The Volga River is the longest in Europe.

Question 1 options:
True
False
Question 2 (5 points)
The rich, black topsoil found in the Northern European Plain is known as permafrost.

Question 2 options:
True
False
Question 3 (5 points)
Much of Eastern Europe is characterized by

Question 3 options:

cold, snowy winters and hot summers.

a humid subtropical climate.

moderate average temperatures.

dry winters and warm, wet summers.

Question 4 (5 points)
Use the map below to identify the labeled locations.

Question 4 options:

Slovakia

Lithuania

Warsaw

Baltic Sea

Black Sea

1.
A

2.
B

3.
C

4.
D

5.
E

Question 5 (5 points)
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster?

Question 5 options:

respiratory diseases and cancer

radiation poisoning

quick public notification

people displaced from their homes

Question 6 (5 points)
The West Siberian Plain is known for its rich farmland for agriculture and livestock.

Question 6 options:
True
False
Question 7 (5 points)
Eastern Europe's political geography changed drastically in 1991 as the result of

Question 7 options:

the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

persistent territorial splintering.

the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

invasions from people in Asia.

Question 8 (5 points)
The Ural Mountains form a natural barrier between European Russia and Siberian Russia.

Question 8 options:
True
False
Question 9 (5 points)
Russia's economy continued to change after Boris Yeltsin removed governmental price controls and encouraged

Question 9 options:

privatization.

perestroika.

lower wages.

glasnost.

Question 10 (5 points)
What led to the settlement and formation of independent states of Slavic peoples on the Balkan Peninsula by the A. D. 400s and 500s?

Question 10 options:

They merged with Celtic and Germanic tribes.

The river and estuary systems served as key trade routes.

The persistent conflict on the peninsula spread, leading to the defeat of the Mongols.

The mountainous terrain allowed them to resist invading armies.

Question 11 (5 points)
Use the map below to identify the labeled locations.

Question 11 options:

Moscow

Siberia

St. Petersburg

Pacific Ocean

Caspian Sea

1.
A

2.
B

3.
C

4.
D

5.
E

Question 12 (5 points)
Karst terrain has an absence of surface streams and lakes.

Question 12 options:
True
False
Question 13 (5 points)
Mountains that span the countries of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania, and Montenegro are known as the Carpathian Mountains.

Question 13 options:
True
False
Question 14 (5 points)
When Romans conquered lands between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube River around A. D. 106, they named the area

Question 14 options:

Hungary.

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Romania.

the shatter belt.

Question 15 (5 points)
The Byzantine Empire lasted for a thousand years before falling to

Question 15 options:

Hungary.

Austria.

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

the Ottoman Turks.

Question 16 (5 points)
The philosopher Karl Marx believed in the principles of public ownership of all land and

Question 16 options:

Russian as the official language.

a belief in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

the Russification of colonized people.

a classless society with shared wealth. a classless society with shared wealth.

Question 17 (5 points)
Which of the following events was NOT a cause of the Russian Revolution?

Question 17 options:

adoption of Marxism

government policy known as "Russification"

Czar Alexander II's limited reforms

poor working conditions in cities

Question 18 (5 points)
Slavs are an ethnic group defined mainly by their

Question 18 options:

music.

language.

religion.

literature.

Question 19 (5 points)
What is the Russian term for new openness in areas of politics, social issues, and media?

Question 19 options:

privatization

perestroika

Marxism

glasnost

Question 20 (5 points)
Belarus is a landlocked country that lies entirely on the Northern European Plain.

Question 20 options:
True
False