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