Question 1

Briefly discuss some of the challenges to women since the breakdown of the Soviet Union, including human trafficking and Internet brides?

Accepted Answer

Since the breakdown of the Soviet Union,

Question 2

Which of the following is TRUE of Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) It has allowed Chechnya to achieve independence. 
B) It fought several major land battles against China along their common border in the 1990s. 
C) It no longer has a seat on the UN Security Council. 
D) Russia has ongoing territorial disputes with Japan. 
E) It will allow all its territories to secede in 2015, if they wish to do so. 
A) It has allowed Chechnya to achieve independence. 
B) It fought several major land battles against China along their common border in the 1990s. 
C) It no longer has a seat on the UN Security Council. 
D) Russia has ongoing territorial disputes with Japan. 
E) It will allow all its territories to secede in 2015, if they wish to do so.

Question 3

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Eurasian Economic Union?

Accepted Answer

A) Belarus 
B) Kazakhstan 
C) Estonia 
D) Armenia 
E) Russia 
A) Belarus 
B) Kazakhstan 
C) Estonia 
D) Armenia 
E) Russia

Question 4

The Caucasus Mountains are located between which two bodies of water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Discuss what is being done to improve the environmental safety of the area around Chernobyl.

Accepted Answer

After the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in

Question 6

Which of the following statements best reflects religion in the post-Soviet era?

Accepted Answer

A) There has been a religious revival. 
B) Religious persecution has worsened. 
C) Roman Catholicism has become the dominant religion in the region. 
D) There has been a sharp increase in the number of Jewish people living in the region. 
E) Russia has become a theocracy. 
A) There has been a religious revival. 
B) Religious persecution has worsened. 
C) Roman Catholicism has become the dominant religion in the region. 
D) There has been a sharp increase in the number of Jewish people living in the region. 
E) Russia has become a theocracy.

Question 7

In which Union Republic was Russification most intense?

Accepted Answer

A) Kazakhstan 
B) Belarus 
C) Ukraine 
D) Georgia 
E) Uzbekistan 
A) Kazakhstan 
B) Belarus 
C) Ukraine 
D) Georgia 
E) Uzbekistan

Question 8

Which two countries were the primary rivals in the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A) China and the Soviet Union 
B) the United States and the Soviet Union 
C) Germany and the Soviet Union 
D) Russia and the Ukraine 
E) the United States and Russia 
A) China and the Soviet Union 
B) the United States and the Soviet Union 
C) Germany and the Soviet Union 
D) Russia and the Ukraine 
E) the United States and Russia

Question 9

In which region of the Russian Domain would you find reindeer, Siberian tigers, and leopards?

Accepted Answer

A) the Ural Mountains 
B) the Russian Far East 
C) the European West 
D) the Caucasus 
E) Transcaucasia 
A) the Ural Mountains 
B) the Russian Far East 
C) the European West 
D) the Caucasus 
E) Transcaucasia

Question 10

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, which of the following groups of people would be least likely to emigrate from the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A) young, well-educated people 
B) Russian-born Finns 
C) Jews 
D) upwardly mobile Russians 
E) older, less educated Russians. 
A) young, well-educated people 
B) Russian-born Finns 
C) Jews 
D) upwardly mobile Russians 
E) older, less educated Russians.

Question 11

Briefly discuss some post-Soviet Union challenges facing Russia, including alcoholism and corruption.

Accepted Answer

After the collapse of the Soviet Union,

Question 12

Most of Russia is dominated by which type of climate?

Accepted Answer

A) mild midlatitude such as humid subtropical 
B) dry climates such as midlatitude Steppe 
C) tropical 
D) polar such as tundra 
E) continental midlatitude 
A) mild midlatitude such as humid subtropical 
B) dry climates such as midlatitude Steppe 
C) tropical 
D) polar such as tundra 
E) continental midlatitude

Question 13

What does the term "Russification" mean?

Accepted Answer

A) a policy of resettling Russians into non-Russian portions of the Soviet Union 
B) a movement of people to housing projects called mikrorayons 
C) a term describing the rusting of old industrial centers that have been abandoned 
D) Soviet art depicting working heroes challenging nature and struggling against capitalism 
E) a term much like manifest destiny in the United States in that a railroad will help unite the east and the west sides of the nation 
A) a policy of resettling Russians into non-Russian portions of the Soviet Union 
B) a movement of people to housing projects called mikrorayons 
C) a term describing the rusting of old industrial centers that have been abandoned 
D) Soviet art depicting working heroes challenging nature and struggling against capitalism 
E) a term much like manifest destiny in the United States in that a railroad will help unite the east and the west sides of the nation

Question 14

What was socialist realism of the Soviet era in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A) a writing style that is similar to today's "reality TV" 
B) an acting style in the Soviet domain 
C) a musical style that emphasized traditional melodies, combined with classical instrumentation 
D) an art style devoted to the realistic depiction of workers challenging nature or struggling against capitalism 
E) a holistic approach to the arts in the former Soviet Union 
A) a writing style that is similar to today's "reality TV" 
B) an acting style in the Soviet domain 
C) a musical style that emphasized traditional melodies, combined with classical instrumentation 
D) an art style devoted to the realistic depiction of workers challenging nature or struggling against capitalism 
E) a holistic approach to the arts in the former Soviet Union

Question 15

Which part of the Russian Domain has historically provided the most productive agricultural areas of the region?

Accepted Answer

A) Ukraine 
B) Belarus 
C) Latvia 
D) Moldova 
E) Siberia 
A) Ukraine 
B) Belarus 
C) Latvia 
D) Moldova 
E) Siberia

Question 16

What makes Russia distinctive?

Accepted Answer

A) It has the largest land area of any country on Earth. 
B) It has the largest quantity of oil reserves of any country on Earth. 
C) It has the largest population of any country on Earth. 
D) It has the lowest altitude of any country on Earth. 
E) It has the strongest economy on Earth. 
A) It has the largest land area of any country on Earth. 
B) It has the largest quantity of oil reserves of any country on Earth. 
C) It has the largest population of any country on Earth. 
D) It has the lowest altitude of any country on Earth. 
E) It has the strongest economy on Earth.

Question 17

The doctrine of communism was based on the writings of

Accepted Answer

A) Vladimir Lenin. 
B) Vladimir Putin. 
C) Joseph Stalin. 
D) Karl Marx. 
E) Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 
A) Vladimir Lenin. 
B) Vladimir Putin. 
C) Joseph Stalin. 
D) Karl Marx. 
E) Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Question 18

Which of the following is TRUE of the Russian mafia?

Accepted Answer

A) The Russian mafia has also gone global, implicated in huge money-laundering schemes involving Russian and foreign banks. 
B) The new democratic government established crackdowns on the mafia's operations. 
C) Most mafia members were either imprisoned or forced to flee the country. 
D) The mafia operations that had been urban based under the Soviet system were now forced to operate in the rural areas. 
E) There was no effect. 
A) The Russian mafia has also gone global, implicated in huge money-laundering schemes involving Russian and foreign banks. 
B) The new democratic government established crackdowns on the mafia's operations. 
C) Most mafia members were either imprisoned or forced to flee the country. 
D) The mafia operations that had been urban based under the Soviet system were now forced to operate in the rural areas. 
E) There was no effect.

Question 19

What is the shape of the land-use zones in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A) square 
B) triangular 
C) linear 
D) circular 
E) hexagonal 
A) square 
B) triangular 
C) linear 
D) circular 
E) hexagonal

Question 20

What is the one element that helps us to understand geographies of climate, vegetation, and agriculture in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A) the northern latitudinal position of the Russian Domain 
B) the legacy of the Soviet era 
C) globalization and its influence on the Russian Domain 
D) the Cold War 
E) climate change 
A) the northern latitudinal position of the Russian Domain 
B) the legacy of the Soviet era 
C) globalization and its influence on the Russian Domain 
D) the Cold War 
E) climate change

Briefly discuss some of the challenges to women since the breakdown of the Soviet Union, including human trafficking and Internet brides?

Which of the following is TRUE of Russia?

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Eurasian Economic Union?

The Caucasus Mountains are located between which two bodies of water?

Discuss what is being done to improve the environmental safety of the area around Chernobyl.

Which of the following statements best reflects religion in the post-Soviet era?

In which Union Republic was Russification most intense?

Which two countries were the primary rivals in the Cold War?

In which region of the Russian Domain would you find reindeer, Siberian tigers, and leopards?

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, which of the following groups of people would be least likely to emigrate from the Russian Domain?

Briefly discuss some post-Soviet Union challenges facing Russia, including alcoholism and corruption.

Most of Russia is dominated by which type of climate?

What does the term "Russification" mean?

What was socialist realism of the Soviet era in the Russian Domain?

Which part of the Russian Domain has historically provided the most productive agricultural areas of the region?

What makes Russia distinctive?

The doctrine of communism was based on the writings of

Which of the following is TRUE of the Russian mafia?

What is the shape of the land-use zones in the Russian Domain?

What is the one element that helps us to understand geographies of climate, vegetation, and agriculture in the Russian Domain?

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Exam 9: The Russian Domain

Briefly discuss some of the challenges to women since the breakdown of the Soviet Union, including human trafficking and Internet brides?

Which of the following is TRUE of Russia?

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Eurasian Economic Union?

The Caucasus Mountains are located between which two bodies of water?

Discuss what is being done to improve the environmental safety of the area around Chernobyl.

Which of the following statements best reflects religion in the post-Soviet era?

In which Union Republic was Russification most intense?

Which two countries were the primary rivals in the Cold War?

In which region of the Russian Domain would you find reindeer, Siberian tigers, and leopards?

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, which of the following groups of people would be least likely to emigrate from the Russian Domain?

Briefly discuss some post-Soviet Union challenges facing Russia, including alcoholism and corruption.

Most of Russia is dominated by which type of climate?

What does the term "Russification" mean?

What was socialist realism of the Soviet era in the Russian Domain?

Which part of the Russian Domain has historically provided the most productive agricultural areas of the region?

What makes Russia distinctive?

The doctrine of communism was based on the writings of

Which of the following is TRUE of the Russian mafia?

What is the shape of the land-use zones in the Russian Domain?

What is the one element that helps us to understand geographies of climate, vegetation, and agriculture 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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