Question 1

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) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 2

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 B)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

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 E)
G) A) 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

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) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

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) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

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 E)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

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 D)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 15

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 16

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) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)   21
B)   89
C)   177
D)   412
E)   8F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Exam 6: The Russia-Central Asia Realm

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

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

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

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

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The dominant religion in Chechnya is _______________.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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