Russia 1-9 (:
What percentage of the world's crude petroleum reserves are found in Russia?
5 percent
Which of these countries has the largest percentage of arable land?
Moldova
Which of these countries has the lowest per capita gross domestic product purchasing power parity?
Moldova
Which of these countries has the smallest land area?
Moldova
Four of the following five languages are commonly spoken in the country of Georgia. Which language is spoken outside of Georgia, but not within the country?
Mongol
Which of these cities is the most popular destination for migration?
Moscow
The Trans-Siberian Railroad runs between which two Russian cities?
Moscow and Vladivostok
Which is the proper order of cities if you were traveling from west to east through Russia?
Moscow, Omsk, Irkutsk, Vladivostok
Which of these cities is located on the northern edge of the Kola Peninsula?
Murmansk
What agricultural region covers the largest area in the Russian domain?
Taiga
Which of these cities is located within the Caucasus?
Tbilisi
Which of these counties is directly south of Belarus?
Ukraine
Which of these countries has the highest gross domestic product purchasing power parity?
Ukraine
You speak a Slavic language. Where do you live?
Ukraine
Note that on the map that little large-scale agriculture occurs above 50 degrees north latitude. Which of these is the most likely factor limiting agriculture above the 50th parallel?
The climate to too cold to allow for an adequate growing season
Using the information included in the maps below to guide you, which three of the following statements are probably true?
The majority of crude petroleum and natural gas reserves are located in less developed countries. Saudi Arabia is one of the top crude petroleum producers. It also has the largest crude petroleum reserve. Russia is one of the top natural gas producers. It also has the largest natural gas reserve. Russia is the only country to rank in the top tier in the production of both crude petroleum and natural gas.
One manufacturing region is a source of petroleum, natural gas, and hydroelectric power. Which one is it?
The region in which Volgograd and Samara are located
What city is the capital of Azerbaijan?
Baku
Which of these rivers flows through the West Siberian Plain?
Ob
To which of these bodies of water is the Kara Sea directly connected?
Arctic Ocean
Which of these countries has the lowest population?
Armenia
Which of these bodies of water is the southernmost?
Caspian Sea
A country neighboring Russia has demanded the return of the Kuril Islands. Which country is it?
Japan
Which of these physical features is directly north of the Kuril Islands?
Kamchatka Peninsula
If you were located at 60 degrees north latitude and 80 degrees east longitude, in what country would you be?
Russia
Compared with other countries shown in the pie chart, where does Russia rank in terms of its natural gas reserves?
Russia is number 1.
Which of these cities is located on a body of water?
Vladivostok
What natural resource is found on the Kamchatka Peninsula?
Coal
Which of these workers would be employed in Georgia?
Coal miner
What is the dominant climate type in Russia?
Continental midlatitude
Based on its natural gas production in 2008, where did Russia stand?
Russia produces over 20 Quad BTU, making it one of the top two countries in the world.
Using the information included in the map below to guide you, which 4 of the following statements are probably true?
A few small areas within the region have a mild midlatitude climate. Moscow gets more rainfall than any other city shown on the climate map of the Russian domain. The Sea of Okhotsk is probably not a good place for a beach resort. The climate in the northernmost part of the region is tundra.
Which of these was the origin of the Russian Empire?
A principality in the northwestern part of present-day Russia
What is the average daily high temperature in Verkhoyansk in January?
About -50°F
Using the information included in the map below to guide you, which three of the following statements are probably true?
Access to the open water of the world's oceans is limited on the western edge of the Russian Empire. Russia's westward expansion covered far less land than its eastward expansion. The countries of Central Asia were among the last to be added to the Russian Empire.
Azerbaijan is divided into two political units by what country?
Armenia
Which of these countries has the fewest language families?
Armenia
Which of these countries has the smallest number of Internet users?
Armenia
Which of these places was added to the Russian Empire most recently?
Armenia
Which of these countries has the highest population growth rate?
Azerbaijan
Which of these countries has the highest total fertility rate?
Azerbaijan
Which of these countries has the largest number of mobile cellular telephone users?
Belarus
Which of these countries is landlocked?
Belarus
Which of these countries is the northernmost?
Belarus
Into what body of water does the Dnieper River flow?
Black Sea
Which of these bodies of water in the Russian domain has the greatest agricultural productivity along its coastline?
Black Sea
Which of these physical features separates the Black and Caspian Seas?
Caucasus
Which internal republic sought independence from Russia?
Chechnya
What is the place of origin of immigrants to Russia's Far East?
China
What is the dominant agricultural pattern in Belarus?
Diversified agriculture
Which physical region has experienced the greatest amount of radioactive contamination?
European Plain
Excluding Russia, how many union republics were part of the USSR?
Fourteen
Using the information included in the maps below to guide you, which three of the following statements are probably true?
Georgia has more language diversity than the map showing "Languages of the Russian Domain" indicates. Iranian is an Indo-European language. Turkic languages are the most common languages spoken in Azerbaijan.
In terms of its crude petroleum production in 2008, where did Russia stand?
Russia produces 11-20 Quad BTU, making it one of the top two countries in the world.
Using the information included in the map below to guide you, which three of the following statements are probably true?
Immigration into Russia from China is limited to a small area. Pull factors are represented on the map of "Recent Migration Flows in the Russian Domain." Moscow is a destination for both Russians returning from the former Soviet republics and economic migrants within the Russian domain.
Chernobyl is located nearest to which of these capital cities?
Kiev
Which city is the capital of Ukraine?
Kiev
What is the dominant agricultural pattern in Ukraine?
Large-scale grain production
Which of these rivers follows the western margin of the Verkhoyansk Range?
Lena
In what country is Siberia located?
Russia
The Ural Mountains run through which of these countries?
Russia
Which of these countries has the lowest life expectancy at birth?
Russia
Which of these countries is bounded on the east by the Bering Strait?
Russia
Which two countries have direct access to the Caspian Sea?
Russia and Azerbaijan
Which two countries possess political exclaves (regions that are completely separated from the larger political unit)?
Russia and Azerbaijan
Using the information included in the map below to guide you, which three of the following statements are probably true?
Russia's railroad connects Moscow to Vladivostok. The Russian domain is rich in natural resources. Russia's largest forests are located near St. Petersburg and Vladivostok.
You have migrated from Uzbekistan to Russia. What is most likely your ethnic and cultural background?
Russian
What is the largest internal republic in Russia?
Sakha
Between what two bodies of water is the Kamchatka Peninsula located?
Sea of Okhotsk and Bering Sea
Which city is located in a dry climate region?
Simferopol
Which of these cities is located at approximately 60 degrees north latitude and 35 degrees east longitude?
St. Petersburg
Which of these cities is the northernmost?
St. Petersburg
Using the information included in the two maps below to guide you, which three of the following statements are probably true?
The western part of the Russian domain has the greatest agricultural productivity. The area in the easternmost part of Russia with the Dwb climate enables higher agricultural productivity than the rest of the areas along the eastern coast. Harsh climate in the Russian domain limits agriculture in the region.
Using the information included in the map below to guide you, which three of the following statements are probably true?
There are more than fifteen internal republics of the Russian Federation. Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, which were once part of the Soviet Union, have not become members of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, which were once part of the former USSR, are now members of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Which of these physical features lies directly on the east side of the Ural Mountains?
West Siberian Plain
When was Tajikistan added?
When was Tajikistan added?
You are a resident of the internal republic of Sakha. What is your language and language family?
Yakut, in the Altaic language family
Which of these cities is located at the highest elevation?
Yerevan
Which of these is the most likely cause of the contamination in the region identified in the previous question?
accident at a nuclear power plant
If you were to travel on the Trans-Siberian Railroad (from Moscow to Vladivostok) you would probably see all but which of the following types of agricultural production from the train window?
humid subtropical specialized agriculture production
Russian Domain large-scale grain production best correlates with which of the below climate types?
midlatitude steppe
Salinization tends to be associated with which of these terrains?
mountains and dry lands
