GEO 102: CHAPTER 3 PRACTICE QUIZ

declining birth rates as a result of economic and social crisis, and high death rates because of alcoholism, heart disease and the collapse of the social safety net

After the USSR collapsed, Russia's population began a steep numeric decline due to __________. high death rates because of alcoholism, heart disease, and the collapse of the social safety net declining birth rates as a result of economic and social crisis a demographic shift whereby Russians moved to other parts of the world all of these are correct declining birth rates as a result of economic and social crisis, and high death rates because of alcoholism, heart disease and the collapse of the social safety net

shock therapy

After the collapse of the USSR Russian leaders tried to reverse socialism rapidly, through what they called "__________," which they knew would be painful but hoped would be brief. market transition perestroika glasnot shock therapy collectivization

False

At the eastern edge of Russia's European core lie the Caucasus Mountains, which act as a natural divide between Europe and Asia. True False

True

By sending Russians to the far reaches of the Soviet Union, the Russian government hoped to consolidate its control over the various republics, and to dilute the strength of the minority ethnicities. True False

Chechyna

During the Soviet era, the republic of __________ was administratively part of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic with no right to future secession. Belarus Kazakhstan Ukraine none of these is correct Chechnya

South Ossetian; Georgia

In 2008, Russian troops entered the __________ region to support its move towards independence from __________. South Ossetian ; Georgia Abkhazia; Transcaucasia 0 South Ossetian; Chechya 0 Adjara; Georgia 0 South Ossetian ; Transcaucasia 0

capitalism

In Marxist thought, __________ is an oppressive economic system, in which the working class (the proletariat) is oppressed by the wealthy middle class (the bourgeoisie). capitalism communism a barter system cooperatives socialism

China

In the Russian Far East the residents have more economic and social connections with __________ than with Europe. none of these is correct The United States Japan Central Asia China

False

Josef Stalin was a politically skilled leader who rose to power through his superior intellect and oratory. True False

True

Lake Baikal (400 miles long, 50 miles wide) holds more fresh water than all the US Great Lakes together, and about twenty percent of all the fresh water on earth. True False

True

Russia feared the consequences if, after 1991, all 21 republics within the Russian Federation were declared independent countries. True False

False

Russia is the largest country in physical area-almost three times the size of the United States. True False

manufacturing base

Russia still needs to modernize its dilapidated__________ if it is to compete economically against the European Union, North America or East Asia. manufacturing base transportation system housing stock economy agricultural system

Eastern Frontier

Russia's __________ is a region of planned cities, industrial plants and raw material processing centers. Kuznetsk Basin Ural Mountains Lake Baikal region Eastern Frontier European Plain

mining, timber processing, and steel and aluminum production

The Kuznetsk Basin is a region of __________. mining timber processing agricultural production steel and aluminum production mining, timber processing, and steel and aluminum production

command economy

The Soviet Union exemplified a __________ in which economic decisions were made by the state. corporate economy cooperative command economy market economy participatory economy

capitalist farmers

The Soviet leaders did not want individual __________ to become rich and threaten their economic system. capitalist farmers industrialists SSRs (Soviet Socialist Republics) all of these are correct ethnic groups

Siberia; taiga

The Type D (continental) climates dominate the southern portion of __________, and the territory consists mainly of coniferous forests in a biome called the __________. Russia; permafrost Russia; taiga Siberia; taiga the Eastern Frontier; permafrost Siberia; tundra

False

The Volga is the second-longest river in Europe, at 2,293 miles, and it drains most of Russia's western core region. True False

Volga River

The __________ flows through the core region of Russia, providing transportation, fresh water and fishing. none of these is correct Baikal River Don River Ural River Volga River

Ural Mountains

The eastern edge of the plain is marked by the __________, a low-lying mountain chain that crosses Russia from the Arctic Ocean to Kazakhstan. Ural Mountains Caucasus Mountains Eastern Highlands none of these is correct Central Asian Ranges

True

The economic and political system of the Russian Empire was not sustainable in the modern era. True False

Cold War

The era from the end of WWII in 1945 until the collapse of the USSR in 1991, known as the __________, did not involve direct military armed conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. Russification Soviet Era Iron Curtain Era Iron Curtain Era and Cold War Cold War

True

The forced collectivization of agriculture brought about a devastating famine in 1932-33, in which between six and eight million people starved to death. True False

eight

The main part of Russia is so big that it requires __________ time zones. four six ten five eight

west; Russian Plain

The majority of Russia's population and its major industries are located __________of the Ural Mountains on the __________. west; Volga River east; Coastal Plain west; Russian Plain west; Moscow Plain east; European Plain

False

There had been a strong Uzbek national identity prior to the formation of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. True False

Soviet Socialist Republics

To tame the diversity of the empire, the Soviets chose some of the major groups (Uzbek, Kazakh, and so forth), and established __________ that corresponded to these major groups. nation states independent countries urban cores Soviet Socialist Republics autonomous regions

all of these are correct

Ultimately, a pure communist system would result in __________. no private property no poor people no rich people no social or economic classes all of these are correct

Type D (continental)

__________ climates dominate most of Russia. Type D (continental) Type C (moderate or temperate) Type B (dry or arid climate) Type E (polar or extreme) Type H (highland)

Russification

__________ refers to the attempt to minimize cultural differences and turn all Russian subjects into Russians, or at least to make them as Russian as possible. Socialization Organization Bolshevism Imperialism Russification