Question 1

In the Russian Domain, what non-Christian religion has the greatest number of believers?

Accepted Answer

A) Hinduism 
B) Islam 
C) Buddhism 
D) Judaism 
E) Animism 
A) Hinduism 
B) Islam 
C) Buddhism 
D) Judaism 
E) Animism

Question 2

Discuss the recent settlement and development trends inside Russian cities. How has the Russian city changed since the fall of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russ

Question 3

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 4

Describe and explain the overall population distribution in the Russian Region.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

What was the term that Winston Churchill gave to the boundary between Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) the Metal Screen 
B) the Iron Curtain 
C) the Cold War 
D) the Black Shutters 
E) the Bamboo Curtain 
A) the Metal Screen 
B) the Iron Curtain 
C) the Cold War 
D) the Black Shutters 
E) the Bamboo Curtain

Question 6

What is perestroika?

Accepted Answer

A) greater openness, a policy in the 1980s that encouraged several republics to demand independence 
B) restructuring of the planned centralized economy, an early move toward a freer market 
C) a policy of education improvement, in the last days of the former Soviet Union 
D) the Russian word for railroad 
E) improvement of the Russian environment 
A) greater openness, a policy in the 1980s that encouraged several republics to demand independence 
B) restructuring of the planned centralized economy, an early move toward a freer market 
C) a policy of education improvement, in the last days of the former Soviet Union 
D) the Russian word for railroad 
E) improvement of the Russian environment

Question 7

Which body of water in the Russian Domain is the world's largest reserve of freshwater?

Accepted Answer

A) the Caspian Sea 
B) Lake Balqash 
C) the Aral Sea 
D) Lake Ladoga 
E) Lake Baikal 
A) the Caspian Sea 
B) Lake Balqash 
C) the Aral Sea 
D) Lake Ladoga 
E) Lake Baikal

Question 8

What was the distinctive skill for which Cossacks were well-known?

Accepted Answer

A) fencing 
B) art 
C) music 
D) horsemanship 
E) business 
A) fencing 
B) art 
C) music 
D) horsemanship 
E) business

Question 9

What language group dominates in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A) Slavic 
B) Altaic 
C) Eskimo-Aleut 
D) Finno-Ugric 
E) Tibetan 
A) Slavic 
B) Altaic 
C) Eskimo-Aleut 
D) Finno-Ugric 
E) Tibetan

Question 10

Eastward movement of Russians into Siberia

Accepted Answer

A) was typically discouraged by tsars. 
B) was reversed by the policy of Russification. 
C) was welcomed by the original inhabitants of Siberia. 
D) continues today. 
E) was encouraged by Russian leaders, including the Tsars and the authoritarian leaders under the Soviet Union. 
A) was typically discouraged by tsars. 
B) was reversed by the policy of Russification. 
C) was welcomed by the original inhabitants of Siberia. 
D) continues today. 
E) was encouraged by Russian leaders, including the Tsars and the authoritarian leaders under the Soviet Union.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a condition of the "Russian Federation Treaty"?

Accepted Answer

A) more localized political control for Russia's internal autonomous republics and lesser administrative units 
B) more stringent environmental regulations and standards 
C) greater economic freedom for Russia's internal autonomous republics and lesser administrative units 
D) greater freedom for Russia's internal autonomous republics and lesser administrative units 
E) weakening of Moscow's centralized authority to collect taxes 
A) more localized political control for Russia's internal autonomous republics and lesser administrative units 
B) more stringent environmental regulations and standards 
C) greater economic freedom for Russia's internal autonomous republics and lesser administrative units 
D) greater freedom for Russia's internal autonomous republics and lesser administrative units 
E) weakening of Moscow's centralized authority to collect taxes

Question 12

In what Russian region has Islamic fundamentalism increased its presence?

Accepted Answer

A) Siberian region 
B) Caucus region 
C) Western region 
D) Arctic region 
E) the border between Russia and Finland 
A) Siberian region 
B) Caucus region 
C) Western region 
D) Arctic region 
E) the border between Russia and Finland

Question 13

What happened to the economy in the Russian Domain after the demise of the former Soviet Union (USSR)?

Accepted Answer

A) After a decade of political and economic instability, Russia has made impressive progress in the 21st century. 
B) steady economic growth that continues today 
C) unprecedented economic decline, followed by explosive growth in 2000-2001 that has improved the economies of all countries in the region 
D) unprecedented economic growth throughout the region 
E) There has been no change in Russia's economy since the demise of the Soviet Union. 
A) After a decade of political and economic instability, Russia has made impressive progress in the 21st century. 
B) steady economic growth that continues today 
C) unprecedented economic decline, followed by explosive growth in 2000-2001 that has improved the economies of all countries in the region 
D) unprecedented economic growth throughout the region 
E) There has been no change in Russia's economy since the demise of the Soviet Union.

Question 14

What is one of the sources of the nuclear threat in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A) The Soviet Union had aggressive nuclear weapons and energy programs. 
B) the West's testing of nuclear weapons 
C) the lack of funds to export nuclear weapons 
D) the political vacuum created with the fall of the Soviet Union 
E) the lack of political control by the Russian President 
A) The Soviet Union had aggressive nuclear weapons and energy programs. 
B) the West's testing of nuclear weapons 
C) the lack of funds to export nuclear weapons 
D) the political vacuum created with the fall of the Soviet Union 
E) the lack of political control by the Russian President

Question 15

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 16

How did the breakup of the Soviet Union affect the operations of the Russian mafia? How expansive are that mafia's operations in Russia and the world today?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Who were the original founders of Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) northward moving hunters from Ukraine 
B) eastward moving pastoralists from Estonia 
C) westward moving Mongolians on horseback 
D) Chinese nomadic farmers 
E) southward moving warriors from Sweden 
A) northward moving hunters from Ukraine 
B) eastward moving pastoralists from Estonia 
C) westward moving Mongolians on horseback 
D) Chinese nomadic farmers 
E) southward moving warriors from Sweden

Question 18

The Russian Empire had its origins as a small principality in the vicinity of which Russian city?

Accepted Answer

A) Chernobyl 
B) Kiev 
C) St. Petersburg 
D) Volgograd 
E) Moscow 
A) Chernobyl 
B) Kiev 
C) St. Petersburg 
D) Volgograd 
E) Moscow

Question 19

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 20

What is the dominant climate type in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A) dry 
B) mild midlatitude 
C) polar 
D) continental 
E) Mediterranean 
A) dry 
B) mild midlatitude 
C) polar 
D) continental 
E) Mediterranean

In the Russian Domain, what non-Christian religion has the greatest number of believers?

Discuss the recent settlement and development trends inside Russian cities. How has the Russian city changed since the fall of the Soviet Union?

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

Describe and explain the overall population distribution in the Russian Region.

What was the term that Winston Churchill gave to the boundary between Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union?

What is perestroika?

Which body of water in the Russian Domain is the world's largest reserve of freshwater?

What was the distinctive skill for which Cossacks were well-known?

What language group dominates in the Russian Domain?

Eastward movement of Russians into Siberia

Which of the following is NOT a condition of the "Russian Federation Treaty"?

In what Russian region has Islamic fundamentalism increased its presence?

What happened to the economy in the Russian Domain after the demise of the former Soviet Union (USSR)?

What is one of the sources of the nuclear threat in the Russian Domain?

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

How did the breakup of the Soviet Union affect the operations of the Russian mafia? How expansive are that mafia's operations in Russia and the world today?

Who were the original founders of Russia?

The Russian Empire had its origins as a small principality in the vicinity of which Russian city?

Who were the Bolsheviks?

What is the dominant climate type in the Russian Domain?

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Exam 9: The Russian Domain

In the Russian Domain, what non-Christian religion has the greatest number of believers?

Discuss the recent settlement and development trends inside Russian cities. How has the Russian city changed since the fall of the Soviet Union?

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

Describe and explain the overall population distribution in the Russian Region.

What was the term that Winston Churchill gave to the boundary between Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union?

What is perestroika?

Which body of water in the Russian Domain is the world's largest reserve of freshwater?

What was the distinctive skill for which Cossacks were well-known?

What language group dominates in the Russian Domain?

Eastward movement of Russians into Siberia

Which of the following is NOT a condition of the "Russian Federation Treaty"?

In what Russian region has Islamic fundamentalism increased its presence?

What happened to the economy in the Russian Domain after the demise of the former Soviet Union (USSR)?

What is one of the sources of the nuclear threat in the Russian Domain?

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

How did the breakup of the Soviet Union affect the operations of the Russian mafia? How expansive are that mafia's operations in Russia and the world today?

Who were the original founders of Russia?

The Russian Empire had its origins as a small principality in the vicinity of which Russian city?

Who were the Bolsheviks?

What is the dominant climate type in the Russian Domain?

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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