Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a nonpoint source of pollution?

Accepted Answer

A)  raw sewage 
B)  untreated automobile exhaust 
C)  agricultural chemicals drained into urban water supplies 
D)  nuclear waste 
A)  raw sewage 
B)  untreated automobile exhaust 
C)  agricultural chemicals drained into urban water supplies 
D)  nuclear waste

Question 2

The official Soviet ideology was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman Catholicism. 
B)  Russian Orthodoxy. 
C)  pantheism. 
D)  atheism. 
A)  Roman Catholicism. 
B)  Russian Orthodoxy. 
C)  pantheism. 
D)  atheism.

Question 3

Most ethnic Russians have an ancestral connection to the religion of Islam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In Russia, women have gained representation in government since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The feminist punk band Pussy Riot did which of the following political acts?

Accepted Answer

A)  They endorsed presidential favorite Vladimir Putin. 
B)  The lead singer ran as the first female Russian presidential candidate. 
C)  They staged an unauthorized performance protesting Vladimir Putin's policies. 
D)  They staged a performance at Vladimir Putin's presidential inauguration. 
A)  They endorsed presidential favorite Vladimir Putin. 
B)  The lead singer ran as the first female Russian presidential candidate. 
C)  They staged an unauthorized performance protesting Vladimir Putin's policies. 
D)  They staged a performance at Vladimir Putin's presidential inauguration.

Question 6

In accordance with Communist beliefs, Soviet planners perceived an inherent value in the natural environment and sought to minimize the exploitation of its resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Russian empire came to be known as the USSR during the time of Czar Nicholas II's rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

To compete better in the global economy, the privatized industries of Russia laid off workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What river has long served as European Russia's primary transport route?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What river has long served as European...

Question 10

The current president of Russia is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Vladimir Putin. 
B)  Boris Yeltsin. 
C)  Dmitry Medvedev. 
D)  Olga Kryshtanovskaya. 
A)  Vladimir Putin. 
B)  Boris Yeltsin. 
C)  Dmitry Medvedev. 
D)  Olga Kryshtanovskaya.

Question 11

The size of the unemployed population in Russia declined after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Once the fourth largest lake in the world, the landlocked Aral Sea had lost ______ percent of its volume as of 2001.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  25 
C)  50 
D)  75 
A)  10 
B)  25 
C)  50 
D)  75

Question 13

The world's largest gas company is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Glasnost. 
B)  Perestroika. 
C)  Group of Eight. 
D)  Gazprom. 
A)  Glasnost. 
B)  Perestroika. 
C)  Group of Eight. 
D)  Gazprom.

Question 14

What resources make up the primary exports of Russia's economy?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What resources make up the primary exports...

Question 15

The term used to describe semiarid grasslands is:

Accepted Answer

A)  tundra. 
B)  pampas. 
C)  savanna. 
D)  steppe. 
A)  tundra. 
B)  pampas. 
C)  savanna. 
D)  steppe.

Question 16

What is the name of Russia's state-owned energy company, the tenth largest in the world?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the name of Russia's state-owned...

Question 17

The part of Russia west of the Urals is sometimes called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia. 
B)  Kirkuk. 
C)  European Russia. 
D)  Turkmenistan. 
A)  Georgia. 
B)  Kirkuk. 
C)  European Russia. 
D)  Turkmenistan.

Question 18

Russia's landscape and climate make it particularly suitable for agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

President Vladimir Putin has been popular for bringing all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  peace and prosperity. 
B)  promoting a free press and media. 
C)  restoring Russia's image as a world power. 
D)  disallowing meaningful democratic reform. 
A)  peace and prosperity. 
B)  promoting a free press and media. 
C)  restoring Russia's image as a world power. 
D)  disallowing meaningful democratic reform.

Question 20

During World War II, Russia did more than any other country to defeat Germany and Adolf Hitler.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is NOT a nonpoint source of pollution?

The official Soviet ideology was:

Most ethnic Russians have an ancestral connection to the religion of Islam.

In Russia, women have gained representation in government since the fall of the Soviet Union.

The feminist punk band Pussy Riot did which of the following political acts?

In accordance with Communist beliefs, Soviet planners perceived an inherent value in the natural environment and sought to minimize the exploitation of its resources.

The Russian empire came to be known as the USSR during the time of Czar Nicholas II's rule.

To compete better in the global economy, the privatized industries of Russia laid off workers.

What river has long served as European Russia's primary transport route?

The current president of Russia is:

The size of the unemployed population in Russia declined after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Once the fourth largest lake in the world, the landlocked Aral Sea had lost ______ percent of its volume as of 2001.

The world's largest gas company is:

What resources make up the primary exports of Russia's economy?

The term used to describe semiarid grasslands is:

What is the name of Russia's state-owned energy company, the tenth largest in the world?

The part of Russia west of the Urals is sometimes called:

Russia's landscape and climate make it particularly suitable for agriculture.

President Vladimir Putin has been popular for bringing all of the following EXCEPT:

During World War II, Russia did more than any other country to defeat Germany and Adolf Hitler.

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Exam 5: Russia and the Post-Soviet States

Which of the following is NOT a nonpoint source of pollution?

The official Soviet ideology was:

Most ethnic Russians have an ancestral connection to the religion of Islam.

In Russia, women have gained representation in government since the fall of the Soviet Union.

The feminist punk band Pussy Riot did which of the following political acts?

In accordance with Communist beliefs, Soviet planners perceived an inherent value in the natural environment and sought to minimize the exploitation of its resources.

The Russian empire came to be known as the USSR during the time of Czar Nicholas II's rule.

To compete better in the global economy, the privatized industries of Russia laid off workers.

What river has long served as European Russia's primary transport route?

The current president of Russia is:

The size of the unemployed population in Russia declined after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Once the fourth largest lake in the world, the landlocked Aral Sea had lost ______ percent of its volume as of 2001.

The world's largest gas company is:

What resources make up the primary exports of Russia's economy?

The term used to describe semiarid grasslands is:

What is the name of Russia's state-owned energy company, the tenth largest in the world?

The part of Russia west of the Urals is sometimes called:

Russia's landscape and climate make it particularly suitable for agriculture.

President Vladimir Putin has been popular for bringing all of the following EXCEPT:

During World War II, Russia did more than any other country to defeat Germany and Adolf Hitler.

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

Filters