Russia and the Republics #2

Human Geography

100

How many newly independent republics were formed by the breakup of the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991? a. 15 b. 13 c. 11 d. 17

a. 15

200

What is the name for large teams of laborers were pooled together to work large plots of land that was state owned? a. Collective Farms b. Farm Pools c. Factory Farms d. Great Experiments

a. Collective Farms

300

Most Russians, that practice a religion, are members of what religious group? a. Shi’a Islam b. Presbyterian c. Roman Catholic d. Eastern Orthodox

d. Eastern Orthodox

400

In what Russian city did a massive disaster occur when a nuclear reactor malfunctioned killing dozens and harming massive amounts of the surrounding population? a. Vladivostok b. Murmansk c. Chernobyl d. Archangelsk

c. Chernobyl

500

What is the common religion practiced by most people in Central Asia? a. Christianity b. Hinduism c. Buddhism d. Islam

d. Islam

Human Geography

100

Which of the following was a German philosopher that inspired the Soviets to build a communist nation? a. Immanuel Kant b. Charles Darwin c. Karl Marx d. Carl Jung

c. Karl Marx

200

What Soviet leader used harsh control tactics and is thought to have been responsible for the deaths of nearly 14 million Soviet people? a. Trotsky b. Jung c. Stalin d. Lenin

c. Stalin

300

About what proportion of Russia is urbanized? a. 1/4 b. 3/4 c. 1/2 d. 1/3

b. 3/4

400

The countries surrounding which body of water have argued over its distinction as an inland sea or lake because it has implications about the distribution of its oil resources? a. Aral Sea b. Lake Baikal c. Caspian Sea d. Black Sea

c. Caspian Sea

500

What is the term for people who have no permanent home and move from place to place with the seasons to get their animals to areas of food, water, and grazing land? a. Nomad b. Yurt c. Kazakh d. Mongol

a. Nomad

Current Issues

100

What was the major source of much of the conflict between Russia and republics in the Caucasus region following the breakup of the U.S.S.R.? a. Money b. Religion c. Ethnicity d. Nuclear Weapons

c. Ethnicity

200

Rebels from what rebellious republic were blamed for a series of bombings in 1999 that led to Russia invading? a. Ingushetia b. North Ossetia c. Chechnya d. Dagestan

c. Chechnya

300

Around which of the following years did the Soviet Union collapse? a. 1941 b. 1991 c. 2000 d. 1914

b. 1991

400

Some people in Russia question if they are better off now than they were in the Soviet Union because what percentage of people in Russia lived below the poverty line in the late 1990s? a. 50 b. 30 c. 60 d. 40

d. 40

500

Who is the current president of Russia? Who is the current prime minster of Russia?

Vladimir Putin-President Dmitry Medvedev-Prime Minster

Current Issues

100

How did Russia respond to Chechnya’s demand for independence in the 1990s? a. Russia granted Chechnya’s independence b. Russia invaded Chechnya c. Russia imposed economic sanctions on Chechnya d. Russia set up a plan for the eventual independence of Chechnya

b. Russia invaded Chechnya

200

After the Soviet Union collapsed, what type of economic system did Russia quickly move toward? a. Socialism b. Communism c. Capitalism d. Barter

c. Capitalism

300

The sale of government-owned businesses to individuals and private companies is known as a. Privatization b. Fracturing c. Capitalizing d. Wholesaling

a. Privatization

400

A major economic obstacle faced by Russia due to its enormous physical size is known as a. Distance Decay b. Resource Scarcity c. Proximity Loss d. Geographic Deficit

a. Distance Decay

500

What was the greatest concern of American leaders following the breakup of the Soviet Union? a. Loss of a major trading partner b. Nuclear Weapons security c. The newly created countries all becoming communist d. War between the newly created countries

b. Nuclear Weapons security