Which statement about the tundra climate region is accurate?

its average annual temperature is below freezing

Under the Soviet system, the government

controlled all forms of communication

Why is public transportation important in Russia

Most people live in cities and do not own cars

Which statement about Lake Baikal is accurate?

it holds 1/5 of the world's fresh water

Catherine the Great gained a long sought

warm-water port on the Black Sea

huge reserves of mineral resources

Russia's air, water, and soil were damaged by

Soviet disregard for the effects of industrialization

After the fall of the Soviet union

ethnic conflicts threatened stability

Which statement about Russia's size is accurate

Russia spans two continents and eleven time zones

a union of city-states organized by Scandinavian warriors

The Russian Revolution in 1917 established

a representative government, but the revolution continued

Where do 75% of Russians live?

between the Ural Mountains and Belarus and Ukraine

As believers in communism, Bolsheviks

wanted a new society led by workers

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Unit 5 Test Review - Russia & N. Eurasia

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1
In what year did travel begin on the Trans-Siberian Railroad
1700
1800
1600
1900
2
The uneven distribution of population in Russia is due to the
government laws about housing
the country's standard of living
the physical environment
the country's level of economic development
3
Which statement about the tundra climate region is accurate?
its lush climate is excellent for farming
it has completely thawed because of global warming
its average annual temperature is below freezing
it is in southern Russia
4
Russia depends primarily on
subways and trucks
cars and trucks
airplanes and cars
railroads and waterways
5
Under the Soviet system, the government
allowed newspapers to print whatever they wanted
encouraged access to a wide variety of news sources
controlled editorials but not the reporting of the news
controlled all forms of communication
6
Russian farmland has been damaged by
sever weather swept in by ocean currents
fertilizers and pesticides
tourism
organic farming
7
Within Russia, what are the primary means of transporting crude oil and natural gas
trucks
airplanes
pipelines
ships
8
Why is public transportation important in Russia
Private ownership of automobiles is forbidden
Nobody commutes to work
Most people live in cities and do not own cars
The fares help fund social welfare programs
9
Which statement about Lake Baikal is accurate?
it is home to a small number of plant and animal species
it holds 1/5 of the world's salt water
it is a vacation destination for many Russians
it holds 1/5 of the world's fresh water
10
Catherine the Great gained a long sought
warm-water port on the Black Sea
railroad line across Siberia
river system that connected Moscow with Siberia
audience with the Queen of England
11
Russia has
large forest lands but not much petroleum
vast petroleum deposits but few minerals
small reserves of mineral resources
huge reserves of mineral resources
12
How many years after the start of construction were trains running along the route?
300 years
30 years
25 years
250 years
13
Russia has few ocean ports that are
usable for ships constructed in the past 20 years
free from ice year round
able to accept more than one type of ship
closed year round
14
The first crowned czar was
Ivan the Terrible
Joseph Stalin
Peter IV
Ivan the Great
15
Russia's air, water, and soil were damaged by
Soviet disregard for the effects of industrialization
the program called perestroika
free market forces for change from within the Soviet Union
The Russian Revolution
16
Ethnic Russians are part of a
larger group called Poles
larger group called Slavs
smaller group known as Caucasians
significant minority in Russia
17
What is the second-largest religion in Russia today?
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
18
In what two countries is the Aral Sea located?
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Russia and Uzbekistan
Russia and Kazakshstan
Turkmenistan and Belarus
19
Russia's taiga is the world's largest
freshwater lake
deciduous forest
wheat belt
coniferous forest
20
After the fall of the Soviet union
the nation achieved a level of stability never before seen
most Soviet satellites chose to remain part of Russia
ethnic conflicts threatened stability
most Russians wanted to return to Soviet system
21
Which statement about Russia's size is accurate
Russia is both a country and a continent
Russia spans two continents and eleven time zones
Russia spans two continents and seven time zones
Russia spans three continents and five time zones
22
What ethnic group makes up 80% of Russia's population?
Caucasians
Serbs
Muslims
Russians
23
Whose ideas are the basis for communism?
Joseph Stalin
Karl Marx
Boris Yeltsin
Catherine the Great
24
Russia's historical roots date back to the
1000s
600s
800s
400s
25
What was Kievan Rus?
the first agricultural commune established by Bolsheviks
a rank of nobility that only a czar could bestow
an influential czar of the 1400s
a union of city-states organized by Scandinavian warriors
26
The Russian Revolution in 1917 established
a representative government, but the revolution continued
the czar as the holder of power granted he was a communist
the Eastern Orthodox Church as the center of power in Russia
Peter the Great as leader of the country's new government
27
Today Russia's literacy rate is near
nearly 100%
about 80%
under 50%
lower than ever
28
What climate region dominates Russia
mid-latitude
low-latitude
Arctic
Subarctic
29
Where do 75% of Russians live?
between the Ural Mountains and Belarus and Ukraine
east of the Ural Mountains and south of Kazakhstan
in Siberia
along the coastal areas of the North Sea
30
As believers in communism, Bolsheviks
immigrated to Russia from other places
wanted a new society led by workers
proposed a new society in which corporations have power
supported the czars

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