Russia (Chapter 7) Quiz

On which two continents is Russia located?

• Asia and Antarctica

• Asia and Africa

• Europe and Asia

• Europe and Africa

Why are Russians unable to take advantage of Russia's long coastline for trade and transportation?

• freezing temperatures and frozen water

• tropical temperatures and hot water

• low population density and rough water

• high population density and tropical storms

Which of the following lists shows Russia's natural resources?

• gold, aluminum, coal, iron, oil, gas

• marble, tin, mercury, tungsten, gas

• aluminum, diamonds, silver, arable land, oil

• arable land, tin, iron, rare minerals, bauxite

Why is the European Plain important to Russia?

• major source of arable land

• helps stop invaders

• oil deposits

• tourism

What is hydroelectricity?

• electricity created by burning oil

• electricity created by water

• electricity created by burning coal

• electricity created by solar rays

What is deforestation?

• removal of farming

• planting crops in barren land

• planting forests in barren land

• removal of an area of forest

Some headlines from the Soviet Times in 1986:

Thousands of people exposed to radiation!

Troops sent in to evacuate residents!

Water contaminated; millions at risk!

Which event are the headlines above describing?

• Execution of Czar Nicholas II

• Russian Revolution of 1917

• Chernobyl nuclear disaster

• Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union

What type of government did Russia have after the Russian Revolution?

• dictatorship

• communism

• absolute monarchy

• presidential democracy

After the Russian Revolution, what was the new name of Russia?

• Grand Principality of Muscovy

• Russian Federation

• Soviet Union

• Russia

Superpowers

Space Race

Nuclear Threat

What are the terms above describing?

• Cold War

• Russian Revolution

• Chernobyl nuclear disaster

• Hitler's invasion of Russia