Glencoe World Geography

Chapter 16: Russia Today

Russia Today

1
During the Soviet era, the State Planning Committee, known as __________, planned all aspects of production.
A)Gosplan
B)command economy
C)sovkhozes
D)black market
2
The Soviet Union’s emphasis on heavy industrial development led to chronic shortages of __________ that were needed for everyday living.
A)consumer goods
B)cash crops
C)farm machinery
D)currency
3
Russia’s movement away from state-ownership of companies is called __________.
A)socialism
B)privatization
C)bureaucratization
D)deregulation
4
Under Soviet rule, farmworkers on these small state-owned farms shared in the profits.
A)Gosplan
B)gulags
C)kolkhozes
D)sovkhozes
5
Russia’s most important industry is __________.
A)steel milling
B)auto and truck production
C)the manufacturing of chemicals, heavy machinery, and agricultural equipment
D)petroleum extraction and processing
6
Most goods are transported across Russia by all of these means EXCEPT __________.
A)highway systems
B)airplanes
C)navigable inland waterways
D)the Trans-Siberian Railroad
7
Russia is a major supplier of __________ in world markets.
A)energy and fuels
B)lumber
C)metals
D)chemicals
8
Effective management techniques of Russia’s forests do NOT include __________.
A)planting new trees
B)allowing clear-cutting of forests
C)protecting forests
D)increasing private forest investments
9
Pollution problems in Russia’s environment due to decades-long neglect include __________.
A)factories dumping industrial waste into lakes
B)aging storage containers for toxic waste that crack and leak
C)overuse of fertilizers and pesticides
D)all of the above
10
The city of __________ was the site of a major radiation leak from a nuclear reactor in 1986.
A)Kiev
B)Moscow
C)Chernobyl
D)Belarus
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