Exam 5: Russia and the Post-Soviet States

Between the North European Plain and the Central Siberian Plateau is__________________.

In the former Soviet Union, industrial areas were purposely located at a distance from cities and particularly residential areas to protect people from pollutants generated by factories.

Wandering people who live on the meat and milk provided by their herds of sheep, horses, and grazing animals are known as:

Some of the Russian Federation's conflicts with its neighbors are based on Russian desire to control all the pipelines that carry oil to customers in Europe.

Which of the following ethnic groups was targeted by Stalin as traitors to Russia-a persecution that lasted into the twenty-first century?

The early days of the Russian Empire were marked by a huge disparity in wealth, with a tiny percentage of elites controlling most of the wealth while most of the population lived in poverty.

Russia's economic crisis is reflected in a perpetually falling rate of inflation that has boosted most people's savings.

In the Soviet Union, what institution provided most of one's basic social services?

All of the following describe Russia's "shock therapy" strategy EXCEPT:

The original homeland of the Slavs was centered in modern-day:

The Russian Empire initially arose from the north-central region of European Russia after the arrival of what ethnic group from Eastern Europe?

The alphabet used in most of the countries of the Russian region is:

In all but Caucasia and the Central Asian states, population in the region of Russia and the post-Soviet states is shrinking faster than in any other world region.

GDP per capita in Russia tends to overstate the general well-being of the Russian population because:

What range of mountains separates European Russia from Western Siberia?

Russia has the world's largest natural gas reserves.

European Russia's most important river is the ____________.

EU member states depend on Russian natural gas to supply more than half of their consumption.

Russia's long history of diplomatic ties to the U.S. and EU paved the way for inclusion of Russia in the G8 and WTO.

Which of the following is considered the world's most polluted city?