Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Not Answer

Question 2

What is the language of the Volga Tatars of the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A) Kurdish 
B) Turkish 
C) Finnish 
D) Chinese 
E) Slavic 
A) Kurdish 
B) Turkish 
C) Finnish 
D) Chinese 
E) Slavic B

Question 3

Who was the main architect of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) Tsar Nicholas II 
B) Stalin 
C) Trotsky 
D) Mikhail Gorbachev 
E) Lenin 
A) Tsar Nicholas II 
B) Stalin 
C) Trotsky 
D) Mikhail Gorbachev 
E) Lenin E

Question 4

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 5

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 6

What is NOT an environmental issue in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A) Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe 
B) nuclear waste dumping 
C) concentrated industrialization in Norilsk 
D) immense deforestation 
E) desertification 
A) Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe 
B) nuclear waste dumping 
C) concentrated industrialization in Norilsk 
D) immense deforestation 
E) desertification

Question 7

Where were most of Russia's major territorial gains in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Eastern Europe 
B) Central Asia 
C) Northern Europe 
D) the Pacific region of Asia 
E) the Baltic Republics 
A) Eastern Europe 
B) Central Asia 
C) Northern Europe 
D) the Pacific region of Asia 
E) the Baltic Republics

Question 8

Describe and explain the changing environment of Arctic Russia. What impact will climate change have on the region?

Accepted Answer

The environment of Arctic Russia is rapi

Question 9

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

The answer of Since the breakdown of the Soviet Union,...

Question 10

One of Putin's early political moves was to crack down on dissidents in the Russian republic of

Accepted Answer

A) Belarus. 
B) Latvia. 
C) Moldova. 
D) Chechnya. 
E) Siberia. 
A) Belarus. 
B) Latvia. 
C) Moldova. 
D) Chechnya. 
E) Siberia.

Question 11

During the Soviet era, the Soviet Union nuclear weapons program conducted many tests and produced much radioactive waste. Where did Russia dump the waste?

Accepted Answer

A) Crimea 
B) Sakhalin Island 
C) Novaya Zemlya 
D) Chernobyl 
E) Moscow 
A) Crimea 
B) Sakhalin Island 
C) Novaya Zemlya 
D) Chernobyl 
E) Moscow

Question 12

The Trans-Siberian Railroad

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

In which region of the Russian Domain is permafrost a problem?

Accepted Answer

A) Siberia 
B) Caucasus Mountains 
C) Ukraine 
D) Southern Russia 
E) European Russia 
A) Siberia 
B) Caucasus Mountains 
C) Ukraine 
D) Southern Russia 
E) European Russia

Question 14

Which of the following countries is NOT considered to be within the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which country is no longer part of the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A) Belarus 
B) Armenia 
C) Ukraine 
D) Kazakhstan 
E) Moldova 
A) Belarus 
B) Armenia 
C) Ukraine 
D) Kazakhstan 
E) Moldova

Question 16

During the Soviet era, which place served as a repository for political dissidents and troublemakers?

Accepted Answer

A) Ukraine 
B) Siberia 
C) Gulag Archipelago 
D) prisons in the Gobi Desert 
E) Crimea 
A) Ukraine 
B) Siberia 
C) Gulag Archipelago 
D) prisons in the Gobi Desert 
E) Crimea

Question 17

Discuss some of the challenges facing the Russian Domain in dealing with the legacy of the Soviet Nuclear program.

Accepted Answer

The Russian Domain faces several challen

Question 18

Why do the authors of your text use the word "domain" when talking about "the Russian Domain"?

Accepted Answer

A) "Russian Domain" is an official name, reflecting the continuing federal relationship between the countries in the region. 
B) The term suggests persisting Russian influence within the region. 
C) The term is the name of the free trade zone now evolving in the region. 
D) Domain refers to a kingdom. 
E) Domain refers to a federal subdivision. 
A) "Russian Domain" is an official name, reflecting the continuing federal relationship between the countries in the region. 
B) The term suggests persisting Russian influence within the region. 
C) The term is the name of the free trade zone now evolving in the region. 
D) Domain refers to a kingdom. 
E) Domain refers to a federal subdivision.

Question 19

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 its 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 its shores

Question 20

Why is development in Siberia limited?

Accepted Answer

A) The mountainous terrain of the region makes it virtually impossible to create a transportation infrastructure there. 
B) Most of the area is a barren, dry desert leaving little available water to support human life. 
C) In order to protect the fragile environment of this region, the Russian government has limited the number of settlers into the region. 
D) Indigenous groups of Siberian peoples will not allow development in their sacred ancestral burial grounds. 
E) Unstable ground resulting from permafrost makes it extremely difficult to place permanent structures on the land surface. 
A) The mountainous terrain of the region makes it virtually impossible to create a transportation infrastructure there. 
B) Most of the area is a barren, dry desert leaving little available water to support human life. 
C) In order to protect the fragile environment of this region, the Russian government has limited the number of settlers into the region. 
D) Indigenous groups of Siberian peoples will not allow development in their sacred ancestral burial grounds. 
E) Unstable ground resulting from permafrost makes it extremely difficult to place permanent structures on the land surface.

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

What is the language of the Volga Tatars of the Russian Domain?

Who was the main architect of the Soviet Union?

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

What are mikrorayons?

What is NOT an environmental issue in the Russian Domain?

Where were most of Russia's major territorial gains in the nineteenth century?

Describe and explain the changing environment of Arctic Russia. What impact will climate change have on the region?

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?

One of Putin's early political moves was to crack down on dissidents in the Russian republic of

During the Soviet era, the Soviet Union nuclear weapons program conducted many tests and produced much radioactive waste. Where did Russia dump the waste?

The Trans-Siberian Railroad

In which region of the Russian Domain is permafrost a problem?

Which of the following countries is NOT considered to be within the Russian Domain?

Which country is no longer part of the Russian Domain?

During the Soviet era, which place served as a repository for political dissidents and troublemakers?

Discuss some of the challenges facing the Russian Domain in dealing with the legacy of the Soviet Nuclear program.

Why do the authors of your text use the word "domain" when talking about "the Russian Domain"?

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

Why is development in Siberia limited?

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Exam 9: The Russian Domain

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

What is the language of the Volga Tatars of the Russian Domain?

Who was the main architect of the Soviet Union?

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

What are mikrorayons?

What is NOT an environmental issue in the Russian Domain?

Where were most of Russia's major territorial gains in the nineteenth century?

Describe and explain the changing environment of Arctic Russia. What impact will climate change have on the region?

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?

One of Putin's early political moves was to crack down on dissidents in the Russian republic of

During the Soviet era, the Soviet Union nuclear weapons program conducted many tests and produced much radioactive waste. Where did Russia dump the waste?

The Trans-Siberian Railroad

In which region of the Russian Domain is permafrost a problem?

Which of the following countries is NOT considered to be within the Russian Domain?

Which country is no longer part of the Russian Domain?

During the Soviet era, which place served as a repository for political dissidents and troublemakers?

Discuss some of the challenges facing the Russian Domain in dealing with the legacy of the Soviet Nuclear program.

Why do the authors of your text use the word "domain" when talking about "the Russian Domain"?

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

Why is development in Siberia limited?

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

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Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

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