Question 1

The northern location of the Russian Domain explains its geographies of climate,vegetation,and agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Since the breakdown of the Soviet Union,how has the process of Russification been reversed in many of the countries that were once part of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

In which region of the Russian Domain would you find reindeer,Siberian tigers,and leopards?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Ural Mountains 
B)  the Russian Far East 
C)  the European West 
D)  the Caucasus 
E)  Transcaucasia 
A)  the Ural Mountains 
B)  the Russian Far East 
C)  the European West 
D)  the Caucasus 
E)  Transcaucasia

Question 4

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union,what has become of the policy of Russification within former Soviet republics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russification has decreased, with fewer Russians settling in these regions. 
B)  Russification has increased greatly, with greater numbers of Russians settling in these regions. 
C)  Russification has remained relatively the same. 
D)  Russification has been reversed, where greater numbers of Russians are encouraged to leave these regions. 
E)  Russification continued to rise in the 1990s, but has decreased since 2000. 
A)  Russification has decreased, with fewer Russians settling in these regions. 
B)  Russification has increased greatly, with greater numbers of Russians settling in these regions. 
C)  Russification has remained relatively the same. 
D)  Russification has been reversed, where greater numbers of Russians are encouraged to leave these regions. 
E)  Russification continued to rise in the 1990s, but has decreased since 2000.

Question 5

Which of the following is the primary source of pollution damaging Russia's Lake Baikal?

Accepted Answer

A)  pollution from pulp and paper factories 
B)  clearcutting of the forest surrounding the lake 
C)  nuclear waste dumped in the lake 
D)  acid rain 
E)  the development of the shipping yards on it's shores 
A)  pollution from pulp and paper factories 
B)  clearcutting of the forest surrounding the lake 
C)  nuclear waste dumped in the lake 
D)  acid rain 
E)  the development of the shipping yards on it's shores

Question 6

Which of the following is true of the Russian mafia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Russian mafia has also gone global, implicated in huge money-laundering schemes involving Russian and foreign banks. 
B)  The new democratic government established crackdowns on the mafia's operations. 
C)  Most mafia members were either imprisoned or forced to flee the country. 
D)  The mafia operations that had been urban based under the Soviet system were now forced to operate in the rural areas. 
E)  There was no effect. 
A)  The Russian mafia has also gone global, implicated in huge money-laundering schemes involving Russian and foreign banks. 
B)  The new democratic government established crackdowns on the mafia's operations. 
C)  Most mafia members were either imprisoned or forced to flee the country. 
D)  The mafia operations that had been urban based under the Soviet system were now forced to operate in the rural areas. 
E)  There was no effect.

Question 7

The highest population densities in the Russian Domain are found in which part of the region?

Accepted Answer

A)  the southeastern part of the region 
B)  the eastern-most part of the region 
C)  Siberia 
D)  the western-most part of the region 
E)  the coastal areas around the Sea of Okhotsk 
A)  the southeastern part of the region 
B)  the eastern-most part of the region 
C)  Siberia 
D)  the western-most part of the region 
E)  the coastal areas around the Sea of Okhotsk

Question 8

How did the Soviet Union deal with the various minority groups within its borders? How successful were these policies?

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Question 9

Which part of the Russian Domain has historically provided the most productive agricultural areas of the region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ukraine 
B)  Belarus 
C)  Latvia 
D)  Moldova 
E)  Siberia 
A)  Ukraine 
B)  Belarus 
C)  Latvia 
D)  Moldova 
E)  Siberia

Question 10

The Barents Sea lies to the north of the Russian Domain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 12

The conquest of Siberia was primarily carried out by Cossacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What was the purpose of Russification (the Soviet policy of resettling Russians into non-Russian portions of the former USSR)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which of the following was not a former Soviet Republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kazakhstan 
B)  Uzbekistan 
C)  Kyrgyzstan 
D)  Afghanistan 
E)  Azerbaijan 
A)  Kazakhstan 
B)  Uzbekistan 
C)  Kyrgyzstan 
D)  Afghanistan 
E)  Azerbaijan

Question 15

The Russian Domain dumped its nuclear wastes off the northern island of Novaya Zemlya,in the Barents Sea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Who were the Bolsheviks?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

What are the primary characteristics of a high-latitude continental climate,as illustrated by the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  slight variation in seasonal temperature, medium growing season 
B)  uniformly cold temperatures, extremely short growing season 
C)  seasonal temperature extremes and short growing season 
D)  uniformly warm temperature, and long growing season 
E)  unpredictable temperatures and growing season that is too short for farming 
A)  slight variation in seasonal temperature, medium growing season 
B)  uniformly cold temperatures, extremely short growing season 
C)  seasonal temperature extremes and short growing season 
D)  uniformly warm temperature, and long growing season 
E)  unpredictable temperatures and growing season that is too short for farming

Question 18

European Russia has a higher population than Asian Russia because European Russia is better suited for agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the one element that helps us to understand geographies of climate,vegetation,and agriculture in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  the northern latitudinal position of the Russian Domain 
B)  the legacy of the Soviet era 
C)  globalization and its influence on the Russian Domain 
D)  the Cold War 
E)  climate change 
A)  the northern latitudinal position of the Russian Domain 
B)  the legacy of the Soviet era 
C)  globalization and its influence on the Russian Domain 
D)  the Cold War 
E)  climate change

Question 20

The former Soviet Union (USSR)severely discouraged religious practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The northern location of the Russian Domain explains its geographies of climate,vegetation,and agriculture.

Since the breakdown of the Soviet Union,how has the process of Russification been reversed in many of the countries that were once part of the Soviet Union?

In which region of the Russian Domain would you find reindeer,Siberian tigers,and leopards?

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union,what has become of the policy of Russification within former Soviet republics?

Which of the following is the primary source of pollution damaging Russia's Lake Baikal?

Which of the following is true of the Russian mafia?

The highest population densities in the Russian Domain are found in which part of the region?

How did the Soviet Union deal with the various minority groups within its borders? How successful were these policies?

Which part of the Russian Domain has historically provided the most productive agricultural areas of the region?

The Barents Sea lies to the north of the Russian Domain.

What are mikrorayons?

The conquest of Siberia was primarily carried out by Cossacks.

What was the purpose of Russification (the Soviet policy of resettling Russians into non-Russian portions of the former USSR)?

Which of the following was not a former Soviet Republic?

The Russian Domain dumped its nuclear wastes off the northern island of Novaya Zemlya,in the Barents Sea.

Who were the Bolsheviks?

What are the primary characteristics of a high-latitude continental climate,as illustrated by the Russian Domain?

European Russia has a higher population than Asian Russia because European Russia is better suited for agriculture.

What is the one element that helps us to understand geographies of climate,vegetation,and agriculture in the Russian Domain?

The former Soviet Union (USSR)severely discouraged religious practice.

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Exam 9: The Russian Domain

The northern location of the Russian Domain explains its geographies of climate,vegetation,and agriculture.

Since the breakdown of the Soviet Union,how has the process of Russification been reversed in many of the countries that were once part of the Soviet Union?

In which region of the Russian Domain would you find reindeer,Siberian tigers,and leopards?

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union,what has become of the policy of Russification within former Soviet republics?

Which of the following is the primary source of pollution damaging Russia's Lake Baikal?

Which of the following is true of the Russian mafia?

The highest population densities in the Russian Domain are found in which part of the region?

How did the Soviet Union deal with the various minority groups within its borders? How successful were these policies?

Which part of the Russian Domain has historically provided the most productive agricultural areas of the region?

The Barents Sea lies to the north of the Russian Domain.

What are mikrorayons?

The conquest of Siberia was primarily carried out by Cossacks.

What was the purpose of Russification (the Soviet policy of resettling Russians into non-Russian portions of the former USSR)?

Which of the following was not a former Soviet Republic?

The Russian Domain dumped its nuclear wastes off the northern island of Novaya Zemlya,in the Barents Sea.

Who were the Bolsheviks?

What are the primary characteristics of a high-latitude continental climate,as illustrated by the Russian Domain?

European Russia has a higher population than Asian Russia because European Russia is better suited for agriculture.

What is the one element that helps us to understand geographies of climate,vegetation,and agriculture in the Russian Domain?

The former Soviet Union (USSR)severely discouraged religious practice.

Globalization and Diversity

Changing Global 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

Filters