Question 1

Russia is the world's largest gas exporter and has ________% of the world's natural gas reserves.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 18 
C) 26 
D) 42 
E) 55 
A) 5 
B) 18 
C) 26 
D) 42 
E) 55

Question 2

Who were the Cossacks of the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A) Slavic-speaking, semi-nomadic Christians 
B) descendants of Mongolian horsemen and women 
C) Swedish warriors 
D) Estonian pastoralists 
E) Ukrainian hunters 
A) Slavic-speaking, semi-nomadic Christians 
B) descendants of Mongolian horsemen and women 
C) Swedish warriors 
D) Estonian pastoralists 
E) Ukrainian hunters

Question 3

The architecture of St. Petersburg, Russia, is similar to that of which other part of the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan 
B) Western Europe 
C) China 
D) United States 
E) India 
A) Japan 
B) Western Europe 
C) China 
D) United States 
E) India

Question 4

Glasnost

Accepted Answer

A) was initiated in the aftermath of Stalin's death. 
B) called for greater openness and political participation. 
C) was followed by the bloody suppression of independence movements in the Baltic region. 
D) was denounced by Gorbachev. 
E) was a policy of the Bolsheviks. 
A) was initiated in the aftermath of Stalin's death. 
B) called for greater openness and political participation. 
C) was followed by the bloody suppression of independence movements in the Baltic region. 
D) was denounced by Gorbachev. 
E) was a policy of the Bolsheviks.

Question 5

What body of water lies to the north of the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A) the Black Sea 
B) the Barents Sea 
C) the Sea of Okhotsk 
D) the Caspian Sea 
E) the Sea of Japan 
A) the Black Sea 
B) the Barents Sea 
C) the Sea of Okhotsk 
D) the Caspian Sea 
E) the Sea of Japan

Question 6

What natural feature marks the divide between European Russia and Asian Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) Lake Baikal 
B) Ural Mountains 
C) Black Sea 
D) Caucasus Mountains 
E) Volga River 
A) Lake Baikal 
B) Ural Mountains 
C) Black Sea 
D) Caucasus Mountains 
E) Volga River

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

Approximately what percentage of Russian citizens claim a Russian linguistic identity?

Accepted Answer

A) 50% 
B) 65% 
C) 80% 
D) 95% 
E) 100% 
A) 50% 
B) 65% 
C) 80% 
D) 95% 
E) 100%

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an effect Russia might see from climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) More of the land in its northern regions may become suitable for agriculture. 
B) Boreal forests may expand into what are now tundra regions. 
C) Navigation may extend throughout the year in Russia's northern waterways. 
D) Thawing of Siberian permafrost may cause mud flows and erosion. 
E) making Southern Russia more agriculturally productive by thawing its frozen ice 
A) More of the land in its northern regions may become suitable for agriculture. 
B) Boreal forests may expand into what are now tundra regions. 
C) Navigation may extend throughout the year in Russia's northern waterways. 
D) Thawing of Siberian permafrost may cause mud flows and erosion. 
E) making Southern Russia more agriculturally productive by thawing its frozen ice

Question 10

What Russian city was known as Leningrad during the Soviet era?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which geographic area of the Russian Domain dominates the region?

Accepted Answer

A) Armenia 
B) the Ukraine 
C) Slavic Russia 
D) Belarus 
E) Georgia 
A) Armenia 
B) the Ukraine 
C) Slavic Russia 
D) Belarus 
E) Georgia

Question 12

Where has the Russian Domain dumped its nuclear wastes?

Accepted Answer

A) at an unregulated dump outside the city of Chernobyl 
B) in Siberia 
C) in the Arctic Sea 
D) off the northern island of Novaya Zemlya, in the Barents Sea 
E) in the Sea of Okhotsk 
A) at an unregulated dump outside the city of Chernobyl 
B) in Siberia 
C) in the Arctic Sea 
D) off the northern island of Novaya Zemlya, in the Barents Sea 
E) in the Sea of Okhotsk

Question 13

Which city is NOT in the European Russian domain?

Accepted Answer

A) Minsk 
B) Moscow 
C) Kiev 
D) Odessa 
E) Vladivostok 
A) Minsk 
B) Moscow 
C) Kiev 
D) Odessa 
E) Vladivostok

Question 14

Urbanization in the Russian region

Accepted Answer

A) is far below that of Western Europe. 
B) was often planned in detail during the Soviet period. 
C) did not really increase significantly until the 1960s. 
D) was helped by laws allowing unrestricted internal migration during the Soviet period. 
E) was discouraged throughout the history of the Russian Domain. 
A) is far below that of Western Europe. 
B) was often planned in detail during the Soviet period. 
C) did not really increase significantly until the 1960s. 
D) was helped by laws allowing unrestricted internal migration during the Soviet period. 
E) was discouraged throughout the history of the Russian Domain.

Question 15

Why is the city of Chernobyl well-known?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the capital of Russia. 
B) It is the northernmost city in the world. 
C) It is the site of the world's worst-ever nuclear accident. 
D) It is Russia's major industrial city. 
E) It lies at the heart of Russia's oil industry. 
A) It is the capital of Russia. 
B) It is the northernmost city in the world. 
C) It is the site of the world's worst-ever nuclear accident. 
D) It is Russia's major industrial city. 
E) It lies at the heart of Russia's oil industry.

Question 16

In which country was Russification the most intense?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Kazakhstan 
C) Mongolia 
D) Germany 
E) Armenia 
A) France 
B) Kazakhstan 
C) Mongolia 
D) Germany 
E) Armenia

Question 17

What type of work do most Arctic residents undertake?

Accepted Answer

A) raising cattle 
B) farming and agriculture 
C) working in the energy and natural resource economy 
D) science and research 
E) small service businesses such as cafes and retail stores 
A) raising cattle 
B) farming and agriculture 
C) working in the energy and natural resource economy 
D) science and research 
E) small service businesses such as cafes and retail stores

Question 18

Why is the Russian government constructing a concrete and steel arch around the destroyed nuclear reactor in Chernobyl?

Accepted Answer

A) because the Ukraine government wants to hide the object of so much destruction and death 
B) in hope of controlling the further spread of radioactive dust 
C) people want to return to the abandoned cities and towns closed by the initial reactor meltdown 
D) to stop curious tourists from wandering into the radioactive site 
E) to house a new museum dedicated to the disaster 
A) because the Ukraine government wants to hide the object of so much destruction and death 
B) in hope of controlling the further spread of radioactive dust 
C) people want to return to the abandoned cities and towns closed by the initial reactor meltdown 
D) to stop curious tourists from wandering into the radioactive site 
E) to house a new museum dedicated to the disaster

Question 19

Briefly discuss the efforts at privatization of the Russian economy after the breakdown of the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

After the breakdown of the Soviet Union,

Question 20

What is the primary destination for Russian petroleum products?

Accepted Answer

A) countries in the Russian Domain 
B) Eastern Europe 
C) Western Europe 
D) United States 
E) China 
A) countries in the Russian Domain 
B) Eastern Europe 
C) Western Europe 
D) United States 
E) China

Russia is the world's largest gas exporter and has ________% of the world's natural gas reserves.

Who were the Cossacks of the Russian Domain?

The architecture of St. Petersburg, Russia, is similar to that of which other part of the world?

Glasnost

What body of water lies to the north of the Russian Domain?

What natural feature marks the divide between European Russia and Asian Russia?

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

Approximately what percentage of Russian citizens claim a Russian linguistic identity?

Which of the following is NOT an effect Russia might see from climate change?

What Russian city was known as Leningrad during the Soviet era?

Which geographic area of the Russian Domain dominates the region?

Where has the Russian Domain dumped its nuclear wastes?

Which city is NOT in the European Russian domain?

Urbanization in the Russian region

Why is the city of Chernobyl well-known?

In which country was Russification the most intense?

What type of work do most Arctic residents undertake?

Why is the Russian government constructing a concrete and steel arch around the destroyed nuclear reactor in Chernobyl?

Briefly discuss the efforts at privatization of the Russian economy after the breakdown of the Soviet Union.

What is the primary destination for Russian petroleum products?

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Exam 9: The Russian Domain

Russia is the world's largest gas exporter and has ________% of the world's natural gas reserves.

Who were the Cossacks of the Russian Domain?

The architecture of St. Petersburg, Russia, is similar to that of which other part of the world?

Glasnost

What body of water lies to the north of the Russian Domain?

What natural feature marks the divide between European Russia and Asian Russia?

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

Approximately what percentage of Russian citizens claim a Russian linguistic identity?

Which of the following is NOT an effect Russia might see from climate change?

What Russian city was known as Leningrad during the Soviet era?

Which geographic area of the Russian Domain dominates the region?

Where has the Russian Domain dumped its nuclear wastes?

Which city is NOT in the European Russian domain?

Urbanization in the Russian region

Why is the city of Chernobyl well-known?

In which country was Russification the most intense?

What type of work do most Arctic residents undertake?

Why is the Russian government constructing a concrete and steel arch around the destroyed nuclear reactor in Chernobyl?

Briefly discuss the efforts at privatization of the Russian economy after the breakdown of the Soviet Union.

What is the primary destination for Russian petroleum products?

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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