Test 4 Chapter 9: The Russian Domain

What is perestroika?

(in the former Soviet Union) the policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system.

Which of the following was not the former Soviet Republic? (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan)

Afghanistan

What was socialist realism of the Soviet era in the Russian Domain?

Art style devoted to the realistic depiction of workers heroically challenging nature or struggling against capitalism.

What body of water lies to the north of the Russian Domain?

Barents Sea

What is the shape of the land-use zones in the Russian Domain?

Circular

What was the policy of the former Soviet Union (USSR) regarding religion within its borders?

Discouraged and persecuted

What is the primary reason why European Russia has a higher population than Asian Russia?

European Russia is better suited for agricultural opportunities and political freedoms.

What is the dominant climate type in the Russian Domain?

High Latitude Continental Climate

Where has the Russian Domain dumped its nuclear wastes?

Island of Novaya Zemlya

In which Union Republic was Russification most intense?

Kazakhstan and Latvia (30%)

In which region of the Russian Domain would you find reindeer, Siberian tigers, and leopards?

Russian Far East

Which geographic area of the Russian Domain dominates the region?

Russian Taiga

What language group dominates in the Russian Domain?

Slavic Russian

Who were the original founders of Russia?

Slavic people: Southward moving warriors from Sweden known as Varangians or Russia

What is one of the sources of the nuclear threat in the Russian Domain?

Soviet Union had aggressive nuclear weapons and energy programs

What is the primary destination for Russian petroleum products?

Today, Western Europe

What is the language of the Volga Tatars of the Russian Domain?

Turkish speaking

Who was the main architect of the Soviet Union?

Vladimir Lenin

Which Russian port provides Russia with the most rapid access to the Pacific Ocean?

Vladivostok

What are mikrorayons?

large housing projects built in the 1970s and 1980s in Russia

Who were the Bolsheviks?

the russian communists