Question

chapter 16 review quiz
instructions: circle the letter that best ends each sentence or answers each question below. there is only one best answer for each question.

1. how large is russia compared to other nations?

a) russia is the largest nation on earth
b) russia is the second largest nation
c) russia is the third largest nation
d) russia is the fourth largest nation

1. which of these climate zones is not found in russia?

a) humid continental
b) tropical rainforest
c) subarctic and arctic
d) tundra and taiga

1. to which two cultural groups do most russians belong?

a) balts and celts
b) germans and hungarians
c) armenians and ukrainians
d) slavs and rus

1. which of these russian czars was the last czar and did not expand russian’s boundaries?

a) ivan the great
b) catherine the great
c) peter the great
d) nicholas ii

1. which group overthrew the czar and brought communism and the soviet union to russia?

a) the white army
b) the slavs and rus
c) the bolshevik red army
d) the germans

1. which russian leader created gulags, secret police, and killed millions of his people?

a) vladimir lenin
b) leon trotsky
c) mikhail gorbachev
d) joseph stalin

1. which current russian leader wants to rebuild the russian empire to its former glory?

a) leonid brezhnev
b) mikhail gorbachev
c) vladimir putin
d) vladimir lenin

1. which of these nations is not part of the caucasus region south of the caucasus mountains?

a) georgia
b) latvia
c) armenia
d) azerbaijan

1. which of these regions is part of a caucasus shatterbelt area with many distinct cultures, languages, and religions?

a) lithuania, latvia, and estonia
b) georgia, armenia, and azerbaijan
c) belarus, ukraine, and hungary
d) bulgaria, romania, and moldova

1. with which region are the caspian sea, aral sea, kyzyl - kum and kara - kum deserts a part?

a) central asia
b) belarus
c) ukraine
d) the caucasus region

Explanation:

1. Russia has the largest total land area of any country globally.
2. Russia's climate is too cold northerly to support tropical rainforests.
3. Most Russians trace their cultural heritage to the Slavs and Rus peoples.
4. Nicholas II was the final Russian czar, and he did not expand the empire's territory.
5. The Bolshevik Red Army overthrew the czarist government and established the Soviet Union.
6. Joseph Stalin oversaw the creation of gulags, secret police, and the deaths of millions of Soviet citizens.
7. Vladimir Putin has publicly expressed goals to restore Russian influence akin to the former empire.
8. Latvia is a Baltic nation, not part of the Caucasus Region.
9. Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan form the Caucasus shatterbelt with diverse cultures, languages, and religions.
10. The Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, and the named deserts are all located in Central Asia.

Answer:

1. A) Russia is the largest nation on earth
2. B) Tropical Rainforest
3. D) Slavs and Rus
4. D) Nicholas II
5. C) The Bolshevik Red Army
6. D) Joseph Stalin
7. C) Vladimir Putin
8. B) Latvia
9. B) Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
10. A) Central Asia