Russia & Central Asia Exam

1.

1 point

Which of the following are fault-block mountains?

Caucasus Mountains

West Sayan Mountains

Ural Mountains

2.

1 point

Which of these crops did farmers switch to after the growing season changed around the Aral Sea?

wheat

rice

cotton

3.

1 point

How are volcanoes and tectonic plates related to each other?

Volcanoes erupt when tectonic plates collide into them.

Volcanoes and tectonic plates are never found in the same region.

Volcanoes are often found along the edges of tectonic plates.

4.

1 point

_____ new nation-states were formed out of the remains of the Soviet empire.

85

15

55

5.

1 point

Based on image #1, which of these is most likely to be a major problem facing Kazakhstan?

the growing power of the Russian Orthodox Church

ethnic tension between Russians and Kazakhs

religious conflict between Muslims and Jews

6.

1 point

How have glaciers affected the Yamal Peninsula?

Glaciers left behind holes that are filled each year with melted snowfall.

Glaciers cover this area year round and have done so since the last ice age.

Glacial debris has dammed rivers, causing widespread flooding throughout the peninsula.

7.

1 point

Glaciers can build up the land by depositing mounds of dirt and rocks known as

moraines

creeping

horns

8.

1 point

The liquid rock that reaches the surface of the earth is called

precipitation

sediment

lava

9.

1 point

The Ring of Fire refers to the tectonic movement and volcanic activity around which body of water?

Pacific Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Indian Ocean

10.

1 point

What causes an alpine glacier to move?

moraines

gravity

Earth's rotation

11.

1 point

When two plates collide and cause Earth’s crust to wrinkle without breaking, they build

fold mountains.

faults.

volcanoes.

12.

1 point

How does salty soil affect farmers?

Very few crops can grow in salty soil.

Salty soil causes many crops to get moldy during the growing season.

Crops grow unnaturally fast in salty soil.

13.

1 point

Although Lithuania produces good crops, it is in short supply of

fossil fuels and metals.

fish and poultry.

dairy items and cattle.

14.

1 point

How did the shrinking Aral Sea affect the people working in the area?

New job opportunities in tourism opened up as summers grew warmer.

Competition for jobs increased as migrants streamed into the area for work.

People who worked on fishing boats and in canneries lost their jobs.

15.

1 point

The collapse of the Soviet Union affected Azerbaijan because after

Azerbaijan was free to sell its oil to any area.

Azerbaijan established a new constitution.

Azerbaijan allied with Georgia and Armenia.

16.

1 point

Which of these is most likely to be changed by physical processes?

Earth's atmosphere

Earth's crust

Earth's oceans

17.

1 point

Which kind of water can be used for drinking or watering crops?

salt water

saline

potable

18.

1 point

What is Kazakhstan's greatest resource?

its craftspeople, especially potters.

its produce, especially apples.

its minerals, especially oil.

19.

1 point

What is a "black blizzard" in the Aral Sea region?

a snowstorm in which the snow turns black after passing through polluted air

a dust storm caused by the wind picking up sand that used to be at the bottom of the Aral Sea

swarms of grasshoppers attracted to the Aral Sea area because of the intense summer heat

20.

1 point

Almost half of the Russian population lives

in the Volga River basin.

in the Don River basin.

in the Oka River basin.

21.

1 point

Russia is so large that

it stretches from the prime meridian to the International Date Line.

it takes two full days to fly across it in a jet.

it contains 9 time zones and at one time had 11 time zones.

22.

1 point

What was the immediate result of the Soviet Union's attempt to grow cotton in a Central Asian desert?

The cotton crops grew very well at first.

Most of the people living there lost their jobs.

Many people became sick from the chemicals used in the cotton fields.

23.

1 point

Before the Aral Sea began to shrink,

millions of pounds of fish were harvested from it each year.

no fish canneries were located along its shores.

only one species of fish lived in the sea.

24.

1 point

How did the shrinking of the Aral Sea affect the region's climate?

Both summers and winters became significantly milder.

Summers became hotter, and winters grew colder.

The growing season increased from 200 days to 260 days a year.

25.

1 point

Which of the following was true of the Soviet Union?

It covered almost half of Europe and two fifths of Asia.

It was one of the world's superpowers from 1945 to 1990.

both of the choices

26.

1 point

War broke out between the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and the rest of Azerbaijan because the people of Nagorno-Karabakh

wanted to sell their own oil to Azerbaijan.

wanted to be independent from Azerbaijan.

were required to pay high taxes to Azerbaijan.

27.

1 point

What is a feeling of pride and loyalty toward one's country called?

pluralism

self-respect

nationalism

28.

1 point

Water that is polluted by salt, sewage, and toxic chemicals

helps cotton crops grow at a faster rate than pure water does.

is sent to special water treatment plants before people are allowed to drink it.

commonly causes stomach problems and liver disease in people who drink it.

29.

1 point

What usually happens when two tectonic plates collide?

One plate slides underneath the other.

The impact causes them to bounce away from each other.

They join together and become a new, larger plate.

30.

1 point

Belarus is a landlocked country, which means that it is

must trade with outside countries to meet its citizens' needs.

controlled and ruled by leaders in surrounding countries.

completely surrounded by land, with no access to the sea.

31.

1 point

Which of these is an example of a failed state?

the European Union

the Soviet Union

the United Kingdom

32.

1 point

Why did the Aral Sea begin to reduce in size?

An earthquake opened up cracks in the sea floor, allowing the water to flow away from the sea.

The Amu and Syr rivers shifted course, emptying into the Caspian Sea.

The Soviet government built dams across the two rivers that fed into the Aral Sea.

33.

1 point

Why are the Ural Mountains considered the dividing line between Europe and Asia?

They mark the center point of the Eurasian Plate.

They mark the place where two tectonic plates meet.

They divide the western plain from the eastern mountains ranges.

34.

1 point

Around a fifth of Belarusian farmland is not usable because

the climate changed, so some areas do not get enough rain.

the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded and poisoned it.

farmers overused the land and did not take proper care of it.

35.

1 point

A cash crop is a crop that farmers can

buy to replace any crops that may have failed during the growing season.

barter for items they would otherwise have to pay cash for.

sell to make an income for themselves and their families.

36.

1 point

What kind of government did the Soviet Union have?

a dictatorship

a monarchy

an anarchy

37.

1 point

What can farmers living around the Aral Sea do to help repair the environmental degradation of the sea itself?

irrigate more land

plant less thirsty crops

increase the use of fertilizer

38.

1 point

How can glaciers change the landscape?

both of the choices

They can push piles of soil and rock ahead of them.

They can gouge out deep valleys.

39.

1 point

The Aral Sea is located between which two countries?

Turkmenistan and Iran

Kyrgyzstan and China

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

40.

1 point

Flooding often adds a fresh layer of soil to a floodplain. Which term in image #3 best describes this process?

erosion

mass wasting

deposition

41.

1 point

One main reason there are conflicts between the Kazakhs and the Russians in Kazakhstan is because these groups

are forced to share property with each other.

rely on each other for economic support.

have cultural and religious differences.

42.

1 point

Which statement best describes what image 4 shows about infant mortality rates in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?

Rates rose between 1970 and 2000.

Rates reached their highest point between 1985 and 1995.

Rates have remained unchanged since 1980.

43.

1 point

Most of Russia’s active volcanoes are found

on the Central Siberian Plateau.

on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

in the Northern European Plain.

44.

1 point

Which of these terms refers to in independent country whose people mostly share a common identity.

nation-state

ethnic group

colonial empire

45.

1 point

Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are the three former republics of the Soviet Union and are called the

Baltic States.

Atlantic States.

Caspian States.

46.

1 point

The process of water or land becoming salty or saltier is called

salinization.

groundwater.

irrigation.

47.

1 point

Which statement is best supported by the information in image #2?

Russia became a democracy between 1995 and 2007.

Russia became less free between 1995 and 2007.

Russia became more free between 1995 and 2007.

48.

1 point

What is the risk of building a home on a cliff overlooking the ocean?

Waves may erode the base of the cliff, causing mass wasting.

Glaciers may travel slowly downhill toward the sea, wearing away the cliff from above.

The ocean waves may deposit sediment at the cliff base, thus creating new oceanfront property

49.

1 point

What is "Iron Felix" Dzerzhinsky known for?

leading the Russian Revolution that destroyed the Czarist empire of Russia

setting up a secret police force to deal with opponents of the Soviet Union

signing a treaty that allowed the Soviet Union to split into 15 nation-states

50.

1 point

What impact did the shrinking of the Aral Sea have on wildlife?

Three new species of salt-tolerant fish evolved.

The water became too salty to support most species of fish.

The saltiness of the water attracted dozens of new species of birds.