The World and Its People

Chapter 15: The New Russia and Independent Republics

The New Russia and Independent Republics

1
The political, economic, and cultural center of Russia is _____
A)St. Petersburg.
B)Kaliningrad.
C)Yakutsk.
D)Moscow.

2
The only Russian port on the Baltic Sea that remains free of ice year-round is _____
A)St. Petersburg.
B)Murmansk.
C)Vladivostok.
D)Kaliningrad.

3
The region that holds the largest supply of minerals in Russia is _____
A)the Volga River valley.
B)the Ural Mountains region.
C)Siberia.
D)the Caucasus region.

4
Which of the following is the majority group in Russia?
A)Slavs
B)Ukrainians
C)Belorussians
D)Muscovites

5
Russian troops have recently fought the _____
A)Tatars.
B)Chechens.
C)Kazakhs.
D)Ukrainians.

6
Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoyevsky were famous Russian _____
A)czars.
B)composers.
C)painters.
D)writers.

7
The republics of the Caucasus include Georgia, Azerbaijan, and _____
A)Armenia.
B)Kazakhstan.
C)Turkmenistan.
D)Uzbekistan.

8
Baku is which country's center for oil and manufacturing industries?
A)Georgia
B)Kyrgyzstan
C)Azerbaijan
D)Tajikistan

9
The Kazakhs trace their ancestry to the _____
A)Russians.
B)Mongols.
C)Romanians.
D)Romans.

10
Most of Turkmenistan is made up of the _____
A)Garagum.
B)Aral Sea.
C)Tian Shan.
D)Caspian Sea.
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