Cultural Geography of Russia Flashcards

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1
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Self-rule:

A

Sovereignty.

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Supreme ruler of Russia:

A

Czar.

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3
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A belief calling for greater economic equality:

A

Socialism.

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4
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A member of a revolutionary group led by Lenin.

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Bolshevik.

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Philosophy calling for a new society led by workers:

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Communism.

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A belief that there is no God.

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Atheism.

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7
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The second largest religion in Russia:

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Islam.

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The religion of Tuva, Buryatia, and Kalmykia:

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Buddhism.

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9
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Organized religious persecution.

A

Pogrom.

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10
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A general term for a major ethnic group:

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Nationality

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11
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Government program that required people to speak Russian.

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Russification.

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12
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Russia is the

  • largest continent in the world
  • second-largest country in the world
  • largest country in the world
  • country in Europe with the best highway system
A

largest country in the world.

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13
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The _____ is a layer of subsoil that is always frozen.

  • frostsoil
  • ice
  • subarctic chernozem
  • permafrost
A

permafrost

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14
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Pogroms were the planned persecution and massacre of

  • Russian Jews
  • Orthodox Christians
  • communitsts
  • immigrants from western Europe
A

Russian Jews

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15
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A sovkhoz was a

  • large factory under the Soviet Union
  • factory farm run by the Soviet government
  • game preserve created for the exclusive use of the czars
  • refugee camp during the civil war in Russia
A

factory farm run by the Soviet government.

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16
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The Volga River connects Moscow with which body of water?

  • the Black Sea
  • the Mediterranean Sea
  • the Atlantic Ocean
  • the Caspian Sea
A

The Caspian Sea

17
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The _____ are one of the Turkic peoples in Russia.

  • Chechens
  • Dagestanis
  • Tatars
  • Serbs
A

Tatars

18
Q

Who was Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn?

  • a painter who depicted Russian landscapes and people
  • a writer who was punished by the Soviets
  • a composer who wrote the Nutcracker Suite
  • a dancer who performed with the Bolshoi Ballet
A

A writer who was punished by the Soviets.

19
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What is the taiga?

  • a huge lake in Siberia
  • a resort area on the Baltic Sea
  • an enormous region of forest land
  • an exclusive section of Moscow
A

An enormous region of forest land.

20
Q

The term tundra refers to a

  • land with lush vegetation and a high agricultural yeild
  • resort area in southern Russia with many lakes and streams
  • dry, desolate desert in eastern Russia
  • vast, treeless plain in the far north
A

Vast, treeless plain in the far north.

21
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Prince Vladimir adopted _____ of Russia.

  • Islam as the religion
  • Orthodox Christianity as the religion
  • Judaism as the religion
  • Hinduism and Buddhism as official religions
A

Orthodox Christianity as the religion.