Question 1

Which region in the Russian Domain had still not gained independence from Russia as of 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  Armenia 
B)  Azerbaijan 
C)  Sakha 
D)  Georgia 
E)  Ukraine 
A)  Armenia 
B)  Azerbaijan 
C)  Sakha 
D)  Georgia 
E)  Ukraine

Question 2

Where were most of Russia's major territorial gains in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eastern Europe 
B)  Central Asia 
C)  Northern Europe 
D)  the Pacific region of Asia 
E)  the Baltic Republics 
A)  Eastern Europe 
B)  Central Asia 
C)  Northern Europe 
D)  the Pacific region of Asia 
E)  the Baltic Republics

Question 3

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-The $\underline{\text{Chechens}}$ were a faction of Russian communism representing interests of industrial workers, who established the former Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What are mikrorayons?

Accepted Answer

A)  synthetic fabrics manufactured in Russia 
B)  authoritarian leaders who dominated politics during the pre-1917 Russian Empire 
C)  a cold-climate condition of unstable, seasonally frozen ground that limits the growth of vegetation 
D)  large housing projects built in the 1970s and 1980s in Russia 
E)  political units in Russia, equivalent to counties in the United States 
A)  synthetic fabrics manufactured in Russia 
B)  authoritarian leaders who dominated politics during the pre-1917 Russian Empire 
C)  a cold-climate condition of unstable, seasonally frozen ground that limits the growth of vegetation 
D)  large housing projects built in the 1970s and 1980s in Russia 
E)  political units in Russia, equivalent to counties in the United States

Question 5

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What city is Russia's largest metropolitan area, as measured by population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kiev 
B)  Moscow 
C)  St. Petersburg 
D)  Volgograd 
E)  Novosibirsk 
A)  Kiev 
B)  Moscow 
C)  St. Petersburg 
D)  Volgograd 
E)  Novosibirsk

Question 7

Which of the following are present in Russian urban areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  numerous single-family dwellings 
B)  short commute times to work 
C)  urban sprawl that slowly merges with surrounding rural land 
D)  low rents 
E)  laissez-faire development 
A)  numerous single-family dwellings 
B)  short commute times to work 
C)  urban sprawl that slowly merges with surrounding rural land 
D)  low rents 
E)  laissez-faire development

Question 8

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Mikrorayons are large housing projects built in the 1970s and 1980s in Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How did the breakup of the Soviet Union affect the operations of the Russian mafia? How expansive are that mafia's operations in Russia and the world today?

Accepted Answer

Even before the breakup of the Soviet Un

Question 10

In what kind of housing do most average Russians live?

Accepted Answer

A)  in a dacha in the country 
B)  in a single-family home in the suburbs 
C)  in a high rise apartment 
D)  in a boarding house 
E)  in a duplex 
A)  in a dacha in the country 
B)  in a single-family home in the suburbs 
C)  in a high rise apartment 
D)  in a boarding house 
E)  in a duplex

Question 11

Which Russian port provides Russia with the most rapid access to the Pacific Ocean?

Accepted Answer

A)  St. Petersburg 
B)  Norlisk 
C)  Vladivostok 
D)  Salekhard 
E)  Moscow 
A)  St. Petersburg 
B)  Norlisk 
C)  Vladivostok 
D)  Salekhard 
E)  Moscow

Question 12

Approximately what percentage of Russian citizens claim a Russian linguistic identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 percent 
B)  65 percent 
C)  80 percent 
D)  95 percent 
E)  100 percent 
A)  50 percent 
B)  65 percent 
C)  80 percent 
D)  95 percent 
E)  100 percent

Question 13

Which city dominates the European Core of the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moscow 
B)  Kiev 
C)  Vladivostok 
D)  Norilsk 
E)  St. Petersburg 
A)  Moscow 
B)  Kiev 
C)  Vladivostok 
D)  Norilsk 
E)  St. Petersburg

Question 14

What Russian city was known as Leningrad during the Soviet era?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moscow 
B)  Kiev 
C)  Minsk 
D)  Chernobyl 
E)  St. Petersburg 
A)  Moscow 
B)  Kiev 
C)  Minsk 
D)  Chernobyl 
E)  St. Petersburg

Question 15

What does the "Megatons to Megawatts" program do?

Accepted Answer

A)  It converts highly enriched uranium from Soviet nuclear weapons to low-enriched uranium for the production of nuclear power. 
B)  It de-activates highly enriched uranium from Soviet nuclear weapons so that it will no longer be a toxic environmental hazard. 
C)  It re-educates nuclear weapons specialists from the Soviet era to prepare them for careers in nuclear energy generation for peaceful uses. 
D)  It takes highly enriched uranium from Soviet nuclear weapons and makes that material available for cancer-fighting radiation therapy. 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  It converts highly enriched uranium from Soviet nuclear weapons to low-enriched uranium for the production of nuclear power. 
B)  It de-activates highly enriched uranium from Soviet nuclear weapons so that it will no longer be a toxic environmental hazard. 
C)  It re-educates nuclear weapons specialists from the Soviet era to prepare them for careers in nuclear energy generation for peaceful uses. 
D)  It takes highly enriched uranium from Soviet nuclear weapons and makes that material available for cancer-fighting radiation therapy. 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 16

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Russia has the largest $\underline{\text{ population}}$ of any country on Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Briefly discuss how the Internet and popular music have made inroads into Russian culture since the late 1990s. Have these changes been received equally well by all of the Russian people? If not, who is more resistant to change, and why?

Accepted Answer

During the Soviet era, the USSR governme

Question 18

What has been the pattern of population growth in the Russian Domain since the demise of the USSR?

Accepted Answer

A)  declining population followed by growth in 2009 
B)  rapid population growth 
C)  slow population growth 
D)  steady population levels 
E)  rapid population decline, followed by steady growth beginning in 2000 
A)  declining population followed by growth in 2009 
B)  rapid population growth 
C)  slow population growth 
D)  steady population levels 
E)  rapid population decline, followed by steady growth beginning in 2000

Question 19

Describe and explain the overall population distribution in the Russian Region.

Accepted Answer

The majority of the people of the Russia

Question 20

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-In Russia in recent years, the government's relationship with the Russian Orthodox Church has become more $\underline{\text{strained}}$.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which region in the Russian Domain had still not gained independence from Russia as of 2010?

Where were most of Russia's major territorial gains in the nineteenth century?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The $\underline{\text{Chechens}}$ were a faction of Russian communism representing interests of industrial workers, who established the former Soviet Union.

What are mikrorayons?

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States?

What city is Russia's largest metropolitan area, as measured by population?

Which of the following are present in Russian urban areas?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Mikrorayons are large housing projects built in the 1970s and 1980s in Russia.

How did the breakup of the Soviet Union affect the operations of the Russian mafia? How expansive are that mafia's operations in Russia and the world today?

In what kind of housing do most average Russians live?

Which Russian port provides Russia with the most rapid access to the Pacific Ocean?

Approximately what percentage of Russian citizens claim a Russian linguistic identity?

Which city dominates the European Core of the Russian Domain?

What Russian city was known as Leningrad during the Soviet era?

What does the "Megatons to Megawatts" program do?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Russia has the largest $\underline{\text{ population}}$ of any country on Earth.

Briefly discuss how the Internet and popular music have made inroads into Russian culture since the late 1990s. Have these changes been received equally well by all of the Russian people? If not, who is more resistant to change, and why?

What has been the pattern of population growth in the Russian Domain since the demise of the USSR?

Describe and explain the overall population distribution in the Russian Region.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In Russia in recent years, the government's relationship with the Russian Orthodox Church has become more $\underline{\text{strained}}$ .

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Exam 9: The Russian Domain

Which region in the Russian Domain had still not gained independence from Russia as of 2010?

Where were most of Russia's major territorial gains in the nineteenth century?

What are mikrorayons?

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States?

What city is Russia's largest metropolitan area, as measured by population?

Which of the following are present in Russian urban areas?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Mikrorayons are large housing projects built in the 1970s and 1980s in Russia.

How did the breakup of the Soviet Union affect the operations of the Russian mafia? How expansive are that mafia's operations in Russia and the world today?

In what kind of housing do most average Russians live?

Which Russian port provides Russia with the most rapid access to the Pacific Ocean?

Approximately what percentage of Russian citizens claim a Russian linguistic identity?

Which city dominates the European Core of the Russian Domain?

What Russian city was known as Leningrad during the Soviet era?

What does the "Megatons to Megawatts" program do?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Russia has the largest population‾\underline{\text{ population}} population​ of any country on Earth.

Briefly discuss how the Internet and popular music have made inroads into Russian culture since the late 1990s. Have these changes been received equally well by all of the Russian people? If not, who is more resistant to change, and why?

What has been the pattern of population growth in the Russian Domain since the demise of the USSR?

Describe and explain the overall population distribution in the Russian Region.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In Russia in recent years, the government's relationship with the Russian Orthodox Church has become more strained‾\underline{\text{strained}}strained​ .

Diversity Amid Globalization

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Latin America

The Caribbean

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Southwest Asia and North Africa

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South Asia

Southeast Asia

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Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Russia has the largest $\underline{\text{ population}}$ of any country on Earth.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In Russia in recent years, the government's relationship with the Russian Orthodox Church has become more $\underline{\text{strained}}$ .