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100
The permanently frozen, lower layers of soil found in the tundra and subarctic climate zones.
a. Czar
b. Permafrost
c. Socialism
d. Collectivization
b. Permafrost
100
What adaptations would people need to make in their living conditions and clothing to be able to survive the arctic climate of Siberia?
a. Clothing and shelter must be built warmer for such a harshly cold environment
b. Food must be purchased from nearby cities
c. Only cold weather crops grow in this region, so diets are different
d. The environment is too harsh to survive in, so most people migrate south
a. Clothing and shelter must be built warmer for such a harshly cold environment
100
The title given to an emperor of Russia’s past
a. Permafrost
b. Collectivization
c. Czar
d. Socialism
c. Czar
100
Which feature describes many socialist economic systems in Europe?
a. Low taxation rates
b. Government-managed healthcare
c. Lots of small businesses
d. Privately owned corporations
b. Government-managed healthcare
100
Who was the last of the Czar dynasty in Russia?
a. Peter the Great
b. Linnin
c. Stalin
d. Romanov
d. Romanov
200
What is the area located in central Russia with Arctic temperatures?
a. Kiev
b. St. Petersburg
c. Moscow
d. Siberia
d. Siberia
200
This type of architecture is unique to Russia and can be found on religious buildings
a. Pavlova
b. Onion Dome
c. Russian Icon
d. Adobe
b. Onion Dome
200
Why did many Eastern European countries join the Soviet Union after WWII?
a. The United Nations rejected Eastern European nations
b. People living in Eastern Europe spoke the same language as the USSR
c. Under Soviet control, Eastern Europe was forced to adopt communism
d. People living in Eastern Europe didn’t like the way Western Europe lived
c. Under Soviet control, Eastern Europe was forced to adopt communism
200
Due to Russia's communist history, their economy today is mixed market. This means that:
a. There are complete private ownership and free market policies
b. The government does NOT have any authority in the economic sector
c. The government owns many large corporations like energy companies
d. The government has total control and owns all resources and businesses
c. The government owns many large corporations like energy companies
200
Who was dedicated to expanding the boarders of Russia, was well educated, and was devoted to the idea of making Russia into a modern country?
a. Katherine the Great
b. Lennin
c. Ivan the Terrible
d. Peter the Great
a. Katherine the Great
300
Based on the map, which city is located outside of the boundary of present-day Russia?
a. Kiev
b. St. Petersburg
c. Moscow
d.Vladivostok
a. Kiev
300
The majority of Russians follow this religion
a. Islam
b. Judaism
c. Baptist
d. Eastern Orthodox Church
d. Eastern Orthodox Church
300
Where is the Moscow?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 5
a. 1
300
The map shows natural resources located in Russia and the European Republics. From this we can infer that economics in these regions rely on what industries?
a. service and fishing
b. oil and service
c. livestock and minerals
d. minerals and oil
d. minerals and oil
300
A political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole
a. Communism
b. Socialism
c. Collectivization
d. Czar
a. Communism
400
Based on the map, what is a reasonable motive for Russia to build the Trans-Siberian railway?
a. Russia is too large to drive across
b. Resources can be collected and easily transported from all parts of Russia
c. Siberia is difficult to cross much of the year
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
400
A Russian composer who wrote Swan Lake and 1812 Overture.
a. Tchaikovsky
b. Tolstoy
c. Nureyev
d. Stalin
a. Tchaikovsky
400
Who was the harsh dictator who pushed Russia from an agricultural society to a military and industrial power?
a. Stalin
b. Lennin
c. Katherine the Great
d. Ivan the Terrible
a. Stalin
400
By the 1950's the Soviet Union had become a major industrial power by
a. using fishing as their primary income
b. having huge oil and gas resources
c. creating a large military
d. finding gold in the Ural mountains
b. having huge oil and gas resources
400
A system of government in which the government controls the ways of producing goods
a. Communism
b. Socialism
c. Collectivization
d. Permafrost
b. Socialism
500
Where is the Bering Sea?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 5
b. 2
500
Where is Siberia?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 5
d. 4
c. 5
500
Who named the a new Russian capital after himself and moved the capitol out of Moscow?
a. Katherine the Great
b. Lennin
c. Ivan the Terrible
d. Peter the Great
d. Peter the Great
500
Karl Marx had a theory that a social, political, and economic system that focuses on the struggle between capitalists and the working class. This was
a. Communism
b. Socialism
c. Collectivization
d. A good thing
a. Communism
500
A system in which small farms were combined into huge, state-run enterprises with work done by mechanized techniques in the hopes of making farming more efficient and reducing the need for farmworkers.
a. Permafrost
b. Communism
c. Socialism
d. Collectivization
d. Collectivization