Deck 3: The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Question 1

The most important crop grown under irrigation in Central Asia is:

A)cotton
B)corn
C)wheat
D)tobacco
E)tea

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The most fertile soils would be found under which natural form of vegetation in the Russian Federation?

A)steppe
B)tundra
C)taiga
D)forest
E)None of these vegetation types produces fertile soils.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which vegetation type found in the Russian Federation represents a cold-resistant,coniferous forest?

A)steppe
B)tundra
C)taiga
D)volga
E)none of these

Answer 3

C

Question 4

This vegetation type of drought-resistant grasses also refers to a very dry climate,characteristic of southern Russia,Ukraine,and northern Central Asia.

A)steppe
B)tundra
C)taiga
D)volga
E)none of these

Question 5

This is the best description for the climates in most of the Russian Federation.

A)ocean-influenced
B)maritime
C)subtropical
D)continental
E)mild mid-latitude

Question 6

This Russian physiographic region is flat,contains extensive wetlands,and tens of thousands of small lakes.

A)Urals
B)Central Siberian Plateau
C)Russian Plain
D)West Siberian Plain
E)Mountain Rim

Question 7

The technique that allows the cultivation of crops without irrigation in regions of limited moisture is referred to as:

A)dry-farming
B)irrigation farming
C)slash and burn
D)swidden
E)intertillage

Question 8

The Russian steppe region is famous for its production of what crop?

A)beets
B)corn
C)soybeans
D)potatoes
E)wheat

Question 9

The deepest lake in the world is:

A)Lake Balkhash
B)Lake Baykal
C)Lake Aral
D)Lake Danube
E)Black Lake

Question 10

The highest mountain range in Russia is:

A)Urals
B)Balkans
C)Caucasus
D)Pamirs
E)Tien Shan

Question 11

Which river marks the boundary between the West Siberian Plain and the Central Siberian Plateau?

A)Irtysh River
B)Dnieper River
C)Angera River
D)Amur River
E)Yenisey River

Question 12

What is permafrost?

A)permanently frozen subsurface material
B)cold-resistant vegetation
C)a food preservation technique used by Siberian natives
D)the soil in the steppes
E)none of these

Question 13

This is the collective name given to a network of overland trade routes that connected China with Mediterranean Europe.

A)The Silk Road
B)The Ruby Road
C)The Sind Highway
D)The Amur Highway
E)none of these

Question 14

Which of the following is the largest inland sea in the world?

A)Black
B)Mediterranean
C)Aral
D)Caspian
E)none of the above

Question 15

The last Tsar of Russia was:

A)Peter the Great
B)Catherine the Great
C)Ivan the Terrible
D)Nicholas II
E)Putin III

Question 16

The original resource base of the Urals region was:

A)iron ore,copper,nickel
B)oil and natural gas
C)radioactive elements like uranium
D)abundant,cheap skilled labor
E)agricultural production

Question 17

The Aral Sea is located mostly in which country?

A)Russia
B)Estonia
C)Ukraine
D)Kazakhstan
E)Belarus

Question 18

When did the Bolshevik Revolution occur?

A)1917
B)1817
C)1945
D)1967
E)1989

Question 19

The region of the Siberian Plain where low-growing,cold-resistant vegetation grows is known as:

A)tundra
B)taiga
C)steppe
D)Volga
E)none of these

Question 20

The Russian Plain extends from ________ in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east.

A)Turkmenistan
B)Armenia
C)Belarus
D)Vladivostok
E)Novosibirsk

Question 21

Which of the following was not a founding member of the Commonwealth of Independent States?

A)Russia
B)Belarus
C)Ukraine
D)Estonia
E)None of these were founding members of CIS.

Question 22

Russia's Central Region is responsible for 80% of what industry?

A)food processing
B)steel
C)petrochemicals
D)paper and paperboard
E)textiles

Question 23

Chernobyl,Ukraine,has become famous because of this event in 1986.

A)nuclear reactor accident
B)demonstration against Soviet rule
C)assassination of the Soviet leader
D)nuclear weapons treaty signed by the Soviet Union and China
E)launching of a manned mission to the Moon

Question 24

The original purpose of the city of St.Petersburg was:

A)national capital
B)steel manufacture
C)petrochemicals manufacture
D)textile manufacture
E)defense manufacture

Question 25

When did the Soviet Union dissolve as a political entity?

A)1927
B)1954
C)1989
D)2001
E)1943

Question 26

Russia's "command economy" was established by which Soviet leader?

A)Lenin
B)Gorbachev
C)Yeltsin
D)Putin
E)Stalin

Question 27

In 1985,an official policy was introduced by Gorbachev that stressed open government and increased access to information as well as more honest discussion about the country's social issues and concerns.What was this policy called?

A)glasnost
B)gosplans
C)Irredentism
D)Oligarchs
E)appartchiks

Question 28

Which one of the following countries was once part of the Russian Empire?

A)Norway
B)Denmark
C)Finland
D)Sweden
E)Norway,Denmark,Finland,and Sweden all were once part of the Russian Empire.

Question 29

This natural water body is steadily shrinking as a result of diversion of water for irrigation in Central Asia.

A)Lake Baykal
B)Aral Sea
C)Black Sea
D)Baltic Sea
E)Caspian Sea

Question 30

For the Russian people,the "near abroad" signifies:

A)former components of the Soviet Union
B)Alaska
C)China and Korea
D)the Middle East
E)none of these

Question 31

The last leader of the Soviet Union was:

A)Nicholas II
B)Yeltsin
C)Putin
D)Gorbachev
E)Alexander

Question 32

Which country defeated Russia in 1904 and halted Russia's territorial expansion?

A)China
B)Mongolia
C)Japan
D)France
E)the United States

Question 33

What country or region has experienced the greatest environmental impact from the nuclear reactor accident at Chernobyl,1986?

A)Belarus
B)Ukraine
C)Russia
D)Scandinavia
E)Central Asia

Question 34

The acceleration of industrialization in Russia between 1860 and 1900 was in large part due to what?

A)introduction of democracy
B)end of czar rule
C)abolition of feudal serfdom
D)communist revolution
E)none of these

Question 35

This was the origin of the modern state of Russia in the Middle Ages.

A)a union of nomadic Asian tribes
B)the small principality of Muscovy
C)a Roman colony
D)part of Lithuania
E)a part of Germany

Question 36

Which Russian leader defeated the Tatars at the battle of Kazan?

A)Nicholas II
B)Catherine the Great
C)Peter the Great
D)Stalin
E)Ivan the Terrible

Question 37

Who was the first leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?

A)Peter the Great
B)Nikita Kruschev
C)Nikolai Lenin
D)Karl Marx
E)none of these

Question 38

What does apparatchik mean?

A)state engineers
B)state bureaucrats
C)state managers
D)Soviet space scientists
E)none of these

Question 39

In 2008,how many Russians lived below the poverty level?

A)42%
B)14%
C)2%
D)78%
E)51%

Question 40

The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted from:

A)1950-1989
B)1990-2003
C)1917-1945
D)1800-1900
E)The Cold War never ended.

Question 41

Moscow dominates the Central Region.

Question 42

St.Petersburg was Peter the Great's planned capital for Russia.

Question 43

Russia's current population is approximately:

A)325 million
B)10 million
C)100 million
D)235 million
E)1 billion

Question 44

Dissident or banned literature produced through systems of clandestine printing and distribution is called:

A)propaganda
B)samizdat publications
C)gosplans publications
D)glasnost publications
E)mafiyas publications

Question 45

The "Golden Age" of Russian high culture was:

A)late 14th and early 15th centuries
B)late 19th and early 20th centuries
C)late 12th and early 13th centuries
D)late 20th and early 21st centuries
E)late 17th and early 18th centuries

Question 46

What are Pirozhkis?

A)a Russian made automobile
B)a fishing vessel
C)a small pie,stuffed with savory meats
D)a sugary soft-drink
E)fur boots

Question 47

Russia's current population is majority urban.

Question 48

In 1904,most of the residents of the Russian Empire were not ethnic Russians.

Question 49

The Central Asian geosynclines is home to oil reserves equivalent to between 17 and 49 billion barrels-about 40% of the world's proven reserves.

Question 50

Nearly half the territory of the Russian Federation is north of 60°N.

Question 51

In 2008,gas and oil accounted for roughly ________ of Russia's export earnings.

A)one-fourth
B)two-thirds
C)one-half
D)three-fourths
E)one-eighth

Question 52

The Central Region accounts for about 25% of the Russian Federation's textile manufacturers.

Question 53

Which of the following is the fastest-growing religious grouping in Russia?

A)Eastern Orthodox
B)Catholics
C)Muslims
D)Sikhs
E)Hindus

Question 54

Life expectancies have fallen dramatically in Russia.Today,the leading cause of death in this country is:

A)lung cancer
B)suicide
C)cardiovascular disease
D)stroke
E)radiation poisoning

Question 55

During the Russian Diaspora of the early 20ᵗʰ century,1/4 of these migrants settled in which American City?

A)Philadelphia
B)New York City
C)Washington,D.C.
D)Chicago
E)Pittsburgh

Question 56

Global warming has led to reduced energy demand in Russia.

Question 57

The Soviet period was notable as a period of environmental protection and careful management of natural resources.

Question 58

After the fall of the Soviet Union,some 25 million Russians found themselves to be ethnic minorities in newly independent countries.The largest number of minorities was found in what state?

A)Latvia
B)Estonia
C)Belarus
D)Lithuania
E)Ukraine

Question 59

Most Chechens are Sunni Muslims.

Question 60

The term "Slavic" denotes both ethnicity and:

A)a religious group
B)a language group and a religious group
C)a language group
D)It denotes ethnicity only.
E)It does not denote ethnicity,language,or religion.

Question 61

Since the fall of communism in the Russian Federation,life expectancies have increased for both men and women.

Question 62

Since the end of Communism,birth rates have declined in Russia.

Question 63

Russia currently has the largest population in the world.

Question 64

Approximately 10% of the Russian population self-identify as Muslims.

Question 65

Oligarchs are a small group of individuals who acquired tremendous wealth in the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union.