Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an agricultural product that thrives in the podzol soil region of the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  sugar beets 
B)  grain 
C)  potatoes 
D)  swine and meat 
E)  dairying 
A)  sugar beets 
B)  grain 
C)  potatoes 
D)  swine and meat 
E)  dairying

Question 2

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the Russian Mafia operates $\underline{\text{more openly and widely}}$.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the language of the Volga Tatars of the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kurdish 
B)  Turkish 
C)  Finnish 
D)  Chinese 
E)  Slavic 
A)  Kurdish 
B)  Turkish 
C)  Finnish 
D)  Chinese 
E)  Slavic

Question 4

Write an essay in which you discuss the recent settlement and development trends inside Russian cities. How has the Russian city changed since the fall of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

Under the Soviet system, many people mov

Question 5

Which two countries were the primary rivals in the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  China and the Soviet Union 
B)  the United States and the Soviet Union 
C)  Germany and the Soviet Union 
D)  Russia and the Ukraine 
E)  the United States and Russia 
A)  China and the Soviet Union 
B)  the United States and the Soviet Union 
C)  Germany and the Soviet Union 
D)  Russia and the Ukraine 
E)  the United States and Russia

Question 6

What is the shape of the land-use zones in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  square 
B)  triangular 
C)  linear 
D)  circular 
E)  hexagonal 
A)  square 
B)  triangular 
C)  linear 
D)  circular 
E)  hexagonal

Question 7

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 pattern of population growth in the Russian Domain since the demise of the USSR has been $\underline{\text{persistently declining population}}$.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Who were the original founders of Russia?

Accepted Answer

A)  northward moving hunters from Ukraine 
B)  eastward moving pastoralists from Estonia 
C)  westward moving Mongolians on horseback 
D)  Chinese nomadic farmers 
E)  southward moving warriors from Sweden 
A)  northward moving hunters from Ukraine 
B)  eastward moving pastoralists from Estonia 
C)  westward moving Mongolians on horseback 
D)  Chinese nomadic farmers 
E)  southward moving warriors from Sweden

Question 9

What is the source of the threat to Pacific salmon in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Korean and Canadian oil companies have drilling rights in the region where the salmon live 
B)  Illegal poaching of the salmon and their eggs 
C)  A Russian oil companies have drilling rights in the region where the salmon live 
D)  South Korean, Canadian, and Russian oil companies have drilling rights in the region where the salmon live, and illegal poaching of the salmon and their eggs 
E)  South Korean, Canadian, and Russian oil companies have drilling rights in the region where the salmon live 
A)  South Korean and Canadian oil companies have drilling rights in the region where the salmon live 
B)  Illegal poaching of the salmon and their eggs 
C)  A Russian oil companies have drilling rights in the region where the salmon live 
D)  South Korean, Canadian, and Russian oil companies have drilling rights in the region where the salmon live, and illegal poaching of the salmon and their eggs 
E)  South Korean, Canadian, and Russian oil companies have drilling rights in the region where the salmon live

Question 10

Russia

Accepted Answer

A)  has allowed Chechnya to achieve independence. 
B)  fought several major land battles against China along their common border in the 1990s. 
C)  no longer has a seat on the UN Security Council. 
D)  refuses to return disputed territory to Japan. 
E)  will allow all its territories to secede in 2015, if they wish to do so. 
A)  has allowed Chechnya to achieve independence. 
B)  fought several major land battles against China along their common border in the 1990s. 
C)  no longer has a seat on the UN Security Council. 
D)  refuses to return disputed territory to Japan. 
E)  will allow all its territories to secede in 2015, if they wish to do so.

Question 11

What was the capital of Russia until 1917?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moscow 
B)  Nizhniy Novgorod 
C)  St. Petersburg 
D)  Kazan 
E)  Kiev 
A)  Moscow 
B)  Nizhniy Novgorod 
C)  St. Petersburg 
D)  Kazan 
E)  Kiev

Question 12

What is the dominant climate type in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mediterranean 
B)  Polar 
C)  Mild Midlatitude 
D)  Continental Midlatitude 
E)  Desert 
A)  Mediterranean 
B)  Polar 
C)  Mild Midlatitude 
D)  Continental Midlatitude 
E)  Desert

Question 13

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Chernobyl is the $\underline{\text{site of the world's worst-ever nuclear accident}}$.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is urban liquidation and how will it affect the Russian landscape?

Accepted Answer

Urban liquidation is currently occurring

Question 15

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russification has $\underline{\text{continued}}$.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of these will probably play a larger role in Russia's energy infrastructure in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  state-controlled Russian companies 
B)  United States energy companies 
C)  Japanese energy companies 
D)  Royal Dutch Shell 
E)  Chinese oil companies 
A)  state-controlled Russian companies 
B)  United States energy companies 
C)  Japanese energy companies 
D)  Royal Dutch Shell 
E)  Chinese oil companies

Question 17

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's major territorial gains in the nineteenth century were primarily in $\underline{\text{the Baltic Republics}}$.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What was the distinctive skill for which Cossacks were well-known?

Accepted Answer

A)  fencing 
B)  art 
C)  music 
D)  horsemanship 
E)  business 
A)  fencing 
B)  art 
C)  music 
D)  horsemanship 
E)  business

Question 19

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-$\underline{\text{Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov)}}$ forced state-controlled agriculture on peasantry as leader of the USSR.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which natives of the Ukrainian and Russian steppe played a pivotal role in aiding Russian expansion into Siberia during the 16th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chechens 
B)  Slavs 
C)  Buryats 
D)  Tatars 
E)  Cossacks 
A)  Chechens 
B)  Slavs 
C)  Buryats 
D)  Tatars 
E)  Cossacks

Which of the following is NOT an agricultural product that thrives in the podzol soil region of the Russian Domain?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the Russian Mafia operates $\underline{\text{more openly and widely}}$ .

What is the language of the Volga Tatars of the Russian Domain?

Write an essay in which you discuss the recent settlement and development trends inside Russian cities. How has the Russian city changed since the fall of the Soviet Union?

Which two countries were the primary rivals in the Cold War?

What is the shape of the land-use zones in the Russian Domain?

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 pattern of population growth in the Russian Domain since the demise of the USSR has been $\underline{\text{persistently declining population}}$ .

Who were the original founders of Russia?

What is the source of the threat to Pacific salmon in the Russian Domain?

Russia

What was the capital of Russia until 1917?

What is the dominant climate type in the Russian Domain?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Chernobyl is the $\underline{\text{site of the world's worst-ever nuclear accident}}$ .

What is urban liquidation and how will it affect the Russian landscape?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russification has $\underline{\text{continued}}$ .

Which of these will probably play a larger role in Russia's energy infrastructure in the future?

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's major territorial gains in the nineteenth century were primarily in $\underline{\text{the Baltic Republics}}$ .

What was the distinctive skill for which Cossacks were well-known?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. - $\underline{\text{Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov)}}$ forced state-controlled agriculture on peasantry as leader of the USSR.

Which natives of the Ukrainian and Russian steppe played a pivotal role in aiding Russian expansion into Siberia during the 16^thcentury?

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Exam 9: The Russian Domain

Which of the following is NOT an agricultural product that thrives in the podzol soil region of the Russian Domain?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the Russian Mafia operates more openly and widely‾\underline{\text{more openly and widely}}more openly and widely​ .

What is the language of the Volga Tatars of the Russian Domain?

Write an essay in which you discuss the recent settlement and development trends inside Russian cities. How has the Russian city changed since the fall of the Soviet Union?

Which two countries were the primary rivals in the Cold War?

What is the shape of the land-use zones in the Russian Domain?

Who were the original founders of Russia?

What is the source of the threat to Pacific salmon in the Russian Domain?

Russia

What was the capital of Russia until 1917?

What is the dominant climate type in the Russian Domain?

What is urban liquidation and how will it affect the Russian landscape?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russification has continued‾\underline{\text{continued}}continued​ .

Which of these will probably play a larger role in Russia's energy infrastructure in the future?

What was the distinctive skill for which Cossacks were well-known?

Which natives of the Ukrainian and Russian steppe played a pivotal role in aiding Russian expansion into Siberia during the 16th century?

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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. -Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the Russian Mafia operates $\underline{\text{more openly and widely}}$ .

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russification has $\underline{\text{continued}}$ .

Which natives of the Ukrainian and Russian steppe played a pivotal role in aiding Russian expansion into Siberia during the 16^thcentury?