Test 2 Flashcards
1
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The North European Lowland:
a. contains the mountain ranges of the Alps
b. is the most densely populated of Europe’s landscape regions
c. does not include southeastern England
d. has historically functioned as a barrier to contact and communication due to its marshy conditions
e. contains the plains of Greece
A
B. Is the most densely populated of Europe’s landscape regions
2
Q
The Industrial Revolution in Europe:
a. produced the first specialized industries anywhere in the realm
b. triggered a large immigration of workers from other parts of the world to fill the available jobs in the factories
c. initially was focused in England, where machinery was invented and the use of steam to power engines emerged
d. gave enormous situational advantage to large cities such as London and Paris, both positioned on coal fields and near iron ores
e. confirmed the superior quality of European products, which were already beating inferior textiles and other wares from India and China before the Industrial Revolution even began
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C. Initially was focused in England, where machinery was invented and the use of steam to power engines emerged
3
Q
Europe’s political revolution:
a. began in 1789 with the French Revolution
b. ended with the division of the German state in 1945 c. was stimulated by the new weaponry produced by the Industrial Revolution
d. originated as a reaction to the oppression of the Roman Empire
e. was an anti-colonial rebellion that threw off Moorish and Ottoman yokes
A
A. Began in 1789 with the French Revolution
4
Q
Which of the following states is unilingual in that it possesses a single language spoken throughout its territory? a. Switzerland b. Austria c. former Yugoslavia d. Belgium e. the British Isles
A
B. Austria
5
Q
Only the southern portion of which of the following islands was recently granted admission to the EU? a. Ireland b. Malta c. Turkey d. Sicily e. Cyprus
A
E. Cyrpus
6
Q
The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy is known as:
a. devolution
b. irredentism
c. complementarities
d. supranationalism
e. transferability
A
A. Devolution
7
Q
_________ has gradually lost adherents since secularization gathered momentum in the late 1960s, especially in western Europe
a. Islam
b. Hinduism
c. Judaism
d. Christianity
e. Sikhism
A
D. Christianity
8
Q
_______ has been pulling through the global recession better than any other country in the realm.
a. France
b. Italy
c. the United Kingdom
d. Germany
e. the United States
A
D. Germany
9
Q
The major river in western Germany, which enters the North Sea through the Netherlands and which passes through the Ruhr is the:
a. Rhône
b. Danube
c. Elbe
d. Rhine
e. Po
A
C. Elbe
10
Q
German reunification:
a. occurred in 1990
b. has resulted in economic equalization between former East and West Germany
c. has led to a country with 8 Autonomous communities d. took place immediately after the end of World War II e. is still only partially completed
A
A. Occurred in 1990
11
Q
The only European country with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea is:
a. Portugal
b. Germany
c. Spain
d. France
e. Italy
A
D. France
12
Q
Which of the following statements is false?
a. France is larger territorially than Germany
b. Germany has a better river system than France
c. Germany is more industrialized than France
d. Germany is more urbanized than France
e. France has better harbors than Germany
A
E. France has better harbors than Germany
13
Q
The administrative headquarters of the European Union is located in:
a. Geneva
b. Paris
c. Brussels
d. Strasbourg
e. Luxembourg
A
C. Brussels
14
Q
The Western European state that is not a member of the European Union is:
a. Austria
b. Luxembourg
c. the Netherlands
d. Switzerland
e. Belgium
A
D. Switzerland
15
Q
Significant oil and natural gas supplies have been found beneath the:
a. Baltic Sea
b. Gulf of Finland
c. North Sea
d. Adriatic Sea
e. English Channel
A
C. North Sea
16
Q
The conurbation centered by London lies within which of the following regions?
a. Southern England
b. Northern England
c. Scotland
d. Wales
e. Western Europe
A
A. Southern England
17
Q
The population of Northern Ireland:
a. is not part of the European Union
b. is made up of refugees from Wales
c. is politically dominated by Protestants
d. is not part of the United Kingdom
e. produced the Celtic Tiger phenomenon
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B. Is made up of refugees from Wales
18
Q
________ is the Discontinuous North’s largest country in terms of both population (9.4 million) and territory
a. Denmark
b. Sweden
c. Norway
d. Finland
e. Iceland
A
B. Sweden
19
Q
The Northern European country that has benefited the most from North Sea oil is:
a. Denmark
b. Norway
c. Iceland
d. Finland
e. Sweden
A
B. Norway
20
Q
The country located on the Jutland Peninsula and the smallest state (in area) in Norden is:
a. Sweden
b. Norway
c. Estonia
d. Iceland
e. Denmark
A
E. Denmark
21
Q
Which Nordic European city serves as a break of bulk, or entrepôt, city?
a. Stockholm
b. Copenhagen
c. Oslo
d. Reykjavik
e. Helsinki
A
B. Copenhagen
22
Q
___________ has more in common with Finland than its other neighboring states and is therefore included as part of Northern Europe
a. Estonia
b. Latvia
c. Lithuania
d. Kaliningrad
e. Belarus
A
A. Estonia
23
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The Iberian Peninsula is isolated from the rest of Europe by which mountain range?
a. Apennines
b. Alps
c. Pyrenees
d. Pennines
e. Carpathians
A
C. Pyrenees
24
Q
The Mediterranean European country with the lowest percentage of urban residents is
a. Spain
b. Portugal
c. France
d. Italy
e. Greece
A
B. Portugal
25
Italy's economic core, no longer focused on Rome, is located today in:
a. Sicily
b. the Po River Valley
c. the Naples-Venice conurbation
d. Catalonia
e. the Mezzogiorno
B. The Po River Valley
26
Which of the following cities is located in Italy's and Europe's core area?
a. Milan
b. Rome
c. Barcelona
d. Naples
e. Geneva
A. Milan
27
The country located directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from southernmost Spain is
a. Portugal
b. Morocco
c. Italy
d. Gibraltar
e. Algeria
B. Morocco
28
The Autonomous Community located in northeastern Spain just south of the Pyrenees Mountains that is centered on industrialized Barcelona is known as:
a. Portugal
b. Andalusia
c. Catalonia
d. Gibraltar
e. Basque Country
C. Catalonia
29
Spain and the United Kingdom are in dispute over which piece of territory:
a. Cyprus
b. Kosovo
c. Ceuta
d. Malta
e. Gibraltar
E. Gibraltar
30
The capital and primate city of Greece is:
a. Sparta
b. Malta
c. Athens
d. Cyprus
e. Atlantis
C. Athens
31
The Mediterranean island contested by both Greece and Turkey is:
a. Cyprus
b. Crete
c. Malta
d. Sicily
e. Sardinia
A. Cyprus
32
The term Balkanization refers to:
a. a peculiar language spoken in Bulgaria
b. the landmass located just to the west of the Adriatic Sea
c. Serbian supranationalism
d. the division and fragmentation of the southern portion of Eastern Europe
e. the imposition of the Slavic religion
D. The division and fragmentation of the southern portion of Eastern Europe
33
The Danube River empties into which sea?
a. Adriatic
b. Mediterranean
c. Aegean
d. Black
e. Baltic
C. Aegean
34
From the end of World War II until 1990, Eastern Europe was dominated by the:
a. Ottoman Turks
b. Hapsburg Empire
c. European Community
d. Soviet Union
e. United States
D. Soviet Union
35
The Russian exclave located between Lithuania and Poland is called:
a. Kaliningrad
b. Leningrad
c. Latvia
d. Estonia
e. the Baltic Corridor
A. Kaliningrad
36
Which former Soviet Socialist Republic, with its capital at Minsk, is also called White Russia, and is still strongly linked to Moscow?
a. Belarus
b. Lithuania
c. Moldova
d. Estonia
e. Ukraine
B. Lithuania
37
Slovakia contains a large _______ minority
a. Czech
b. Hungarian
c. Serbian
d. Slovenian
e. Russian
B. Hungarian
38
The largest ethnic minority in Ukraine are the:
a. Bulgarians
b. Moldovans
c. Crimeans
d. Russians
e. Yugoslavs
D. Russians
39
Bulgarians have felt close to the Russian population because:
a. Bulgarians have never been considered Roma
b. the capital Sofia is close to the Russian border
c. the Russians were responsible for driving the Turks from this area
d. the Russians were responsible for freeing Bulgaria from the control of the Hungarians
e. both countries have coastlines on the Baltic Sea
C. The Russians were responsible for driving the Turks from this area
40
Which of the following is not a state created by the breakup of former Yugoslavia?
a. Bosnia
b. Macedonia
c. Croatia
d. Slovakia
e. Slovenia
D. Slovakia
41
Which state contains Serb, Croat, and Muslim populations that were finally brought together in 1995 at a US-run peace conference?
a. Bosnia
b. Serbia
c. Croatia
d. Montenegro
e. Slovenia
A. Bosnia
42
An unusual aspect of Albania is:
a. its location on both the Black and Adriatic Seas
b. its large Eastern Orthodox population
c. its former control by the Ottoman Empire
d. its former control by the Austro-Hungarian Empire
e. its large Muslim population
E. Its large Muslim population
43
The U.S. plan to aid Europe after World War II was known as the _____ Plan.
a. Benelux
b. Development
c. Common Market
d. European Parliament
e. Marshall
E. Marshall
44
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The Common Market evolved into the European Community which in turn has been transformed
into:
a. the European Union
b. NATO
c. Benelux
d. EFTA
e. the Four Motors of Europe
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A. The European Union
45
A country that was divided into two political units after World War II was:
a. United Kingdom
b. Italy
c. Germany
d. Austria
e. Greece
C. Germany
46
Which of the following is not a portion of the United Kingdom?
a. Republic of Ireland
b. England
c. Scotland
d. Wales
e. all are part of the UK
A. Republic of Ireland
47
Which of the following is not a Nordic country?
a. Malta
b. Norway
c. Finland
d. Denmark
e. Iceland
A. Malta
48
The most spatially discontinuous of the European regions is:
a. British Isles
b. Mediterranean Europe
c. Eastern Europe
d. Western Europe
e. Northern Europe
B. Mediterranean Europe
49
The European region that has undergone the greatest political changes in recent years is:
a. Eastern Europe
b. Western Europe
c. The British Isles
d. Nordic Europe
e. Mediterranean Europe
A. Eastern Europe
50
The first country to experience the Industrial Revolution was
a. Spain
b. France
c. Prussia
d. The United Kingdom
e. Italy
D. The United Kingdom
51
In 1947, easing the flow of resources and products across Europe’s mosaic of boundaries, lowering restrictive trade tariffs, and to seeking ways to improve political cooperation was a result of:
a. The Benelux Agreement
b. The Marshall Plan
c. The European Union
d. The Treaty of Rome
e. The Council of Europe
B. The Marshall Plan
52
The powerful centrifugal forces whereby regions or peoples within a state demand and gain political strength and sometimes autonomy at the expense of the center is known as:
a. Centripetal
b. Supranationalism
c. Devolution
d. Liberalism
e. Mercantilism
C. Devolution
53
Italy’s largest city and leading manufacturer is:
a. Milan
b. Naples
c. Rome
d. Venice
e. Florence
A. Milan
54
Europe’s relative location:
a. has proven inefficient for international trade
b. is one of inferior global accessibility
c. is disadvantaged by its proximity to the sea
d. is one of centrality within the land hemisphere
e. is disadvantaged by its closeness to Australia
D. Is the one of centrality within the land hemisphere
55
Which of the following European countries is landlocked?
a. Switzerland
b. Croatia
c. Albania
d. Belgium
e. Spain
A. Switzerland
56
Which of the following capital cities is not a primate city?
a. Paris
b. Lisbon
c. Athens
d. Bern
e. Vienna
D. Bern
57
Which of the following groups have formed a growing presence in many European countries?
a. Muslims
b. Jews
c. Brazilians
d. Canadians
e. South Africans
A. Muslims
58
_______ dominates Western Europe demographically and economically.
a. France
b. Belgium
c. Austria
d. Germany
e. Switzerland
D. Germany
59
The European country that has purported to practice strict neutrality is:
a. Germany
b. Austria
c. Finland
d. Switzerland
e. Belgium
D. Switzerland
60
Which of the following languages is not a Slavic language?
a. Russian
b. Ukrainian
c. Bulgarian
d. Serbo-Croatian
e. Romanian
E. Romanian
61
The current population of Germany is in excess of:
a. 100 million
b. 10 million
c. 200 million
d. 80 million
e. none of the above
D. 80 Million
62
Europe’s busiest port, the shipping gateway for the Rhine and the Meuse Rivers is:
a. Amsterdam
b. Rotterdam
c. Randstadt
d. London
e. Berlin
B. Rotterdam
63
The easternmost city of Western Europe is:
a. Prague
b. Geneva
c. Warsaw
d. Vienna
e. Bonn
D. Vienna
64
Which of the following is not a Nordic country?
a. Malta
b. Norway
c. Finland
d. Estonia
e. Iceland
A. Malta
65
An economic activity that is important in Norway, Sweden, and Finland is:
a. forestry
b. computer programming
c. steel production
d. aluminum
e. banking
A. Forestry
66
Finland lost significant territories to:
a. Finland
b. Russia
c. Denmark
d. Norway
e. Belarus
B. Russia
67
Iceland’s chief economic activity is:
a. forestry
b. cold drinks
c. fishing
d. high technology
e. none of the above
C. Fishing
68
The Norden country with the lowest population is:
a. Estonia
b. Denmark
c. Iceland
d. Sweden
e. Malta
C. Iceland
69
The capital and leading city in Poland is:
a. Danzig
b. Gdansk
c. Krakow
d. Warsaw
e. Polandia
D. Warsaw
70
Which of the following countries is almost entirely Roman Catholic?
a. Estonia
b. Albania
c. Poland
d. England
e. Sweden
C. Poland
71
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Which Eastern European country has led the Eastern Europe in technology and engineering
skills?
a. Belarus
b. Czech Republic
c. Slovakia
d. Moldova
e. Bosnia
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B. Czech Republic
72
The most linguistically-distinctive country in Eastern Europe is:
a. Belarus
b. Hungary
c. Moldova
d. Poland
e. Russia
B. Hungary
73
Which Eastern European country is the largest both territorially and in population?
a. Bulgaria
b. England
c. Ukraine
d. Hungary
e. Albania
C. Ukraine
74
The Soviet Union consisted of _____________ Soviet Socialist Republics
a. 4
b. 12
c. 15
d. 43
e. 89
C. 15
75
Most of the population of Russia is found in the:
a. western part of the country
b. Pacific coastal zone
c. southern tier of the country
d. zone of C climates
e. area just south of the Ural Mountains
A. Western part of the country
76
The coniferous forest vegetation on the equatorward side of the tundra is known as:
a. taiga
b. Mediterranean
c. permafrost
d. tundra
e. steppe
A. Taiga
77
The mountain chain in west-central Russia that is sometimes regarded as the "boundary" between Europe and Asia is known as the:
a. Western Uplands
b. Urals
c. Caucasus
d. Central Asiatic Ranges
e. Carpathians
B. Urals
78
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. Russia's core area centers on Moscow
b. Moscow lies at the heart of what is commonly called the Central Industrial Region
c. Nearly all Russian cities are overcrowded with most
people residing in cramped living quarters
d. One of Moscow's chief locational attributes is its
coastal site on an arm of the Baltic Sea
e. The Bolsheviks restored Moscow as the capital after
the 1917 Revolution
D. One of Moscow's chief locational attributes is its coastal site on an arm of the Baltic Sea
79
Which of the following statements about Russia and North America is false?
a. Next to Canada and Mexico, Russia is the third closest neighbor of the United States
b. The Russians established forts and villages along the entire California coast
c. Russia sold Alaska to the United States in 1867
d. The Bering Strait separates the United States from Russia
e. The USSR was a United States ally in World War II.
B. The Russians established forts and villages along the entire California Coast
80
__________ was responsible for consolidating Russia's gains in the early 1700s and in making a European-style state out of the loosely knit country.
a. Catherine the Great
b. Peter the Great
c. Ivan the Terrible
d. Grigori Rasputin
e. Vladimir Lenin
B. Peter the Great
81
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The movement of the headquarters of the Russian Empire to St. Petersburg allowed that city to
become a(n.):
a. interior capital
b. forward capital
c. primate city
d. continental city
e. Asian gateway
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B. Forward Capital
82
Empress Catherine the Great's territorial acquisition thrust was aimed at:
a. the warm-water Black Sea
b. establishing a Russian base in interior Canada
c. conquest of Western Europe in retaliation for Napoleon's 1812 invasion
d. four islands near Japan
e. the Arctic shoreline
A. The warm-water Black Sea
83
Russian imperialism in the nineteenth century was aimed chiefly at:
a. Persia
b. Central Asia
c. China
d. Canada
e. Eastern Europe
B. Central Asia
84
Which of the following is not found in Russia west of the Urals?
a. the realm's core area
b. Moscow
c. the Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbas)
d. the Volga-Don Canal
e. C climates
C. The Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbas)
85
Which of the following Soviet programs was the most successful?
a. Virgin and Idle Lands Program
b. Sovkhoz farming
c. Settling the Arctic coastal zone
d. Ethnic acculturation
e. Industrialization
E. Industrialization
86
Which of the following statements is false? ----
a. The Soviet system bound the economic geography of the republics to the center.
b. The absence of competition in the Soviet Union made managers complacent.
c. Often, the Soviet Union assigned the production of particular good to particular locations, ignoring basic principles of economic geography.
d. Many Russians still live in the 14 now independent republics of the former Soviet Union
e. The Soviet economy was a tremendous success story; the USSR would still exist it were not for overriding ethnic differences
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87
St. Petersburg:
a. lies on the doorstep of Siberia, a binding force between the eastern and western halves of Russia
b. was always a competitor for Moscow, but did not become the capital of Russia until the 1917 Revolution
c. was named Leningrad during Soviet times
d. lies at the head of the Sea of Okhotsk
e. has always been the country's most important Black Sea port
C. Was named Leningrad during the Soviet times
88
Russia's core area:
a. includes the great cities of the Far East
b. centers on St. Petersburg and includes such urban
places as Novgorod and Kiev
c. incorporates the Central Industrial Region, at the heart of which lies the city of Moscow
d. has now shifted eastward into Siberia beyond the Urals
e. extends into recently absorbed Eastern Europe, and now includes Poland and Hungary
C. Incorporates the Central Industrial Region, at the heart of which lies the city of Moscow
89
Which of the following is not an important Russian manufacturing region:
a. Volga Region
b. Urals Region
c. Kuzbas Region
d. Central Industrial Region
e. Donbas Region
C. Kuzbas Region
90
Which of the following cities was known as the Soviet Detroit?
a. Tula
b. St. Petersburg
c. Vladivostok
d. Nizhniy Novgorod
e. Petrozavodsk
D. Nizhniy Novgorod
91
Russia's railroad network radiates outward from Moscow, thereby providing the city with a high degree of:
a. inaccessibility
b. centrality
c. diversity
d. continentality
e. complementarities
B. Centrality
92
The __________ form(s. the eastern limit of the Russian Core:
a. Caucasus
b. Ob River
c. Volga River
d. Ural Mountains
e. permafrost line
D. Ural Mountains
93
Which three manufacturing regions form the anchors of the Russian Core Area?
a. Central Industrial, Volga, Ural
b. Amur, Volga, Siberia
c. Danube, Central Industrial, Southern Periphery
d. Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan e. Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
A. Central Industrial, Volga, Ural
94
This Caspian Sea-facing Russian Republic contains 30 distinct nationalities, is located next to the Chechen Republic, and is dominated by agriculture and oil:
a. Ingush Republic
b. Mari Republic
c. North Ossetia Republic
d. Dagestan Republic
e. Kazakh Republic
D. Dagestan Republic
95
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The major mountain range located in the land corridor between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea is
the:
a. Caucasus
b. Povolzhye
c. Urals
d. Carpathians
e. Caspian Alps
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A. Caucasus
96
This exclave of Armenia is 75 percent Armenian, but is located within Muslim Azerbaijan.
a. Georgia
b. Chechnya
c. Abkhazia
d. Nagorno-Karabakh
e. Kurdistan
D. Nagorno-Karabakh
97
Which of the following cities is the leading oil center in Azerbaijan?
a. Sakhalin
b. Novorossiysk
c. Baku
d. Groznyy
e. Ceyhan
C. Baku
98
The breakaway territory of Georgia, originally supported by the Russians, is:
a. Nagorno-Karabakh
b. Ingushetiya
c. Abkhazia
d. Ossetia Republic
e. Chechnya
C. Abkhazia
99
This former Soviet Socialist Republic contains the oil city of Baku and its people have ethnic affinities with Iran.
a. Azerbaijan
b. Moldova
c. Georgia
d. Armenia
e. Turkmenistan
A. Azerbaijan
100
Which of the following people look across their border to Iran because they share a common Shi'ite Muslim faith?
a. Persians
b. Armenians
c. Azeris
d. Chechens
e. Turks
C. Azeris
101
The Kuzbas:
a. contains the city of Novosibirsk
b. is also called the Kuznetsk Basin
c. lies in the Eastern Frontier region
d. contains both iron and coal deposits
e. all of the above
E. All of the Above
102
The industrial area just to the east of the Kuzbas is centered near:
a. the Urals
b. Uzbekistan
c. Lake Baykal
d. Baku
e. Vladivostok
C. Lake Baykal
103
Japanese investment in Russia's Far East has been held up by a longstanding dispute over:
a. the Amur River
b. four tiny Kurile Islands
c. the ferry route that links to the BAM railroad
d. Sakhalin Island
e. Vladivostok
B. Four tiny Kurile Islands
104
The chief political and economic architect of the 1917 Russian Revolution that created the Soviet Union was:
a. Baryshnikov
b. Lenin
c. Gorbachev
d. Marx
e. Stalin
B. Lenin
105
Which of the following physiographic subdivisions contains the national heartland and Moscow?
a. The Ural Mountains
b. The West Siberian Plain
c. The Russian Plain
d. The Central Siberian Plateau
e. The Yakutsk Basin
C. The Russian Plain
106
Russia today is governed by a _________ system.
a. unitary
b. federal
c. diverse
d. Marxist
e. socialist
B. Federal
107
Which of the following cities is located closest to the Kuzbas Region?
a. Novosibirsk
b. Vladivostok
c. Irkutsk
d. Moscow
e. Kiev
A. Novosibirsk
108
An island with significant oil potential that may prove to change the economic geography of the Russian Far East is:
a. Baykaliya
b. Kurile Islands
c. Kamchatka
d. Sakhalin
e. Japan
D. Sakhalin
109
A city built by Czar Peter the Great, designed as a westward military presence, is today known as:
a. Stalingrad
b. St. Petersburg
c. Moscow
d. Nizhny Novgorod
e. Vladivostok
B. St. Petersburg
110
This policy of the Soviet Empire resulted in substantial ethnic Russian minorities still existent in non-Russian, now independent republics.
a. Sovkhoz
b. Perestroika
c. Glasnost
d. Russification
e. Collectivization
D. Russification
111
Which of the following cities is NOT considered to be part of the Russian core?
a. Moscow
b. St. Petersburg
c. Nizhny Novgorod
d. Yaroslavl
e. Vladivostok
A. Moscow
112
This mountain range separates the Russian Plain, including Russia’s core area, from the rest of the country:
a. Verkhoyansk Mountains
b. Greater Caucasian Mountains
c. Ural Mountains
d. Kamchatka Mountains
e. Trans-Siberian Mountains
C. Ural Mountains
113
_____ became Russia’s leading port during Czarist Russia.
a. St. Petersburg
b. Kiev
c. Novgorod
d. Kazan
e. Moscow
A. St. Petersburg
114
Today, Russia has a far higher percentage of _____ in its population than western European countries.
a. Catholics
b. Buddhists
c. Hindus
d. Protestants
e. Muslims
E. Muslims
115
Distance and distance decay is a significant factor in the relationships between the capital and outlying areas because:
a. Russia has the world’s most arable land
b. Russia is the world’s largest country
c. Russia has more cities than all of Europe
d. Russia was previously a fragmented country
e. Russia has had more than one capital
B. Russia is the world's largest country
116
The Russian Core includes all of these regions except:
a. St. Petersburg
b. Moscow
c. The Urals
d. Norilsk
e. The Volga River
B. Moscow
117
Siberia is known for its:
a. Good soils
b. Easy terrain
c. Resources
d. Moderate temperatures
e. Urbanization
C. Resources
118
The Far East has significant reserves of _____ in and around the island of Sakhalin.
a. Oil
b. Timber
c. Iron
d. Copper
e. Steel
A. Oil
119
When the post-Soviet Russian government asked all Regions and Republics within Russia to sign its proposed Russian Federation Treaty, Chechnya’s leaders refused because
a. They did not think they had enough resources to be on their own
b. They were planning to sign at a later date
c. They were siding with the Ossetians
d. They saw an opportunity to end Russian control
e. They wanted the Treaty revised
D. They saw an opportunity to end Russian control
120
The Soviet Empire extended its power over these three Transcaucasian entities:
a. Uzbekistan, Armenia, Georgia
b. Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia
c. Georgia, Armenia, Turkey
d. Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia
e. Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia
E. Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia
121
The former Soviet Union lasted about _____ years.
a. 40
b. 70
c. 120
d. 1,000
e. 10
B. 70
122
A major difference between the colonial empire of Russia and Britain and France is that:
a. Britain and France kept their colonies for 50 years longer than Russia
b. Russia’s empire is territorially contiguous
c. France attempted acculturation of its empire, but Russia did not
d. Russia only took colonies in Africa, whereas Britain and France established worldwide Empires
e. Russia’s colonies were granted independence as part of the Bolshevik Revolution
B. Russia's Empire is territorially contiguous
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Inside the Russian Federation there are _____ separate entities called federal subjects.
a. 21
b. 83
c. 5
d. 44
e. no separate republics are found in the Russian Federation
A. 21
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The former Soviet Republic on the Black Sea containing the birthplace of Stalin is:
a. Azerbaijan
b. Moldavia
c. Georgia
d. Russia
e. Armenia
C. Georgia
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The Russian port of ______ is kept open by warm water from the North Atlantic.
a. Vladivostok
b. Odessa
c. Murmansk
d. St. Petersburg
e. Baku
C. Murmansk
