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Review of Russia for 6th grade test. #6thgradeworldcultures
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1
Life expectancy has declined in Russia because of
hard labor
low birthrates
environmental pollution
poor nutrition, drug use, and alcoholism
2
Why is the Kamchatka Peninsula famous?
soccer
swimming
160 volcanoes
forests
3
What is Russia's rank in size compared to other countries?
10th
2nd
1st
5th
4
What political and social system did the Bolsheviks and Lenin put into place?
Democracy
Communism
Monarchy
Theocracy
5
Most of Russia has what kind of climate?
Mediterranean
desert
rainforest
subarctic
6
What year did the Soviet Union break apart and become a new Russia?
1975
1991
1956
1921
7
The religion most common in Russia is.....
Baptist
Russian Orthodox
Greek Orthodox
Jewish
8
Who took control of the communist party in 1924?
Catherine the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Josef Stalin
Vladimir Putin
9
The nutrient rich black soil of Ukraine and Russia is called
Chorizo
Chachkis
Chernozem
Chernobyl
10
Which lake in Russia holds 20% of the Earth's freshwater and is also the world's deepest lake?
Lake Victoria
Lake Erie
Lake Baikal
Lake Geneva
11
How many time zones span across Russia?
2
5
11
7
12
After World War II, came a period of tension between the US and Russia known as what?
Cold Shoulder
The Cold War
Standoff
The Warm War
13
The "Stans" of Central Asia are which kind of cultural regions?
Political
Economic
Linguistic
Ethnic
14
What landmark bulding is the seat of Executive Power in Moscow?
The Winter Palace
St. Basil's Cathedral
Tower of Moscow
The Kremlin
15
Why is the Aral Sea disappearing?
Water is being diverted to irrigate cotton fields
the Rainshadow Effect
Condensation
Evaporation
16
Stalin built forced-labor camps for people who did not agree with him. What were these called?
gulags
spas
prisons
concentration camps
17
What is a tsar?
general
prince
emperor
religion
18
Reform began in the Soviet Union when who came into power in 1985?
Peter the Great
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ivan the Terrible
Vladimir Lenin
19
Gorbachev introduced two new policies, glasnost and perestroika. Glasnost means.....
closed off
censorship
reconstruction
openess
20
Who is the leader of Russia at this time?
Mikhail Gorbochev
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Putin
Boris Yeltsin
21
On what 2 continents is Russia located?
Antarctica & Asia
Europe & Asia
Europe & Australia
Africa & Asia
22
Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks takeover of Russia was known as what?
French Revolution
Russian Revolution
American Revolution
Civil War
23
What kind of economy is associated with Communism?
Mixed Economy
Command Economy
Capitalism Economy
Free Market Economy
24
Which mountain range separates European Russia from Asian Russia?
Rockies
Urals
Himalyas
Caucacus
25
What is permanently frozen soil?
permafrost
cold soil
hot soil
desert
