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1. 1Russia leads the world in the production of oil.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
2. 2Moscow is the second largest city in Russia behind St. Petersburgh

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
3. 3Asiatic Russia is sparsely populated and has few large population centers.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
4. 4Lake Baikal creates the physical, geographic division between Europe & Asia.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
5. 5Organized crime and terrorism is a major concern in Russia

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
6. 6Overpopulation and overcrowded cities is a major concern in Russia today

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
7. 7Russia has many excellent seaports offering easy access to world trade.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
8. 8The U.S.S.R. means the "union of Soviet Socialist Republics."

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
9. 9Nicholas II was the last ruler of the Soviet Union

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
10. 10The first Russian city was:

    1. ANovgorod
    2. BMoscow
    3. CMurmansk
    4. DSt. Petersburg

11. 11This communist leader overthrew the monarchy in the Russian Revolution in 1917:

    1. AIvan the Terrible
    2. BVladimir Lenin
    3. CVladimir Putin
    4. DBoris Yelstin
12. 12Nicholas II was the last ruler of the soviet union

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
13. 13Under the Soviet Union:

    1. AFreedom of religion was limited
    2. BMillions of people were executed or imprisoned in gulags
    3. Ca space race with the United States occurred
    4. DAll the above
14. 14The longest river in Russia and Europe is the

    1. AUral River
    2. BDon River
    3. CVolga River
    4. DDanube River
15. 15The Caucasus' is a region:

    1. AIn Asiatic Russia.
    2. BSituated between the Black and Caspian Sea
    3. CNear the Bering Strait
    4. Dbordering Poland & isolated from Russia
16. 16The fiercely independent nomads of Russia who were feared for their elite cavalry are called

    1. Asheiks
    2. BCossacks
    3. COblasts
    4. DChechens
17. 17The break-away republic that has caused trouble for Russia since 1991 is:

    1. AKrasnodar
    2. BUkraine
    3. CChechnya
    4. DIrkutsk
18. 18What name is given to the great coniferous forests of Siberia

    1. ATaiga
    2. BPerestroik
    3. CSteppes
    4. DVodka
19. 19Josef Stalin

    1. AWas the first person in space
    2. BWas the communist dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII
    3. CWas the first president of post-Communist Russia
    4. DWas the las czar of Russia
20. 20St. Basil's cathedral and the Red Square are famous tourist attractions in:

    1. AMoscow
    2. BSt. Petersburgh
    3. CKiliningrad
    4. DVladivostok

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9th grade Geography Quiz on Geograpy test , created by Nate Barnard on 14/11/2017.

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