Deck 9: The Russian Domain

Question 1

What language group dominates in the Russian Domain?

A) Slavic
B) Altaic
C) Eskimo-Aleut
D) Finno-Ugric
E) Tibetan

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What is the approximate population of the Russian Domain?

A) 100 million
B) 150 million
C) 200 million
D) 350 million
E) 500 million

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The highest population densities in the Russian Domain are found in which part of the region?

A) the southeastern part of the region
B) the eastern-most part of the region
C) Siberia
D) the western-most part of the region
E) the coastal areas around the Sea of Okhotsk

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What beneficial effects might Russia see from climate change?

A) Rising sea levels along the Black and Baltic Seas.
B) Navigation may last throughout the year in Russia's northern waterways.
C) Thawing of Siberian permafrost may cause mud flows and erosion.
D) Greater contact between wildlife and indigenous human populations in northern Russia as wildlife is forced to widen its search for food.
E) Warmer temperatures allowing production of bananas on large plantations.

Question 5

Urbanization in the Russian Domain

A) is far below that of Western Europe.
B) was often planned in detail during the Soviet period.
C) did not really increase significantly until the 1960s.
D) was helped by laws allowing unrestricted internal migration during the Soviet period.
E) was discouraged throughout the history of the Russian Domain.

Question 6

By the 19ᵗʰ Century,high-culture citizens of Russian emulated another world region.Which region?

A) East Asia
B) South Asia
C) North America
D) Northern Latin America
E) Western Europe

Question 7

The origin of the Russian state is connected to

A) the early history of the Cossacks.
B) the Caucasus region.
C) the Slavic people from what is today Belarus.
D) the division of the Slavic people by Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

Question 8

What divides European Russiafrom Siberia?

A) the Ural Mountains
B) the eastern border of Ukraine
C) the center of Siberia
D) a line running from the Baltic to the Adriatic
E) along the trans-Siberian railroad

Question 9

What is (are)the most pressing environmental problem(s)facing the Russian Domain today?

A) air pollution
B) water pollution
C) sea level rise
D) air and water pollution
E) desertification

Question 10

What is glasnost?

A) a USSR policy of greater political openness during the 1980s that encouraged several Union Republics to demand independence
B) planned economic restructuring, an early move toward a freer market
C) a policy of education improvement, in the last days of the former Soviet Union
D) the Russian word for railroad
E) a type of permafrost found around Glasgow

Question 11

80% of Russia's immigrants are from ___________ ; although a growing number of workers are from ____________.

A) Southwest Asia and North Africa; Eastern Europe
B) China; Central Asia
C) Former Soviet republics; Central Asia
D) Eastern Europe; Taiwan
E) China and the former Soviet republics; SubSaharan Africa

Question 12

What is the dominant climate type in the Russian Domain?

A) dry
B) mild midlatitude
C) polar
D) continental midlatitude
E) Mediterranean

Question 13

The region's unpredictable politics and poor economic conditions have led to this migration pattern.

A) eastward expansion into Siberia
B) movement into southern Russia for agricultural opportunities
C) young, well-educated populations leaving Russia for other countries
D) Jewish populations within Russia returning to Russian cities from Israel and the U.S.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an agricultural product that thrives in the podzol soil region of the Russian Domain?

A) sugar beets
B) grain
C) potatoes
D) swine and other meat
E) dairying

Question 15

What was socialist realism of the Soviet era in the Russian Domain?

A) a type of theater that is similar to today's "reality TV"
B) a writing style in the Soviet domain
C) a musical style that emphasized traditional melodies, combined with classical instrumentation
D) an artistic style devoted to the realistic depiction of workers challenging nature or struggling against capitalism
E) a holistic approach to the arts in the former Soviet Union

Question 16

Using the map below,in the Ukraine,Russian speakers are largely found in what part of the country?

A) northern
B) southern
C) western
D) eastern
E) there are no Russian speakers in the Ukraine

Question 17

By 2050,the Russian population could decrease by ________ million people,due to low birth rates and a one-child family norm

A) 5
B) 10
C) 20
D) 45
E) 30

Question 18

What is perestroika?

A) greater openness, a policy in the 1980s that encouraged several republics to demand independence
B) planned economic restructuring, an early move toward a freer market
C) a policy of education improvement, in the last days of the former Soviet Union
D) the Russian word for railroad
E) a type of permafrost found around Glasgow

Question 19

An increasingly centralized Soviet state was achieved through

A) perestroika.
B) glasnost.
C) state-controlled education.
D) Soviet-styled fashion.
E) Soviet-styled architecture and state-controlled agriculture and industry.

Question 20

What impact from global warming in the Russian Domain may actually increase carbon emissions?

A) Rising sea levels along the Black and Baltic seas.
B) Thawing of permafrost containing large amounts of organic material.
C) Ability to navigate Russia's northern waterways throughout the year.
D) Warmer temperatures in Arctic Ocean and Barents Sea leading to greater fishing potential.

Question 21

After the dismantling of the Soviet Union,Russia maintains naval bases in

A) Armenia.
B) Ukraine.
C) Kazakhstan.
D) Belarus.
E) Tajikistan.

Question 22

In an essay,describe the impact of the Soviet era on urbanization in the Russian Domain.Next,discuss the changes in urban patterns since the end of the Soviet era for the Russian Domain.

Question 23

How does the linguistic and religious complexity of the Caucasus Region influence the politics of the region?

Question 24

Glasnost called for greater political openness in the former Soviet Union.

Question 25

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster left about 20% of the country of Ukraine unhealthy to live in.

Question 26

What countries are Russia's major trading partners,as measured by total foreign investment?

A) Great Britain and Germany
B) the United States and Canada
C) China and Vietnam
D) Japan and South Korea
E) Australia and New Zealand

Question 27

In an essay,discuss the important legacies of the Soviet economy for the economic and social infrastructure of the Russian Domain.

Question 28

Local industries,such as steel,have seen their productivity increase and profits soar as the Russian Domain became integrated into the global economy.

Question 29

Almost 2/3 of Russians live in an environment harmful to their health.

Question 30

What is the source of environmental problems in the Russian domain? What,if anything,is being done to address these problems?

Question 31

Describe and explain the overall population distribution in the Russian Region.

Question 32

Briefly discuss how the Internet and popular music have encroached into Russian culture since the late 1990s.Have these changes been received equally well by all of the Russian people? If not,who is more resistant to change,and why?

Question 33

How did the Soviet Union deal with the various minority groups within its borders? How successful were these policies?