Question 1

The region of the Siberian Plain frozen for nine months annually and where cold-resistant vegetation grows is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) tundra 
B) taiga 
C) steppe 
D) Volga 
E) none of these 
A) tundra 
B) taiga 
C) steppe 
D) Volga 
E) none of these

Question 2

The original resource base of the Urals region include:

Accepted Answer

A) iron ore,copper,nickel 
B) oil and natural gas 
C) radioactive elements like uranium 
D) abundant,cheap skilled labor 
E) agricultural production 
A) iron ore,copper,nickel 
B) oil and natural gas 
C) radioactive elements like uranium 
D) abundant,cheap skilled labor 
E) agricultural production

Question 3

The highest mountain range in Russia is:

Accepted Answer

A) Urals 
B) Balkans 
C) Caucasus 
D) Pamirs 
E) Tien Shan 
A) Urals 
B) Balkans 
C) Caucasus 
D) Pamirs 
E) Tien Shan

Question 4

Which of the following is the largest inland sea in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Black 
B) Mediterranean 
C) Aral 
D) Caspian 
E) none of the above 
A) Black 
B) Mediterranean 
C) Aral 
D) Caspian 
E) none of the above

Question 5

The Russian Federation has a ________ urbanized population;and Central Asia is ________ urban.

Accepted Answer

A) 50%;50-70% 
B) 76%;30-50% 
C) 72%;56-69% 
D) 66%;20-40% 
E) 80%;25-45% 
A) 50%;50-70% 
B) 76%;30-50% 
C) 72%;56-69% 
D) 66%;20-40% 
E) 80%;25-45%

Question 6

Which two of the following rivers flow north from Siberia to the Arctic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

A) Zeravshan and Volga 
B) Dnieper and Ob' 
C) Amu Dar'ya and Syr Dar'ya 
D) Volga and Don 
E) Lena and Ob' 
A) Zeravshan and Volga 
B) Dnieper and Ob' 
C) Amu Dar'ya and Syr Dar'ya 
D) Volga and Don 
E) Lena and Ob'

Question 7

The Russian Federation,Central Asia and Transcaucasus region includes the following four climates,except:

Accepted Answer

A) polar 
B) continental 
C) semiarid 
D) maritime 
E) arid 
A) polar 
B) continental 
C) semiarid 
D) maritime 
E) arid

Question 8

The term "Slavic" denotes both ethnicity and:

Accepted Answer

A) a religious group 
B) a language group and a religious group 
C) a language group 
D) It denotes ethnicity only. 
E) It does not denote ethnicity,language,or religion. 
A) a religious group 
B) a language group and a religious group 
C) a language group 
D) It denotes ethnicity only. 
E) It does not denote ethnicity,language,or religion.

Question 9

The Aral Sea is located mostly in which country?

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) Estonia 
C) Ukraine 
D) Kazakhstan 
E) Belarus 
A) Russia 
B) Estonia 
C) Ukraine 
D) Kazakhstan 
E) Belarus

Question 10

Which country defeated Russia in 1904 and halted Russia's territorial expansion?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Mongolia 
C) Japan 
D) France 
E) the United States 
A) China 
B) Mongolia 
C) Japan 
D) France 
E) the United States

Question 11

In what region has Russia recently invested new businesses and infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

A) Ural Mountains 
B) Desert Plateau 
C) Moscow 
D) Arctic Circle 
E) Pacific Rim 
A) Ural Mountains 
B) Desert Plateau 
C) Moscow 
D) Arctic Circle 
E) Pacific Rim

Question 12

One of the results of the Post-Soviet economy was the rise of:

Accepted Answer

A) effective banking 
B) border control 
C) business elites 
D) state assets 
E) streamlined bureaucracy 
A) effective banking 
B) border control 
C) business elites 
D) state assets 
E) streamlined bureaucracy

Question 13

Ethnonationalist movements have occurred in all of the following,except:

Accepted Answer

A) South Ossetia 
B) Tajikistan 
C) Nagorno-Karabakh 
D) Chernobyl 
A) South Ossetia 
B) Tajikistan 
C) Nagorno-Karabakh 
D) Chernobyl

Question 14

The original purpose of the city of St.Petersburg was:

Accepted Answer

A) national capital 
B) steel manufacture 
C) petrochemicals manufacture 
D) textile manufacture 
E) defense manufacture 
A) national capital 
B) steel manufacture 
C) petrochemicals manufacture 
D) textile manufacture 
E) defense manufacture

Question 15

In 1861,Tsar Alexander II's Russian economy included:

Accepted Answer

A) large bureaucracy and intellectual class 
B) decrease in grain exports 
C) good living conditions in cities 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) large bureaucracy and intellectual class 
B) decrease in grain exports 
C) good living conditions in cities 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 16

Stalin's command economy bolstered what region of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) Tannu Tava and Central Asia 
B) Moldova and Eastern Europe 
C) Moscow and the Central Region 
D) Primorye and the West Siberian Plain 
E) All of the Soviet regions equally 
A) Tannu Tava and Central Asia 
B) Moldova and Eastern Europe 
C) Moscow and the Central Region 
D) Primorye and the West Siberian Plain 
E) All of the Soviet regions equally

Question 17

In which region is the wheat belt of the Russian Federation found?

Accepted Answer

A) steppe 
B) tundra 
C) taiga 
D) forest 
E) None of these vegetation types produces fertile soils. 
A) steppe 
B) tundra 
C) taiga 
D) forest 
E) None of these vegetation types produces fertile soils.

Question 18

This natural water body is steadily shrinking as a result of diversion of water for irrigation in Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) Lake Baykal 
B) Aral Sea 
C) Black Sea 
D) Baltic Sea 
E) Caspian Sea 
A) Lake Baykal 
B) Aral Sea 
C) Black Sea 
D) Baltic Sea 
E) Caspian Sea

Question 19

All of the following is true about Central Asian migration to Russia,except:

Accepted Answer

A) extractive industries attract Central Asian migrants 
B) 30% of Uzbekistan's wealth is from migrant labor 
C) Russian migration policies are prohibitive 
D) ruble decline has discouraged migration 
E) All of the above are true 
A) extractive industries attract Central Asian migrants 
B) 30% of Uzbekistan's wealth is from migrant labor 
C) Russian migration policies are prohibitive 
D) ruble decline has discouraged migration 
E) All of the above are true

Question 20

This Russian physiographic region is flat,contains extensive wetlands,and tens of thousands of small lakes.

Accepted Answer

A) Urals 
B) Central Siberian Plateau 
C) Russian Plain 
D) West Siberian Plain 
E) Mountain Rim 
A) Urals 
B) Central Siberian Plateau 
C) Russian Plain 
D) West Siberian Plain 
E) Mountain Rim

The region of the Siberian Plain frozen for nine months annually and where cold-resistant vegetation grows is known as:

The original resource base of the Urals region include:

The highest mountain range in Russia is:

Which of the following is the largest inland sea in the world?

The Russian Federation has a urbanized population;and Central Asia is urban.

Which two of the following rivers flow north from Siberia to the Arctic Ocean?

The Russian Federation,Central Asia and Transcaucasus region includes the following four climates,except:

The term "Slavic" denotes both ethnicity and:

The Aral Sea is located mostly in which country?

Which country defeated Russia in 1904 and halted Russia's territorial expansion?

In what region has Russia recently invested new businesses and infrastructure?

One of the results of the Post-Soviet economy was the rise of:

Ethnonationalist movements have occurred in all of the following,except:

The original purpose of the city of St.Petersburg was:

In 1861,Tsar Alexander II's Russian economy included:

Stalin's command economy bolstered what region of the Soviet Union?

In which region is the wheat belt of the Russian Federation found?

This natural water body is steadily shrinking as a result of diversion of water for irrigation in Central Asia.

All of the following is true about Central Asian migration to Russia,except:

This Russian physiographic region is flat,contains extensive wetlands,and tens of thousands of small lakes.

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Exam 3: The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

The region of the Siberian Plain frozen for nine months annually and where cold-resistant vegetation grows is known as:

The original resource base of the Urals region include:

The highest mountain range in Russia is:

Which of the following is the largest inland sea in the world?

The Russian Federation has a ________ urbanized population;and Central Asia is ________ urban.

Which two of the following rivers flow north from Siberia to the Arctic Ocean?

The Russian Federation,Central Asia and Transcaucasus region includes the following four climates,except:

The term "Slavic" denotes both ethnicity and:

The Aral Sea is located mostly in which country?

Which country defeated Russia in 1904 and halted Russia's territorial expansion?

In what region has Russia recently invested new businesses and infrastructure?

One of the results of the Post-Soviet economy was the rise of:

Ethnonationalist movements have occurred in all of the following,except:

The original purpose of the city of St.Petersburg was:

In 1861,Tsar Alexander II's Russian economy included:

Stalin's command economy bolstered what region of the Soviet Union?

In which region is the wheat belt of the Russian Federation found?

This natural water body is steadily shrinking as a result of diversion of water for irrigation in Central Asia.

All of the following is true about Central Asian migration to Russia,except:

This Russian physiographic region is flat,contains extensive wetlands,and tens of thousands of small lakes.

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Europe

Middle East and North Africa

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The Russian Federation has a urbanized population;and Central Asia is urban.