl Marx
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
