Question 1

The post-1991 Russian Federation was restructured to consist of only 14 internal political units.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The most important oil and gas reserves in Russia's Far East are centered on ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the waters between Russia and Japan's southern islands
B)   Sakhalin
C)   the Trans-Siberian Railroad corridor
D)   the Chinese border zone
E)   VladivostokF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Which Russian republic fought a war for independence from Moscow during the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chechnya
B)   Georgia
C)   Crimea
D)   Sakha (Yakutiya) 
E)   KosovoF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

The eastward migration of Russians to the Pacific coastal zone since 1991 has been so great as to overburden the available accommodations there,and restrictions have been necessitated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Figure 5-14 shows that all of Russia's major manufacturing regions are located _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   west of the Ural Mountains
B)   along coastlines
C)   east of 60˚ East longitude
D)   south of 60˚ North latitude
E)   along the Volga RiverF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

Which of the following is not an ex-Soviet,Central Asian Republic?

Accepted Answer

A)   Uzbekistan
B)   Turkmenistan
C)   Azerbaijan
D)   Kazakhstan
E)   TajikistanF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following peoples look across their border to Iran because they share a common Shi'ite Muslim faith?

Accepted Answer

A)   Persians
B)   Armenians
C)   Azeris
D)   Chechens
E)   TurksF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 8

Each of the following is considered one of the BRICS except __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Brazil
B)   Russia
C)   India
D)   China
E)   CanadaF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

The Russian port of ______ is kept open year-round by warm water from the North Atlantic.

Accepted Answer

A)   Vladivostok
B)   Volgograd
C)   Murmansk
D)   Novosibirsk
E)   Baki (Baku) F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 10

The number of Federal Administrative Districts within the Russian Federation is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   21
B)   89
C)   177
D)   412
E)   8F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

The centralized economic planning practiced in the Soviet Union constituted a command economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Global warming will increase Russia's maritime access to the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Transcaucasian Transition Zone includes all of the following except ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Georgia
B)   Armenia
C)   Azerbaijan
D)   Nagorno-Karabakh
E)   KyrgyzstanF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

The dominant religion in Chechnya is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Chechen Orthodox
B)   Buddhism
C)   Roman Catholicism
D)   Islam
E)   None of the choices are correctF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

The Povolzhye has been helped by all of the following except ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the Volga-Don Canal
B)   large petroleum reserves
C)   the Volga River
D)   the coal deposits that gave rise to the Kuzbas complex
E)   distance from European conflictsF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

The mountain chain in west-central Russia that is (incorrectly) regarded as the "boundary" between Europe and Asia is known as the _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Western Uplands
B)   Urals
C)   Caucasus
D)   Central Asiatic Ranges
E)   CarpathiansF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

The mountain ranges in the north of Russia act as a significant barrier to the flow of Arctic air masses,resulting in a warmer climate than might otherwise be expected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following Russian manufacturing complexes is located in the Southeastern Frontier region?

Accepted Answer

A)   Povolzhye
B)   Urals
C)   Kuzbas
D)   Central Industrial
E)   Central AsianF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 19

Which of the following states is NOT officially part of this realm?

Accepted Answer

A)   Armenia
B)   Georgia
C)   Kazakhstan
D)   Belarus
E)   SiberiaF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

The Russian Plain is essentially an eastward continuation of the North European Lowland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: The Russia-Central Asia Realm

The number of Federal Administrative Districts within the Russian Federation is _______.

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Which of the following is not an ex-Soviet,Central Asian Republic?

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The dominant religion in Chechnya is _______________.

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The centralized economic planning practiced in the Soviet Union constituted a command economy.

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Each of the following is considered one of the BRICS except __________.

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Which Russian republic fought a war for independence from Moscow during the 1990s?

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The eastward migration of Russians to the Pacific coastal zone since 1991 has been so great as to overburden the available accommodations there,and restrictions have been necessitated.

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The Transcaucasian Transition Zone includes all of the following except ___________.

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Which of the following Russian manufacturing complexes is located in the Southeastern Frontier region?

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The mountain chain in west-central Russia that is (incorrectly) regarded as the "boundary" between Europe and Asia is known as the _________________.

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The Russian port of ______ is kept open year-round by warm water from the North Atlantic.

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The most important oil and gas reserves in Russia's Far East are centered on ________________.

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The post-1991 Russian Federation was restructured to consist of only 14 internal political units.

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The mountain ranges in the north of Russia act as a significant barrier to the flow of Arctic air masses,resulting in a warmer climate than might otherwise be expected.

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The Russian Plain is essentially an eastward continuation of the North European Lowland.

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Global warming will increase Russia's maritime access to the world.

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The Povolzhye has been helped by all of the following except ________________.

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Figure 5-14 shows that all of Russia's major manufacturing regions are located _____________.

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Which of the following peoples look across their border to Iran because they share a common Shi'ite Muslim faith?

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Which of the following states is NOT officially part of this realm?

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