Question 1

What influence did the breakup of the Soviet Union have on Russian organized crime?

Accepted Answer

A) Most organized crime members were either imprisoned or forced to flee the country. 
B) The organized crime operations that had been urban based under the Soviet system were now forced to operate in the rural areas. 
C) The new democratic government established crackdowns on organized crime's operations. 
D) It has aligned itself with Russian intelligence agencies and has gone global in its activities. 
E) There was no effect. 
A) Most organized crime members were either imprisoned or forced to flee the country. 
B) The organized crime operations that had been urban based under the Soviet system were now forced to operate in the rural areas. 
C) The new democratic government established crackdowns on organized crime's operations. 
D) It has aligned itself with Russian intelligence agencies and has gone global in its activities. 
E) There was no effect.

Question 2

The Trans-Siberian Railroad

Accepted Answer

A) intentionally bypasses cities. 
B) was extensively damaged by an earthquake in 2003. 
C) travels through the far north of Siberia. 
D) ends at Vladivostok. 
E) was completed after the death of Stalin. 
A) intentionally bypasses cities. 
B) was extensively damaged by an earthquake in 2003. 
C) travels through the far north of Siberia. 
D) ends at Vladivostok. 
E) was completed after the death of Stalin.

Question 3

Where has the Russian Domain dumped its nuclear wastes?

Accepted Answer

A) off the northern island of Novaya Zemlya 
B) at an unregulated dump outside the city of Chernobyl 
C) in the Arctic Sea 
D) in Siberia 
E) in the Sea of Okhotsk 
A) off the northern island of Novaya Zemlya 
B) at an unregulated dump outside the city of Chernobyl 
C) in the Arctic Sea 
D) in Siberia 
E) in the Sea of Okhotsk

Question 4

With which former Soviet republic does Armenia have a longstanding border dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh?

Accepted Answer

A) Ukraine 
B) Moldova 
C) Azerbaijan 
D) Georgia 
E) Russia 
A) Ukraine 
B) Moldova 
C) Azerbaijan 
D) Georgia 
E) Russia

Question 5

The majority of the population of Crimea

Accepted Answer

A) is Russian but wishes to remain part of Ukraine 
B) is Ukrainian and wishes to remain part of Ukraine 
C) is Ukrainian and wishes to be reincorporated into Russia 
D) is ethnic Crimean and wishes to become an independent nation 
E) is Russian and wishes to be reincorporated into Russia 
A) is Russian but wishes to remain part of Ukraine 
B) is Ukrainian and wishes to remain part of Ukraine 
C) is Ukrainian and wishes to be reincorporated into Russia 
D) is ethnic Crimean and wishes to become an independent nation 
E) is Russian and wishes to be reincorporated into Russia

Question 6

Why did the Russian military invade Georgia in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A) because the Kazakh forces attempted to take Georgian territory from the Russians 
B) because the Georgian government attempted to establish control over the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which are two regions dominated by Russian sympathizers 
C) as a warning to Chechen rebels to desist from any future terror attacks on Russian soil 
D) because the Georgian government aided terrorists who committed various terror attacks within Russia 
E) to establish forward military bases from which to attack Turkey 
A) because the Kazakh forces attempted to take Georgian territory from the Russians 
B) because the Georgian government attempted to establish control over the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which are two regions dominated by Russian sympathizers 
C) as a warning to Chechen rebels to desist from any future terror attacks on Russian soil 
D) because the Georgian government aided terrorists who committed various terror attacks within Russia 
E) to establish forward military bases from which to attack Turkey

Question 7

Describe the successes and failures of the economic and social development of the Russian Domain after the end of the Soviet era.

Accepted Answer

There has been much economic uncertainty

Question 8

Which ancient kingdom (and former Soviet state)has generated a worldwide diaspora?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

By 2100, the Russian population could decrease by million people.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 20 
D) 30 
E) 45 
A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 20 
D) 30 
E) 45

Question 10

The primary destination for Russia's petroleum exports is currently

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Japan 
C) Eastern Europe 
D) Western Europe 
E) United States 
A) China 
B) Japan 
C) Eastern Europe 
D) Western Europe 
E) United States

Question 11

What was the purpose of Russification?

Accepted Answer

A) to bring Russian teachers to under-populated regions of the former USSR 
B) to increase Russian dominance in outlying portions of the former USSR 
C) to drain some of the population from Moscow, which had become a primate city in the former USSR 
D) to establish military outposts for defensive purposes in the former USSR 
E) to provide laborers to under-populated regions of the former USSR 
A) to bring Russian teachers to under-populated regions of the former USSR 
B) to increase Russian dominance in outlying portions of the former USSR 
C) to drain some of the population from Moscow, which had become a primate city in the former USSR 
D) to establish military outposts for defensive purposes in the former USSR 
E) to provide laborers to under-populated regions of the former USSR

Question 12

What is the primary reason why European Russia has a higher population than Asian Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) European Russia has historically had an extremely low death rate. 
B) Communist government policies forced millions to move to European Russia from Asian Russia. 
C) European Russia lost much of its population in World War II. 
D) Devastating diseases killed off much of the population of Asian Russia. 
E) European Russia is better suited for agriculture and has a slightly milder climate. 
A) European Russia has historically had an extremely low death rate. 
B) Communist government policies forced millions to move to European Russia from Asian Russia. 
C) European Russia lost much of its population in World War II. 
D) Devastating diseases killed off much of the population of Asian Russia. 
E) European Russia is better suited for agriculture and has a slightly milder climate.

Question 13

The vast northern coniferous forests of Siberia are known as

Accepted Answer

A) taiga 
B) steppes 
C) permafrost 
D) lichens 
E) tundra 
A) taiga 
B) steppes 
C) permafrost 
D) lichens 
E) tundra

Question 14

What was socialist realism of the Soviet era in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A) a musical style that emphasized traditional melodies, combined with classical instrumentation 
B) an acting style in the Soviet domain 
C) a holistic approach to the arts in the former Soviet Union 
D) an art style devoted to the realistic depiction of workers challenging nature or struggling against capitalism 
E) a writing style that is similar to today's "reality TV" 
A) a musical style that emphasized traditional melodies, combined with classical instrumentation 
B) an acting style in the Soviet domain 
C) a holistic approach to the arts in the former Soviet Union 
D) an art style devoted to the realistic depiction of workers challenging nature or struggling against capitalism 
E) a writing style that is similar to today's "reality TV"

Question 15

Who were the Bolsheviks?

Accepted Answer

A) the militia group that overthrew the former Soviet Union 
B) the earliest settlers of Russia, who came from Sweden 
C) the last ruling dynasty of the Russian Empire 
D) a faction of Russian communism representing interests of industrial workers, who established the former Soviet Union 
E) the title given to bureaucrats who ran the former Soviet Union 
A) the militia group that overthrew the former Soviet Union 
B) the earliest settlers of Russia, who came from Sweden 
C) the last ruling dynasty of the Russian Empire 
D) a faction of Russian communism representing interests of industrial workers, who established the former Soviet Union 
E) the title given to bureaucrats who ran the former Soviet Union

Question 16

Describe the impact of the Soviet era on urbanization in the Russian Domain. Proceed to discuss the changes in urban patterns since the end of Soviet era for the Russian Domain.

Accepted Answer

Marxist philosophy promoted urbanization

Question 17

The former Soviet Union was comprised of how many different republics?

Accepted Answer

A) 12 
B) 15 
C) 13 
D) 14 
E) 16 
A) 12 
B) 15 
C) 13 
D) 14 
E) 16

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to the high mortality rates among Russian men?

Accepted Answer

A) excessive consumption of alcohol 
B) exposure to radiation from Soviet-era nuclear waste which was improperly disposed 
C) high rate of tobacco use 
D) less financial resources for health expenditures as compared to the Soviet era 
E) cardiovascular disease resulting from high-fat diets and physical inactivity 
A) excessive consumption of alcohol 
B) exposure to radiation from Soviet-era nuclear waste which was improperly disposed 
C) high rate of tobacco use 
D) less financial resources for health expenditures as compared to the Soviet era 
E) cardiovascular disease resulting from high-fat diets and physical inactivity

Question 19

The Russian Domain's unpredictable politics and poor economic conditions have led to this migration pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) movement into the southern Russia for agricultural opportunity 
B) urban-to-rural due to overcrowding in major cities 
C) young, well-educated populations leaving Russia for other countries 
D) Jewish populations within Russia returning to Russian cities from Israel and the U.S. 
E) eastward expansion into Siberia 
A) movement into the southern Russia for agricultural opportunity 
B) urban-to-rural due to overcrowding in major cities 
C) young, well-educated populations leaving Russia for other countries 
D) Jewish populations within Russia returning to Russian cities from Israel and the U.S. 
E) eastward expansion into Siberia

Question 20

An increasingly centralized Soviet state was achieved through

Accepted Answer

A) state-controlled agricultural production and industrialization 
B) glasnost 
C) the Iron Curtain 
D) perestroika 
E) the Eurasian Economic Union 
A) state-controlled agricultural production and industrialization 
B) glasnost 
C) the Iron Curtain 
D) perestroika 
E) the Eurasian Economic Union

What influence did the breakup of the Soviet Union have on Russian organized crime?

The Trans-Siberian Railroad

Where has the Russian Domain dumped its nuclear wastes?

With which former Soviet republic does Armenia have a longstanding border dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh?

The majority of the population of Crimea

Why did the Russian military invade Georgia in 2008?

Describe the successes and failures of the economic and social development of the Russian Domain after the end of the Soviet era.

Which ancient kingdom (and former Soviet state)has generated a worldwide diaspora?

By 2100, the Russian population could decrease by million people.

The primary destination for Russia's petroleum exports is currently

What was the purpose of Russification?

What is the primary reason why European Russia has a higher population than Asian Russia?

The vast northern coniferous forests of Siberia are known as

What was socialist realism of the Soviet era in the Russian Domain?

Who were the Bolsheviks?

Describe the impact of the Soviet era on urbanization in the Russian Domain. Proceed to discuss the changes in urban patterns since the end of Soviet era for the Russian Domain.

The former Soviet Union was comprised of how many different republics?

Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to the high mortality rates among Russian men?

The Russian Domain's unpredictable politics and poor economic conditions have led to this migration pattern.

An increasingly centralized Soviet state was achieved through

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Exam 9: The Russian Domain

What influence did the breakup of the Soviet Union have on Russian organized crime?

The Trans-Siberian Railroad

Where has the Russian Domain dumped its nuclear wastes?

With which former Soviet republic does Armenia have a longstanding border dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh?

The majority of the population of Crimea

Why did the Russian military invade Georgia in 2008?

Describe the successes and failures of the economic and social development of the Russian Domain after the end of the Soviet era.

Which ancient kingdom (and former Soviet state)has generated a worldwide diaspora?

By 2100, the Russian population could decrease by million people.

The primary destination for Russia's petroleum exports is currently

What was the purpose of Russification?

What is the primary reason why European Russia has a higher population than Asian Russia?

The vast northern coniferous forests of Siberia are known as

What was socialist realism of the Soviet era in the Russian Domain?

Who were the Bolsheviks?

Describe the impact of the Soviet era on urbanization in the Russian Domain. Proceed to discuss the changes in urban patterns since the end of Soviet era for the Russian Domain.

The former Soviet Union was comprised of how many different republics?

Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to the high mortality rates among Russian men?

The Russian Domain's unpredictable politics and poor economic conditions have led to this migration pattern.

An increasingly centralized Soviet state was achieved through

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

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