QUESTION 11 Match each of the following terms to its correct description. 1.Taig

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QUESTION 11

                        Match each of the following terms to its correct description.

1.Taiga                                   A. consistently frozen ground

2.Tundra                   B.                     coniferous (evergreen) forests

3.Permafrost             C.                    treeless plains dominated by mosses                                           

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QUESTION 12

                        All of the following are positive consequences of climate change for Russia, EXCEPT -

                                                                                    A. Accessibility to Arctic Ocean

                                                                                    B. Reduction in the amount of                permafrost

                                                                                    C. Access to year-round ports

                                                            D. Contracting and infertile farmland

E. Expansion of the Russian sphere of influence

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QUESTION 13

                        What Russian territory is one of the most active regions of the Pacific Ring of Fire with 70+ volcanoes?

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QUESTION 14

                        Under which Russian ruler was Russia made a true colonial power?

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QUESTION 15

                        Russia's Czar Peter was great, and accomplished many things. Which of the following is NOT one of Peter the Great's accomplishments? (choose all that apply)

                                                                                                Founded modern Russia

                                                                                                Westernized Russia by opening country to outside influences

                                                                                                Gained territory in Crimea, Black Sea, and Caucasus, but lost Alaska

                                                                                                Founded St. Petersburg, a forward capital that became a 'window to the west'

                                                                                                Turned Russia into a major military and imperial power by defeating the Mongols

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QUESTION 16

                        The term Russia stems from the term rus, which also means -

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QUESTION 17

                        During what historical phase did the rulers of Russia become known as Czars?

The Cossacks

The 19th Century

The Mongol Invasion

The Grand Duchy of Muscovy

The reign of Catherine the Great

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QUESTION 18

                        What Russian exclave is situated between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea?

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QUESTION 19

                        Russia was a colonial power, and like other colonial powers, expanded its empire by going overseas. True False

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QUESTION 20

                        Towards which of the following countries would Russia NOT have irredentist feelings?

Estonia

Germany

Kazakstan

Ukraine

Ukraine

Explanation / Answer

11) Answer  

1.Taiga ( B. coniferous (evergreen) forests )   

2.Tundra ( C. treeless plains dominated by mosses)   

3.Permafrost ( A. consistently frozen ground)     

Note : Taiga is a coniferous forest consisting of pines, spruces and larches  .

Tundra consists of grasses, mosses, and lichens etc.

Permafrost is a ground frozen for more than 2 successive years.

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