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Unit Test
Russia and the Eurasian Republics
DIRECTIONS: True/False Indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).
1. Moscow is the cultural, educational, and scientific capital of Russia.
2.There are few gas or oil reserves in Central Asia.
3.Georgia, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan are the three countries of the Caucasus region.
4.Siberia stretches from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
5.Ethnic Turkomans make up about 75 percent of the population of Turkmenistan.
DIRECTIONS: Matching Match each item with its description.
6.a system in which small farms were combined
into state-run enterprises
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7. mass murder of people from a particular ethnic
group
A. czar
B. collectivization
C. oligarch
8.title given to an emperor in Russia’s past
D. inflation
9.the rise in prices for goods and services
E. genocide
10.one of a small group of people who control the
government and use it for their own purposes
DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best answers the question.
11. The mountain areas of Central Asia have which type of climate?
A. arctic
C. humid subtropical
B. humid continental
D. semiarid
12.How have events in Tajikistan and Georgia been similar since the end of
Soviet rule?
A. Both countries have endured civil war and government corruption.
B. Islam has become the majority religion in both countries.
C. Both countries have fought brief but bloody wars with Russia.
D. Ethnic Russians have migrated to both countries in large numbers.
13.Which statement describes Siberia’s Lake Baikal?
A. It forms the border between Russia and China.
B. It is the world’s deepest freshwater lake.
C. It is the largest inland body of water in the world.
D. It provides hydroelectric power to many parts of Russia.
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Russia and the Eurasian Republics
14.Who remade Russia into a communist state in the early 1900s?
A. Armenians
C Bolsheviks
B. Czar Nicholas
D. Mikhail Gorbachev
15.Which statement describes urban Central Asians?
A. Many continue to wear traditional clothing.
B. Men tend to the family’s crops and livestock.
C. Many live in sturdy yurts.
D. Most live and dress like Europeans.
16.Which industries in the Caucasus and Central Asia have led to economic growth
in recent years?
A. shipping and transportation C. oil and natural gas
B. tourism and health care
D. automobile and manufacturing
17. Which of the following is a result of the Soviet’s attempt to develop agriculture
in Central Asia?
A. the shrinking of the Aral Sea
B. the explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
C. the bursting of an oil pipeline in Siberia
18.How did the collapse of the Soviet Union affect Russia’s economy?
A. Russia’s transition to a free market economy went smoothly and quickly.
B. A sizable drop in the prices of goods and services helped boost the
economy.
C. Russia’s transition to a free market economy was slow and difficult.
D. The production of goods increased almost immediately after the collapse.
19.Which of the following describes what Mikhail Gorbachev implemented in the
Soviet Union in the 1980s?
A. policies of openness and restructuring
B. policies restricting freedom of speech
C. policies blocking Internet usage
D. policies of collectivization and control
20.Which region is most important for Russia’s economy?
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A. St. Petersburg
C. Siberia
B. Moscow D. Volga
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D. the high amount of pollution in Moscow