QUESTION 1 Communism as an ideology and Communism as it was practiced by the U.S

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QUESTION 1

                        Communism as an ideology and Communism as it was practiced by the U.S.S.R. were very different.True False

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QUESTION 2

            Match the following Russian region with its correct description.

            1. The Russian Plain

            2. Siberia

            3. The Eastern Frontier

            4. The Far East

A. A region described as vast, cold, arctic, and permafrost-prone, but also containing untapped resources (enormous resource potential exists).

B. An area dependent on primary activities (mining, lumbering, farming) where distance decay is a strong factor and most settlements cluster along two railroads.

C. Russia's core area that contains the largest population clusters, the largest cities, the densest transportation networks, and the most intensively cultivated lands.

D. A region with huge economic potential but economically stagnant; fishing predominates as the economic mainstay and the region is cold and fairly inaccessible.

QUESTION 3

                        During the 19th century, Russia gained territory in all of the following, EXCEPT -

                                                                                                China

                                                                                                Finland

                                                                                                The Stans

                                                                                                Hungary

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QUESTION 4

                        What group of fur-traders was primarily responsible for expanding Russian territory to the east?

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QUESTION 5

                        The Soviets met their goal to increase industrialization, but they fell far short of reaching their goal of increasing agricultural production by collectivization.True False

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QUESTION 6

                        What entity in Russia refused to sign the Russian Federation Treaty in 1992 in hopes of becoming a sovereign country, but lost its bid for independence in a war with Russia?

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QUESTION 7

                        Russia is the largest and widest territorial state in the world. True False

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QUESTION 8

                        Population in Russia is concentrated in the Blank 1 one-fifth of the country. East of the Urals, population is concentrated in a Blank 2band due to the extreme temperatures one experiences at higher latitudes.

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QUESTION 9

                        According to the article on Putin's military campaigns, one of the main reasons Russia intervened in the Ukraine and Syria is to keep -or gain- access to ___________, as Russia has very few good and suitably located ones.

A. ports         

B. people

C. territory

D. natural resources

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QUESTION 10

                        Much of Russia is affected by _______________, as it experiences extreme summer and winter temperatures due to its great distance from maritime regions.

Explanation / Answer

1) True

Marxist view Soviet differences with true communism as a result of national immaturity to an extent

2) 1 : C

2 : D

3 : A

4 : B

3) b) Finland

4) Aboriginal Australians

5) True

6)civil war

7) True

8) southern and Eastern flank -65to -70 C high latitude extremely 1C

9) natural resource

10winter temperature, far East

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