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Physical Geography
Physical Geography
Physical Geography
Human Geography
100
Which of the following landforms contains the vast majority of the population of Russia and the Republics? a. Central Siberian Plateau b. West Siberian Plain c. Northern European Plain d. Russian Far East
c. Northern European Plain
100
Many geographers consider which of the following landforms to be the dividing line between Europe and Asia? a. The Arctic Ocean b. The Ural Mountains c. The Northern European Plain d. The Volga River
b. The Ural Mountains
100
Distance from the moderating influence of the sea is known as a. tundra. b. subtropical. c. taiga. d. continentality.
d. continentality
100
What Russian leader moved Russia’s capital away from Moscow in an attempt to give Russia easier sea access to Western Europe? a. Peter the Great b. Ivan the Great c. Nicholas II d. Ivan the Terrible
a. Peter the Great
200
The region that consists of the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia is known as a. Siberia. b. Eurasia. c. Transcaucasia. d. the Turan Plain.
c. Transcaucasia
200
Which of the following rivers flows near Moscow and carries 60% of Russia’s river traffic? a. Volga b. Yenisey c. Ob d. Don
a. Volga
200
The largest inland sea/lake in the world is a. The Caspian Sea. b. Lake Baikal. c. The Black Sea. d. the Aral Sea.
a. The Caspian Sea.
200
What was the name of the new forward capital built by Russia on the shore of the Baltic Sea? a. Moscow b. St. Petersburg c. Semey d. Vladivostok
b. St. Petersburg
300
Which of the following has been drastically altered and depleted by over-irrigation, losing around 80% of its original volume? a. The Caspian Sea. b. the Aral Sea. c. Lake Baikal. d. The Black Sea.
b. the Aral Sea.
300
20% of the world’s fresh, non-frozen water is found in a. the Black Sea. b. the Caspian Sea. c. Lake Baikal. d. the Aral Sea.
c. Lake Baikal.
300
The rich black soil found in the Northern European Plain that is ideal for farming is known as a. Kastonozems. b. Solonetz. c. Alisols. d. Chernozem.
d. Chernozem.
300
What is the economic system in which private individuals own most of the resources, technology, and businesses, and can operate them for profit with little control from the government? a. Communism b. Capitalism c. Mixed d. Traditional
b. Capitalism
400
The vegetative region characterized by possessing only mosses, lichens, small herbs, and low shrubs is a. Tundra. b. Steppe. c. Taiga. d. Desert.
a. Tundra.
400
The original Trans-Siberian railroad ordered by Russia’s emperor linked western Russia to what eastern Russian seaport? a. Magnitogorsk b. Kiev c. Vladivostok d. St. Petersburg
c. Vladivostok
400
Because Russia and the Republics cover such an expanse of territory, the region a. is very mountainous. b. has a poor economy. c. has three climate zones. d. crosses roughly eleven time zones.
d. crosses roughly eleven time zones.
400
What is the political and economic system in which the government holds nearly all political power and the means of production (control of the economy). a. Capitalism b. Communism c. Traditional d. Mixed
b. Communism
500
Which of the following landforms is made up of a complex system of volcanic ranges? a. Northern European Plain b. West Siberian Plain c. Central Siberian Plateau d. Russian Far East
d. Russian Far East
500
The ownership of which of the following is currently disputed between Russia and Japan? a. Kamchatka Peninsula b. The Aleutian Islands c. Hokaido d. The Kuril Islands
d. The Kuril Islands
500
Russia possesses roughly what proportion of the world’s timber supply? a. 1/10 b. 1/5 c. 1/4 d. 1/2
b. 1/5
500
What is the term for the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union between World War II and the collapse of the Soviet Union? a. Marxism b. The Red Scare c. M.A.D d. The Cold War
d. The Cold War