Geography and Economy of Russia Quiz

What is a characteristic of Russia's agrarian economy?

• Advanced infrastructure

• Dominated by agriculture

• High-tech industries

• Service-oriented

Which river is an important physical feature of Russia?

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Volga River

• Mississippi River

Under whose leadership did state-led industrialization occur?

• Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible

• Catherine the Great and Paul I

• Alexander III and Nicholas II

• Lenin and Stalin

What major railway was developed between 1891 and 1916?

• The Orient Express

• The Trans-Siberian Railway

• The Canadian Pacific Railway

• The Union Pacific Railroad

What was a significant challenge of industrialization compared to Western Europe?

• Rapid technological advancement

• Slow pace of industrialization

• Overpopulation

• Excessive foreign investment

What was a problem related to working conditions during industrialization?

• Excellent safety standards

• Poor working conditions

• High wages

• Short working hours

Under the open-field system, how many large fields did each manor or village typically have?

• 100

• 2 or 3

• 1,000

• 11 or 12

What was the typical size of each field under the open-field system?

• Several hundred acres

• Less than fifty acres

• Over a thousand acres

• Exactly one hundred acres

Which ocean is located to the west of Africa in the map?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

Which war exposed Russia's military and industrial weaknesses?

• The Napoleonic Wars

• The Crimean War

• World War I

• The Russo-Japanese War