Ch.20&21

Question 1

Thinly scattered,coniferous forests found in Europe and Asia

Answer 1

Taiga

Question 2

A region where temps are always cool or cold and only specialized plants can grow-either alpine tundra, in high elevations, or Arctic tundra, in high latitudes

Answer 2

Tundra

Question 3

The Russian word for fertile soil, meaning “black earth”

Answer 3

Chernozem

Question 4

The basic landform pattern of norther Eurasia consists of
A plains in the west, lakes and mountains along the southern border and mountains in the east
B elevated plains spreading across the entire region
C rugged mountain ranges stretching north and south across the whole expanse of the country
D lakes and mountains edging the southern border, with plains in both the Eastern and western sections

Answer 4

A

Question 5

West of the Ural Mountains lies the _________

Answer 5

European plain

Question 6

The traditional boundary between Europe and Asia is formed by the ___________

Answer 6

Ural Mountains

Question 7

The major influences on the climate of northern Eurasia are the region’s
A landforms and nearness to lathe bodies of water
B location in the high latitudes and large size

Answer 7

B

Question 8

Most of Siberia has a climate that is _______

Answer 8

Subarctic

Question 9

Moscow receives its moisture from winds blowing over the ________

Answer 9

Atlantic Ocean

Question 10

The 2 southernmost natural vegetation regions in northern Eurasia are ____________

Answer 10

Grassland and desert

Question 11

The soil of much of the steppe region of northern Eurasia is ____________

Answer 11

Very fertile and productive

Question 12

All of the following are Siberian rivers that provide transportation and fish as they flow north into the Arctic Ocean except the 
A ob.
B Lena 
C Dnieper
D yenisei

Answer 12

C

Question 13

The most densely populated area of northern Eurasia lies ….

Answer 13

In the west, where the soil is the richest

Question 14

The ethnic group that dominates the European republics is the ________

Answer 14

Slaviks

Question 15

All of the following statements about climate in northern Eurasia are true except
A northern Russia and nearby nations and most of Siberia have a semi arid climate
B away from the moderating effects of ocean water, much of northern eaurasias interior has a continental climate

Answer 15

A

Question 16

Northern Eurasia has four ______________

Answer 16

Regions of natural vegetation

Question 17

A temperate grassland, often lightly wooded, found in Europe and Asia

Answer 17

Steppe

Question 18

Northern Eurasia’s access to the Mediterranean Sea is through the _________

Answer 18

Black Sea

Question 19

The mountains lying between the Black Sea and the caspian sea are the __________

Answer 19

Caucasus

Question 20

Because most of the region lies far from the moderating effects of ocean water, the interior of northern Eurasia has ….

Answer 20

A continental climate

Question 21

Much of northern Eurasia receives little rainfall because …..

Answer 21

Much of the region lies in the interior of the continent

Question 22

The two northernmost natural vegetation regions in northern Eurasia are

Answer 22

Tundra and forest

Question 23

The historic cities of the western part of northern Eurasia include

Answer 23

St. Petersburg and Moscow

Question 24

All of the following are major ethnic groups found in northern Eurasia except 
A Germanic people 
B Slavic people 
C Turkic people 
D Caucasian people

Answer 24

A

Question 25

The rivers of Siberia, when not frozen have been used for centuries to transport

Answer 25

Lumber from nearby forests

Question 26

Nearly half of northern Eurasia is covered with _______

Answer 26

Forest

Question 27

Most areas of dense population in Siberia are located

Answer 27

Near railways and rivers

Question 28

The communist government of the Soviet Union was established in the _______

Answer 28

Early 1900s

Question 29

The largest country in northern Eurasia is _______

Answer 29

Russia

Question 30

Northern Eurasian cultures and ways of life ….

Answer 30

Vary greatly from one nation to another

Question 31

Intentional destruction of a people

Answer 31

Genocide

Question 32

Desire of people to form an independent country

Answer 32

Nationalism

Question 33

Huge, portable tents of central asian nomads

Answer 33

Yurts

Question 34

One of two Christian nations in the Caucasus region

Answer 34

Armenia

Question 35

Muslim country where nationalism is strong

Answer 35

Azerbaijan

Question 36

Which grouping of nations lies between the black and caspian seas?

Answer 36

The Caucasus

Question 37

Most of the Muslim population in northern Eurasia lives in

Answer 37

Central Asia

Question 38

Which regions were most damaged by the Chernobyl disaster?

Answer 38

Ukraine and Belarus

Question 39

The countries of Central Asia contain mainly …

Answer 39

Lowlands of dusty deserts and grasslands

Question 40

Which soviet republics were the first to declare their independence in the late 1980s?

Answer 40

Baltic

Question 41

Governing council in the communist system

Answer 41

Soviet

Question 42

Economy in which the government decides what goods will be produced

Answer 42

Command economy

Question 43

Policy of political openness

Answer 43

Glasnost

Question 44

Policy of economic reform

Answer 44

Perestroika

Question 45

Production of goods used in other industries

Answer 45

Heavy industry

Question 46

Russia’s natural resources are difficult to convert to usable goods because they are

Answer 46

Found in remote locations

Question 47

Under the Soviet system, farmland was

Answer 47

Organized into state farms and collective farms

Question 48

Two features of Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms were

Answer 48

Glasnost and perestroika

Question 49

What statement describes Russia’s transportation system?

Answer 49

Railroads are the main movers of goods

Question 50

Which of the following statement does not apply to economic reform policies that followed the end of communion in Russia?
A they were similar to the policies used in western market economies
B they encouraged private ownership
C they offered greater prospects for long-term growth
D they made people more secure in their jobs

Answer 50

D