What is the Black Earth Belt?

an area of rich soil whose farms feed most of Russia

Which statement about Russia’s size is accurate?

Russia spans two continents and eleven time zones.

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.

As believers in communism, Bolsheviks

wanted a new society led by workers.

huge reserves of mineral resources.

The Volga River and its tributaries

connect Moscow to the Caspian Sea.

Russian coasts lie along the Pacific Ocean,

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

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RUSSIAN GEOGRAPHY EXAM REVIEW I

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

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