Exam 6: The Russia-Central Asia Realm

The former Soviet Socialist Republic on the Black Sea containing the birthplace of Stalin is _________.

This Caspian Sea-facing Russian Republic contains more than 20 culturally discrete communities and borders the Chechen Republic:

Siberia is larger in territorial size than the conterminous United States,but has a population of less than 20 million.

Sakhalin is an oil-rich island that lies off the Russian Far East mainland.

Since the fall of communism in 1991,Russian life expectancies have increased markedly.

This exclave of Armenia is located within Muslim Azerbaijan.

Which of the following is true?

Russia is the world's largest state in population size.

The capital of the Chechen Republic is _______________.

Armenia is engaged in territorial conflict with which other former Soviet Socialist Republic?

The region of Russia known as "Russia's freezer" is ___.

As Figure 5-3 shows,_____________ is (are)the only part of the Russian realm with a humid temperate climate:

The __________ form(s)the eastern limit of the Russian Core:

According to Figure 5-16,this city is closest to the Volga-Don Canal:

The Lena,Ob,and Yenisey are all major,northward-flowing,Siberian rivers.

Since the fall of the communist regime,Moscow and the central government based there have become more and more respected by people throughout the country.

_____________ has been the capital of Kazakhstan since the end of the 20ᵗʰ century.

The official launching of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics took place in 1924.