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1
Q

Which of the following statements about the fishing industry in Russia is true?

a) Salmon, herring, cod, and halibut support the fishing industry
b) The fishing industry is dependent solely on sturgeon
c) The demand for Russian caviar has declined.
d) Russia’s fishing exports double every year

A

a) Salmon, herring, cod, and halibut support the fishing industry

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The ________ mark the traditional boundary between European Russia and Asian Russia.

A

Ural Mountains

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The ________ climate region dominates the landscape in Russia’s far north.

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Subarctic

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4
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Russia’s largest climate region is the _______

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subarctic

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5
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________ form a natural boundary between Russia and China.

a) plateaus
b) canyons
c) mountain ranges
d) plains

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c) mountain ranges

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6
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Russia has few ocean ports that are what?

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free from ice-year round

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7
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The Volga-Don Canal connects

a) the Amur River and Siberia
b) Moscow to the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea
c) Moscow to the Baltic Sea
d) St. Petersburg and the West Siberian Plain

A

b) Moscow to the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea

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8
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Which statement about Russia’s size is true?

a) Russia spans 3 continents
b) Russia spans seven time zones
c) Russia is both a country and a continent
d) Russia spans 2 continents

A

d) Russia spans 2 continents

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9
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The rivers in Siberia flow

a) north and are warmer at the source than at the mouth
b) south and are colder at the source than at the mouth
c) east and are about the same temperature at the source and the mouth
d) west and are frozen throughout the year

A

a) north and are warmer at the source than at the mouth

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10
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Russia’s taiga is the world’s largest

a) deciduous forest
b) wheat belt
c) freshwater lake
d) coniferous forest

A

d) coniferous forest

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11
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Area in which Russia’s highest point is found

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Caucasus Mountains

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12
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Forms part of the border between Russia and China

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Amur River

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13
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Drains much of the eastern part of the Northern European Plain

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Volga River

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14
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Body of water that has no outlet to the ocean

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Caspian Sea

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15
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Area that is home to most of Russia’s people

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Northern European Plain

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16
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T/F

Chernozem is a chemical used to make fertilizer

A

False

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17
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The Caspian Sea is

a) a saltwater lake with an outlet to the ocean
b) the world’s largest freshwater lake
c) a saltwater lake
d) a freshwater sea

A

c) a saltwater lake

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18
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The deepest freshwater lake in the world (located in southern Siberia)

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Lake Baikal

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19
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Most of Russia’s longest rivers, which carry 84% of the country’s water, are located

a) west of he Ural Mountains
b) in Siberia
c) north of the Caucasus Mountains
d) in Kaliningrad

A

b) in Siberia

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20
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What is the average temperature of the Russian tundra?

A

below freezing

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21
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What is the second-largest religion in Russia today?

A

Islam

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22
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During the late 1700s, the Russian nobility

a) adopted the Muslim religion and customs
b) adopted western European ways
c) rejected western Europe as a decadent culture
d) embraced the ideas of Karl Marx

A

b) adopted western European ways

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23
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Ethnic _________ make up 80% of Russia’s population

a) Caucasians
b) Serbs
c) Turkic peoples
d) Russians

A

d) Russians

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24
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The uneven distribution of population in Russia is due to

a) government laws about housing
b) the country’s level of economic development
c) the physical environment
d) the country’s standard of living

A

c) the physical environment

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25
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As believers in communism, Bolsheviks

a) proposed a new society in which corporations had power
b) supported the czars
c) immigrated to Russia from other places
d) wanted a new society led by workers

A

d) wanted a new society led by workers

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26
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The Russian Revolution in 1917

a) installed the Eastern orthodox church as the center of power in Russia
b) forced Czar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne
c) immediately established the USSR
d) made Peter the Great the leader of the country’s new government

A

b) forced Czar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne

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27
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After the fall of the Soviet Union

a) ethnic conflicts and separatist movements threatened stability
b) most Soviet satellites chose to remain part of Russia
c) the nation achieved a level of stability never seen before
d) most Russians wanted to return to the Soviet system

A

a) ethnic conflicts and separatist movements threatened stability

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28
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The majority of Russia’s population lives

a) in Siberia
b) east of the Ura
c) between the Ural Mountains and Belarus and Ukraine
d) along the coastal areas of the North Sea

A

c) between the Ural Mountains and Belarus and Ukraine

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29
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The ideas of _______ are the basis for communism

A

Karl Marx

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30
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Why does the majority of Russia’s population live in western Russia?

a) There is rich soil, waterways, and a mild climate
b) they want to be closer to Europe
c) Government controls have placed people in the area
d) It is more scenic then eastern Russia

A

a) There is rich soil, waterways, and a mild climate

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31
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What did education emphasize during the Soviet era?

a) math, science, and engineering
b) language, history, and literature
c) dance, theater, and music
d) philosophy, religion, and politics

A

a) math, science, and engineering

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32
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Who made up the Soviet intelligentsia?

a) religious leaders and clergy members
b) government officials, educators, writers, and artists
c) professional athletes and actors
d) military personnel

A

b) government officials, educators, writers, and artists

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33
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The Soviet government believed that it was the artist’s duty to glorify the government’s achievements in their work, an approach known as

a) socialist realism
b) atheism
c) romanticism
d) impressionism

A

a) socialist realism

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34
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Expanded Muscovy into what became known as Russia

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Ivan the Great

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35
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Set up communist government for the new country of the USSR

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Vladimir Lenin

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36
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Became president if Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union

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Boris Yeltsin

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37
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Overthrown by Russian people to end czarist rule forever

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Czar Nicholas II

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38
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Modernized Russia and developed trade with Europe

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Peter the Great

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39
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Material contaminated by residue from the generation of nuclear energy

A

radioactive material

40
Q

Way to purchase scarce or illegal goods

A

black market

41
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System under which businesses are privately owned

A

market economy

42
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Chemical used to kill crop-damaging pests

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pesticide

43
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By-product of producing nuclear power

A

nuclear waste

44
Q

System under which the government makes all key economic decisions

A

command economy

45
Q

Change from state-run to privately owned companies

A

privatization

46
Q

Small farm worked by farmers

A

kolkhoz

47
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Good needed for everyday life

A

consumer good

48
Q

Large factory farm

A

sovkhoz

49
Q

T/F

Africa and Latin America are among Russia’s major trading partners

A

false

50
Q

T/F

Vladimir Putin removed 90 percent of price controls and encouraged privatization

A

false

51
Q

T/F

Major cities are located where the Trans-Siberian Railroad crosses rivers

A

true

52
Q

T/F

Radioactive materials were dumped into the Barents Sea during the Soviet era

A

true

53
Q

T/F

Russia is one of the largest producers of crude oil

A

true

54
Q

T/F
A fire in 1997 in a nuclear reactor in Chernobyl, Russia released tons of radioactive particles into the local environment

A

false

55
Q

T/F

A mining operation in Kamchatka threatens salmon and other wildlife in the area

A

true

56
Q

T/F

Russian super trawlers contribute to shrinking fish populations worldwide

A

true

57
Q

T/F

Lake Baikal is known as the “Pearl of Siberia” by most Russians

A

true

58
Q

T/F

Mikhail Gorbachev reduced some government controls and allowed some people to own small businesses

A

true

59
Q

What has helped reduce Russia’s need for agricultural imports?

a) food aid from the United Nations
b) gains in farm productivity
c) foreign loans and investment
d) decreasing populations

A

b) gains in farm productivity

60
Q

Russia depends primarily upon ______ for transportation.

a) cars and trucks
b) subways and trucks
c) airplanes and cars
d) railroads and waterways

A

d) railroads and waterways

61
Q

A fire in 1986 in the nuclear reactor in the town of ______ released tons of radioactive particles into the local environment.

A

Chernobyl

62
Q

The Soviets dumped ______ into the Barents, Baltic, and Bering Seas.

a) tea
b) non indigenous fish
c) radioactive materials
d) old tires

A

c) radioactive materials

63
Q

Many Russians who could do so have invested their profits from privatization

a) back into their companies
b) in military technology
c) outside Russia
d) old tires

A

c) outside Russia

64
Q

Since Mikhail Gorbachev came to power, Russia has been moving toward

a) a black market economy
b) a command economy
c) an industrial economy
d) a market economy

A

d) a market economy

65
Q

Soviet-era farms that were run more like factories, with workers receiving wages, were known as

a) commercial farms
b) Kolkhozes
c) Sovkozes
d) organic farms

A

c) Sovkozes

66
Q

Within Russia, _______ are the primary means of transporting crude oil and natural gas

a) ships
b) pipelines
c) trucks
d) airplanes

A

b) pipelines

67
Q

Why is public transportation important in Russia?

a) the fares help fund social welfare programs
b) Private ownership of automobiles is forbidden
c) nobody commutes to work
d) most people live in cities and do not own cars

A

d) most people live in cities and do not own cars

68
Q

Area where freshwater from a river meets seawater

A

estuary

69
Q

fractures in the Earth’s crust

A

fault

70
Q

tropical grassland with some trees

A

savanna

71
Q

to wash nutrients out of the soil

A

leach

72
Q

a northeast trade wind

A

harmattan

73
Q

waterfall where river crosses escarpment

A

cataract

74
Q

_______ the largest lake in Africa, is located between the eastern and western branches of the great rift valley.

a) Lake Volta
b) Lake Victoria
c) Lake Chad
d) Lake Tanganyika

A

b) Lake Victoria

75
Q

Unlike most African rivers, the _______ reaches the sea through a deep estuary that is about 6 miles wide.

a) Senegal River
b) Congo River
c) Zambezi River
d) Niger River

A

b) Congo River

76
Q

Alternating wet and dry seasons are characteristic of which type of climate in Africa south of the Sahara?

a) steppe
b) desert
c) tropical dry
d) tropical wet

A

b) desert

77
Q

The Niger River splits into an inland ________ in southern Nigeria

a) escarpment
b) cataract
c) delta
d) basin

A

c) delta

78
Q

Tropical grasslands are also referred to as

a) cataracts
b) escarpments
c) savannas
d) harmattans

A

c) savannas

79
Q

What forms part of the escarpment along the southern edge of the African continent?

a) Kilimanjaro
b) Mount Kenya
c) the Rewenzeri Mountains
d) the Drakensberg Range

A

d) the Drakensberg Range

80
Q

__________ occurs when long periods of drought and land use destroy the vegetation.

a) deforestation
b) Eutrophication
c) weathering
d) desertification

A

d) desertification

81
Q

A dusty, northeast trade wind from the Sahara that dries up moisture is known as a

a) harmattan
b) chinook
c) delta
d) cataract

A

a) harmattan

82
Q

The physical geography of Africa south of the Sahara can be described as

a) a series of plains and riverbeds that run from north to south
b) a series of high, jagged mountain ranges
c) a series of gently rolling hills and valleys
d) a series of plateaus that rise in elevation from the coast inland

A

d) a series of plateaus that rise in elevation from the coast inland

83
Q

Which area of Africa south of the Sahara is characterized by mid-latitude climates?

a) southern
b) eastern
c) northern
d) western

A

a) southern

84
Q

Where are tropical rain forests located in Africa south of the Sahara?

a) along
b) at the southern tip of Africa
c) along the Tropic of Cancer
d) near the Equator

A

d) near the Equator

85
Q

The factor that has the greatest influence on climate in Africa south of the Sahara is

a) elevation
b) rainfall
c) desertification
d) longitude

A

b) rainfall

86
Q

Most of New Zealand has a

a) desert climate
b) steppe climate
c) marine west coast climate
d) tropical climate

A

c) marine west coast climate

87
Q

The doldrums are the result of

a) warm, wet air colliding with cooler, drier air
b) high humidity
c) dry air rising over central Australia
d) opposing ocean currents near the Equator

A

d) opposing ocean currents near the Equator

88
Q

The _______ receives an average annual rainfall of 315 inches

a) Antarctic Plateau
b) Western Plateau
c) Southern Alps
d) Great Dividing Range

A

c) Southern Alps

89
Q

What is New Zealand’s most important resource?

a) the ocean
b) tourism in the mountains
c) its lake
d) its soil

A

d) its soil

90
Q

Most islands in Oceania have a

a) mild tropical dry climate
b) tropical wet climate
c) humid desert climate
d) windy, dry, and warm climate

A

b) tropical wet climate

91
Q

Australia has rich mineral resources, including

a) bauxite, opals, zinc, coal, and gold
b) gold, silver, and emeralds
c) rubies and pearls
d) aluminum, emeralds, and copper

A

a) bauxite, opals, zinc, coal, and gold

92
Q

Most of South Island in New Zealand is

a) a fertile lowland plain with many farms and ranches
b) a dry and barren landscape of brown hills and rocks
c) a tropical rain forest
d) covered by towering snowy mountains

A

d) covered by towering snowy mountains

93
Q

The Great Barrier Reef consists of

a) a single enormous reef along the Australian coast
b) four connected reefs that circle Australia
c) a series of more than 2,500 small reefs
d) a place where you can no longer find any coral

A

c) a series of more than 2,500 small reefs

94
Q

Oceania’s island types include

a) high islands
b) low islands
c) continental islands
d) all of the above

A

d) all of the above

95
Q

Oceania atolls are formed by

a) uplifting
b) the buildup of coral
c) continental drift
d) volcanic activity

A

b) the buildup of coral

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