Question 1

Why do the authors of your text use the word "domain" when talking about "the Russian Domain"?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Russian Domain" is an official name, reflecting the continuing federal relationship between the countries in the region.
B)  The term suggests persisting Russian influence within the region.
C)  The term is the name of the free trade zone now evolving in the region.
D)  Domain refers to a kingdom.
E)  Domain refers to a federal subdivision.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Where were most of Russia's major territorial gains in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eastern Europe
B)  Central Asia
C)  Northern Europe
D)  the Pacific region of Asia
E)  the Baltic RepublicsF) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 3

In which region of the Russian Domain is permafrost a problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Siberia
B)  Caucasus Mountains
C)  Ukraine
D)  Southern Russia
E)  European RussiaF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

What is the language of the Volga Tatars of the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kurdish
B)  Turkish
C)  Finnish
D)  Chinese
E)  SlavicF) B) and C)
G) A) and E) B

Question 5

During the Soviet era, which place served as a repository for political dissidents and troublemakers?

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A)  Ukraine
B)  Siberia
C)  Gulag Archipelago
D)  prisons in the Gobi Desert
E)  CrimeaF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

The Trans-Siberian Railroad

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A)  was completed after the death of Stalin.
B)  travels through the far north of Siberia.
C)  intentionally bypasses cities.
D)  ends at the port city of Vladivostok.
E)  was extensively damaged by an earthquake in 2003.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

What was the purpose of Russification (the Soviet policy of resettling Russians into non-Russian portions of the former USSR) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  to drain some of the population from Moscow, which had become a primate city
B)  to increase Russian dominance in outlying portions of the former USSR
C)  to provide laborers to under-populated regions of the former USSR
D)  to bring Russian teachers to under-populated regions of the former USSR
E)  to establish military outposts for defensive purposes in the former USSRF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 8

How did the Soviet Union deal with the various minority groups within its borders? How successful were these policies?

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Question 9

Who was the main architect of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tsar Nicholas II
B)  Stalin
C)  Trotsky
D)  Mikhail Gorbachev
E)  LeninF) D) and E)
G) A) and B) E

Question 10

Discuss some of the challenges facing the Russian Domain in dealing with the legacy of the Soviet Nuclear program.

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Question 11

Why is development in Siberia limited?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mountainous terrain of the region makes it virtually impossible to create a transportation infrastructure there.
B)  Most of the area is a barren, dry desert leaving little available water to support human life.
C)  In order to protect the fragile environment of this region, the Russian government has limited the number of settlers into the region.
D)  Indigenous groups of Siberian peoples will not allow development in their sacred ancestral burial grounds.
E)  Unstable ground resulting from permafrost makes it extremely difficult to place permanent structures on the land surface.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is the primary source of pollution damaging Russia's Lake Baikal?

Accepted Answer

A)  pollution from pulp and paper factories
B)  clearcutting of the forest surrounding the lake
C)  nuclear waste dumped in the lake
D)  acid rain
E)  the development of the shipping yards on its shoresF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following countries is NOT considered to be within the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Armenia
B)  Azerbaijan
C)  Belarus
D)  Georgia
E)  UkraineF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

What is NOT an environmental issue in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe
B)  nuclear waste dumping
C)  concentrated industrialization in Norilsk
D)  immense deforestation
E)  desertificationF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

Describe and explain the changing environment of Arctic Russia. What impact will climate change have on the region?

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Question 16

Since the breakdown of the Soviet Union, how has the process of Russification been reversed in many of the countries that were once part of the Soviet Union?

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Question 17

One of Putin's early political moves was to crack down on dissidents in the Russian republic of

Accepted Answer

A)  Belarus.
B)  Latvia.
C)  Moldova.
D)  Chechnya.
E)  Siberia.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 18

What are mikrorayons?

Accepted Answer

A)  synthetic fabrics manufactured in Russia
B)  authoritarian leaders who dominated politics during the pre-1917 Russian Empire
C)  a cold-climate condition of unstable, seasonally frozen ground that limits the growth of vegetation
D)  large housing projects built in the 1970s and 1980s in Russia
E)  political units in Russia, equivalent to counties in the United StatesF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Which country is no longer part of the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Belarus
B)  Armenia
C)  Ukraine
D)  Kazakhstan
E)  MoldovaF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

During the Soviet era, the Soviet Union nuclear weapons program conducted many tests and produced much radioactive waste. Where did Russia dump the waste?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crimea
B)  Sakhalin Island
C)  Novaya Zemlya
D)  Chernobyl
E)  MoscowF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Exam 9: The Russian Domain

Why do the authors of your text use the word "domain" when talking about "the Russian Domain"?

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Where were most of Russia's major territorial gains in the nineteenth century?

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In which region of the Russian Domain is permafrost a problem?

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What is the language of the Volga Tatars of the Russian Domain?

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During the Soviet era, which place served as a repository for political dissidents and troublemakers?

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The Trans-Siberian Railroad

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What was the purpose of Russification (the Soviet policy of resettling Russians into non-Russian portions of the former USSR) ?

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How did the Soviet Union deal with the various minority groups within its borders? How successful were these policies?

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Who was the main architect of the Soviet Union?

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Discuss some of the challenges facing the Russian Domain in dealing with the legacy of the Soviet Nuclear program.

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Why is development in Siberia limited?

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Which of the following is the primary source of pollution damaging Russia's Lake Baikal?

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Which of the following countries is NOT considered to be within the Russian Domain?

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What is NOT an environmental issue in the Russian Domain?

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Describe and explain the changing environment of Arctic Russia. What impact will climate change have on the region?

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Since the breakdown of the Soviet Union, how has the process of Russification been reversed in many of the countries that were once part of the Soviet Union?

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One of Putin's early political moves was to crack down on dissidents in the Russian republic of

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What are mikrorayons?

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Which country is no longer part of the Russian Domain?

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During the Soviet era, the Soviet Union nuclear weapons program conducted many tests and produced much radioactive waste. Where did Russia dump the waste?

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