chapter 6
Churches, museums, and palaces are landscape features that mark what era of Russian city development? post-Soviet era Soviet era tsarist era Tatar era
tsarist era
In Paris, land near the city center is most densely populated. In Moscow, land far from the city center is most density populated. Why? In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by historical tradition. In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by market forces. In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by central planning. In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by environmental factors.
In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by central planning.
Which of these statements is not true about Moscow? The Kremlin is the historic core and is still occupied by the government. Moscow is vastly richer than most other parts of Russia. Moscow is in many ways the primate city of Russia. Inferior Soviet-era housing has now been all replaced by new privatized housing.
Inferior Soviet-era housing has now been all replaced by new privatized housing.
When the Soviet Union collapsed, what happened to Moscow? It became the capital of the Federation of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. It had to share capital city status with Novosibirsk. It became the capital of the Russian Federation. It lost its capital-city status to St. Petersburg.
It became the capital of the Russian Federation.
In which of the following cities would you be most likely to find a new generation of mosques? Kazan St. Petersburg Novosibirsk Norilsk
Kazan
What group of people was brought to Sakhalin Island during World War II to work the coal mines and now forms a distinct community in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk? Japanese Chinese Koreans Tatars
Koreans
What city was shaped by its relative location near the headwaters of the Volga, Dvina, and Dnieper River systems, all of which flowed in different directions? Kazan St. Petersburg Moscow Krasnodar
Moscow
Which one of these associations is incorrect? Norilsk - Volga port St. Petersburg - Leningrad Moscow - Soviet capital Vladivostok - Railroad terminus
Norilsk - Volga port
Kazan is in the Russian Federation, but it is also the capital city of a "republic" of its own. What is the name of the republic where Kazan is located? Saha Republic Altai Republic Chechnya Republic Republic of Tartarstan
Republic of Tartarstan
Moscow's rise to importance in Russia cannot be attributed to: central place theory the defense needs of Russia the rule of Tsar Peter trading networks that followed rivers
the rule of Tsar Peter
Which one of the following statements is true of Russian cities today but did not apply during Soviet times? Russian cities have resisted economic impulses to suburbanize Russian cities are home to branches of European and Japanese banks Russian cities seek investment from Moscow banks but not foreign countries Russian cities are relatively isolated from the forces of globalization
Russian cities are home to branches of European and Japanese banks
Before the Communist Revolution in 1917, the capital of tsarist Russia was: St. Petersburg Novosibirsk Vladivostok Moscow
St. Petersburg
What city was built by the tsar to be Russia's "window on the west" in the early 1700s? Vladivostok Moscow Kiev St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Russians constitute the largest ethnic group in Kazan, but they account for only 50% of the city's population. What ethnic group constitutes 42% of Kazan's population? Immigrants Chuvash Tatars Muslims
Tatars
Garbage-strewn landscapes surround many Russian apartment buildings for all of the following reasons except: Consumption has increased markedly since communism's end. Public services such as trash pick-up have not kept up with development. There is little space for land fills. Imported goods are more available, but often wastefully packaged.
There is little space for land fills.
What happened to many large mining cities such as Norilsk after the collapse of the Soviet Union? They just barely maintained their population size. They continued to grow in population. They declined in population. They disappeared from the landscape.
They declined in population.
With increasing consumption and lagging public services, what has happened to the landscapes around many Russian apartment buildings in the post-Soviet era? They have become settings for pro-capitalist graffiti. They have become targets of crime. They have been filled in with small summer cottages. They have become littered with trash.
They have become littered with trash
Which one of the following does not apply to Vladivostok? a city center on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites home to the Russian Navy's Pacific fleet an important regional industrial center an important commercial port
a city center on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia experienced all of the following except: suburbanization a decrease in socioeconomic inequality and homelessness an end to "closed cities" a struggle to maintain cities in marginal physical environments
a decrease in socioeconomic inequality and homelessness
Historical trading cities along the rivers of European Russia were each dominated by a fortress. The fortress was called: a novgorod an oblast a perestroika a kremlin
a kremlin
Which one of the following has been part of the transition from Soviet to Post-Soviet cities? a shift from de-industrialization to re-industrialization a shift from a Moscow-dominated hierarchy to a St. Petersburg-dominated hierarchy a shift from central planning to market-driven processes a shift from demand for imported goods to demand for locally produced goods in cities
a shift from central planning to market-driven processes
Astana, capital of the Soviet successor state of Kazakhstan, has modeled itself on Dubai. What do both cities now have in common? Special Economic Zones hosting international mega-events all of the above hyper-modernity in architectural design
all of the above
What economic activities are of growing importance for those who remain behind in Russian cities that are losing population because of outmigration to larger urban centers? agriculture on household plots of land all of the above increased gathering of communal forest resources hunting and fishing in the local countryside
all of the above
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is: a nickel-mining city on the Arctic Ocean. an oil boomtown located on the Arctic Ocean. an oil boomtown located in Russia's Far East. a nickel-mining city in Russia's Far East.
an oil boomtown located in Russia's Far East.
The growth of Kiev (or Kyiv) as the core of the first Russian state was linked to trade: between eastern Europe and western Europe between the Baltic Sea and the eastern Mediterranean Sea between European and Asiatic Russia between the Arctic region of the north and the desert region of central Asia
between the Baltic Sea and the eastern Mediterranean Sea
What type of economy shaped the landscape of Russian cities from 1917 through 1991? MIC economy primary production economy market economy command economy
command economy
An aspect of Soviet urban planning that grew out of socialist ideologies yet helps achieve the goals of urban sustainability today is Moscow's: blending of urban gardens into the high density downtown core multiple-use buildings of staggered heights wide boulevards which foster the efficient movement of automobiles extraordinarily dense network of metro (subway) lines
extraordinarily dense network of metro (subway) lines
The pattern in Russia is similar to the U.S.: existing central city buildings in poor condition but in good locations are converted into upscale apartments, often displacing long-time residents. This process is known as: commercialization gentrification redlining suburbanization
gentrification
St. Petersburg: is no longer the second largest city of Russia was taken by the Nazis in World War II and leveled to the ground is Russia's principal warm water port on the Black Sea has a city center that is a Word Heritage site but also threatened by new development
has a city center that is a Word Heritage site but also threatened by new development
The urbanization of Siberia: has degraded the natural environment was driven by market forces is made possible by a new, but highly sophisticated, road network was accomplished during the tsarist era
has degraded the natural environment
In a microrayon, as developed during the Soviet period, in what kind of residential units did people live? garden apartments high‑rise apartment buildings single family homes and duplexes terrace housing
high‑rise apartment buildings
Changes on the urban landscape since the break-up of the Soviet Union and the demise of communism include all of the following except: the emergence of real estate markets and the densification of urban cores an increasing number of cars leading to new developments on urban peripheries the suburbanization of housing along roads leading into urban centers horizontal city expansion with minimal vertical development of multistoried buildings
horizontal city expansion with minimal vertical development of multistoried buildings
The Muslim population of Moscow: has an ever increasing number of mosques in which to pray is largely illegal or undocumented, and almost entirely Post-Soviet includes immigrants from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan thrives on the melting pot ideals instilled during the Communist era
includes immigrants from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
During the Soviet period, "progress" was narrowly conceptualized as: industrialization commercializaton centralization ruralization
industrialization
"Closed cities" became a hallmark of Soviet-era urban geography. Such cities: were set up for tourists only were enclosed by a wall or other barrier required permission to visit had an economic base tied to export processing
required permission to visit
During the Soviet period, one way in which government tried to keep urban growth within projected levels was by: requiring city residents to have a government-issued propiska in order to live in a city controlling the automobile market, thus limiting the ability to move stimulating agricultural production to hold people in rural areas refusing to give jobs to new urban in‑migrants
requiring city residents to have a government-issued propiska in order to live in a city
What was built on the spot in St. Petersburg where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in 1881? the Hermitage the GUM department store the Kremlin the Church of Our Savior
the Church of Our Savior
Problems confronting the Russian urban system include all of the following except: the harsh physical environment the continuing decline of the urban population throughout the nation the huge distances between cities the pull of Asia on cities in the Russian Far East
the continuing decline of the urban population throughout the nation
