Question 1

The term Kuzbas is shorthand for the Kuznetsk Basin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Murmansk was established as a forward capital on the Barents Sea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Muslims in Azerbaijan look across their border with Iraq for support of their cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Czar Peter the Great attempted to turn the city of ________________ into the "Venice of the North".

Accepted Answer

A)  Moscow 
B)  Kiev 
C)  Amsterdam 
D)  St. Petersburg 
E)  Vladivostok 
A)  Moscow 
B)  Kiev 
C)  Amsterdam 
D)  St. Petersburg 
E)  Vladivostok

Question 5

Persistently frozen ground is known as ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  taiga 
B)  an ice sheet 
C)  permafrost 
D)  tundra 
E)  steppe 
A)  taiga 
B)  an ice sheet 
C)  permafrost 
D)  tundra 
E)  steppe

Question 6

The north-south mountain range in west-central Russia that is falsely regarded as the "boundary" between Europe and Asia is called the Ural Mountains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The industrial area just to the east of the Kuzbas is centered near __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Urals 
B)  Uzbekistan 
C)  Lake Baykal 
D)  Baki (Baku) 
E)  Vladivostok 
A)  the Urals 
B)  Uzbekistan 
C)  Lake Baykal 
D)  Baki (Baku) 
E)  Vladivostok

Question 8

The Soviet Union consisted of _____________ Soviet Socialist Republics.

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  12 
C)  15 
D)  43 
E)  89 
A)  4 
B)  12 
C)  15 
D)  43 
E)  89

Question 9

The territory in dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia is _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kurdistan 
B)  Abkhazia 
C)  Ajaria 
D)  Nagorno-Karabakh 
E)  West Ossetia 
A)  Kurdistan 
B)  Abkhazia 
C)  Ajaria 
D)  Nagorno-Karabakh 
E)  West Ossetia

Question 10

The Russian Revolution of 1917 ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  saw the czars defeat the communists 
B)  ended a long-running civil war 
C)  saw the overthrow of the last czar 
D)  led to Moscow being renamed Leningrad 
E)  made Russia itself a weak, territorially small presence in the new USSR 
A)  saw the czars defeat the communists 
B)  ended a long-running civil war 
C)  saw the overthrow of the last czar 
D)  led to Moscow being renamed Leningrad 
E)  made Russia itself a weak, territorially small presence in the new USSR

Question 11

Baki (Baku)is the leading oil city on the western shore of the Caspian Sea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In general,the north and west of Russia are flat,the south and east are mountainous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Russia's population today is about the same size as that of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The movement of the headquarters of the Russian Empire to St.Petersburg allowed that city to become a(n)__________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  interior capital 
B)  forward capital 
C)  primate city 
D)  continental city 
E)  Asian gateway 
A)  interior capital 
B)  forward capital 
C)  primate city 
D)  continental city 
E)  Asian gateway

Question 15

Russia has never been a colonial power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The majority of Russia falls within the humid cold climate region.In the Köppen-Geiger classification scheme,this is signified by the letter ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 17

Figure 5-15 shows that the Far East's ;argest oil and gas deposits border the _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kamchatka Peninsula 
B)  North Korean corridor near Vladivostok 
C)  Amur River 
D)  Kurile Islands 
E)  Sea of Okhotsk 
A)  Kamchatka Peninsula 
B)  North Korean corridor near Vladivostok 
C)  Amur River 
D)  Kurile Islands 
E)  Sea of Okhotsk

Question 18

The city of ___________ was formerly known as Stalingrad from 1925-1961.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

The current development of the Russian Far East has benefited significantly from the region's geographic proximity of Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Russia's czars first came to power as a result of the Russian Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The term Kuzbas is shorthand for the Kuznetsk Basin.

Murmansk was established as a forward capital on the Barents Sea.

Muslims in Azerbaijan look across their border with Iraq for support of their cause.

Czar Peter the Great attempted to turn the city of ________________ into the "Venice of the North".

Persistently frozen ground is known as ________________.

The north-south mountain range in west-central Russia that is falsely regarded as the "boundary" between Europe and Asia is called the Ural Mountains.

The industrial area just to the east of the Kuzbas is centered near __________.

The Soviet Union consisted of _____________ Soviet Socialist Republics.

The territory in dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia is _________________.

The Russian Revolution of 1917 ________________.

Baki (Baku)is the leading oil city on the western shore of the Caspian Sea.

In general,the north and west of Russia are flat,the south and east are mountainous.

Russia's population today is about the same size as that of the United States.

The movement of the headquarters of the Russian Empire to St.Petersburg allowed that city to become a(n)__________________.

Russia has never been a colonial power.

The majority of Russia falls within the humid cold climate region.In the Köppen-Geiger classification scheme,this is signified by the letter ______.

Figure 5-15 shows that the Far East's ;argest oil and gas deposits border the _________________.

The city of ___________ was formerly known as Stalingrad from 1925-1961.

The current development of the Russian Far East has benefited significantly from the region's geographic proximity of Japan.

Russia's czars first came to power as a result of the Russian Revolution.

Introduction

The North American Realm

The Middle American Realm

The South American Realm

The European Realm

The North African-Southwest Asian Realm

The Subsaharan African Realm

The South Asian Realm

The East Asian Realm

The Southeast Asian Realm

The Austral Realm

Pacific Realm and Polar Futures

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Exam 6: The Russia-Central Asia Realm

The term Kuzbas is shorthand for the Kuznetsk Basin.

Murmansk was established as a forward capital on the Barents Sea.

Muslims in Azerbaijan look across their border with Iraq for support of their cause.

Czar Peter the Great attempted to turn the city of ________________ into the "Venice of the North".

Persistently frozen ground is known as ________________.

The north-south mountain range in west-central Russia that is falsely regarded as the "boundary" between Europe and Asia is called the Ural Mountains.

The industrial area just to the east of the Kuzbas is centered near __________.

The Soviet Union consisted of _____________ Soviet Socialist Republics.

The territory in dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia is _________________.

The Russian Revolution of 1917 ________________.

Baki (Baku)is the leading oil city on the western shore of the Caspian Sea.

In general,the north and west of Russia are flat,the south and east are mountainous.

Russia's population today is about the same size as that of the United States.

The movement of the headquarters of the Russian Empire to St.Petersburg allowed that city to become a(n)__________________.

Russia has never been a colonial power.

The majority of Russia falls within the humid cold climate region.In the Köppen-Geiger classification scheme,this is signified by the letter ______.

Figure 5-15 shows that the Far East's ;argest oil and gas deposits border the _________________.

The city of ___________ was formerly known as Stalingrad from 1925-1961.

The current development of the Russian Far East has benefited significantly from the region's geographic proximity of Japan.

Russia's czars first came to power as a result of the Russian Revolution.

Introduction

The North American Realm

The Middle American Realm

The South American Realm

The European Realm

The North African-Southwest Asian Realm

The Subsaharan African Realm

The South Asian Realm

The East Asian Realm

The Southeast Asian Realm

The Austral Realm

Pacific Realm and Polar Futures

Filters