WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
EXAM Q&A
This policy of the Soviet Union was designed to spread Russian settlers and
influences to non-Russian areas of the country in order to assert political control.
a) Russification
b) Communism
c) Machiavellianism
d) Culturalization - Answer-a) Russification
The Chernobyl nuclear plant was located in:
a) Ukraine
b) Russia
c) Georgia
b) Chechnya - Answer-a) Ukraine
The individuals responsible for clearing radioactive graphite from the roof of the
Chernobyl reaction, and who were exposed to between 6 and 8 times the lethal dose
of radiation, were known as the ___.
a) Machine Men
b) Bio-robots
c) Apparatchik
d) Bionauts - Answer-b) Bio-robots
With numbers approximating 240,000, this group of recovery workers were
responsible for cleaning up much of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Included in this
group were positions such as: firefighters, soil burners, medical personnel,
construction workers, and shovelers. - Answer-Liquidators
Derived from sociologist Ulrich Beck, this term refers to the dangers associated with
living in modern, industrialized societies. As Beck suggests, the very sociotechnical
systems (e.g. nuclear energy) that were initially built to sustain human well-being
now generate new threats. Further, dependence on these vital systems - energy,
transportation, communication - is itself a source of vulnerability. - Answer-Risk
Society
Generally regarded as the longest river in the world, this river flows north through
northeastern Africa empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
a) The Tigris
b) The Euphrates
c) The Ganges
d) The Nile - Answer-d) The Nile
The predominate climate pattern of North Africa/Southwest Asia is best described
as:
a) dry
b) tropical
c) taiga
, d) temperate - Answer-a) dry
The arc of lush, fertile land formed by the uplands of the Tigris and Euphrates river
systems and the Zagros Mountains, where nomadic peoples began the earliest
known agricultural communities is known as ___.
a) The Fertile Crescent
b) The moist Cradle
c) The Maghreb
d) The Breadbasket - Answer-a) The Fertile Crescent
What mountain range separates 'European' Russia from Western Siberia?
a) Caucasus Mountains
b) Carpathian Mountains
c) Ural Mountains
d) Grozny Mountains - Answer-c) Ural Mountains
The cold climate condition in which the ground is permanently frozen for at least two
consecutive years is called ___.
a) Permachill
b) Hardpack
c) Glacial till
d) Permafrost - Answer-d) Permafrost
The region that contains the highest population concentration in contemporary
Russia is known as the ___.
a) European Core
b) Eastern Province
c) Central Uplands
d) Siberian Plateau - Answer-a) European Core
Which of the following best describes ethnic Russian population trends in Russia
today?
a) There are high birth rates and a large youth population.
b) Its level of human well-being generally exceeds that of the United States.
c) There is a rapidly aging population and low birth rates.
d) Birth rates are steady but increasing, and death rates are fairly low. - Answer-c)
There is a rapidly aging population and low birth rates.
This faction within the Russian communist movement was lead by Vladimir Lenin
and successfully took control of the country in 1917:
a) Shintoists
b) Tories
c) Bolsheviks
d) Apparatchiks - Answer-c) Bolsheviks
Which of the following best describes Soviet ideology's approach to the
environment?
a) Nature is a powerful force and should be respected.
b) Forests should be harvested but water should not be polluted.
c) Humanity should live in harmony with the land.
EXAM Q&A
This policy of the Soviet Union was designed to spread Russian settlers and
influences to non-Russian areas of the country in order to assert political control.
a) Russification
b) Communism
c) Machiavellianism
d) Culturalization - Answer-a) Russification
The Chernobyl nuclear plant was located in:
a) Ukraine
b) Russia
c) Georgia
b) Chechnya - Answer-a) Ukraine
The individuals responsible for clearing radioactive graphite from the roof of the
Chernobyl reaction, and who were exposed to between 6 and 8 times the lethal dose
of radiation, were known as the ___.
a) Machine Men
b) Bio-robots
c) Apparatchik
d) Bionauts - Answer-b) Bio-robots
With numbers approximating 240,000, this group of recovery workers were
responsible for cleaning up much of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Included in this
group were positions such as: firefighters, soil burners, medical personnel,
construction workers, and shovelers. - Answer-Liquidators
Derived from sociologist Ulrich Beck, this term refers to the dangers associated with
living in modern, industrialized societies. As Beck suggests, the very sociotechnical
systems (e.g. nuclear energy) that were initially built to sustain human well-being
now generate new threats. Further, dependence on these vital systems - energy,
transportation, communication - is itself a source of vulnerability. - Answer-Risk
Society
Generally regarded as the longest river in the world, this river flows north through
northeastern Africa empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
a) The Tigris
b) The Euphrates
c) The Ganges
d) The Nile - Answer-d) The Nile
The predominate climate pattern of North Africa/Southwest Asia is best described
as:
a) dry
b) tropical
c) taiga
, d) temperate - Answer-a) dry
The arc of lush, fertile land formed by the uplands of the Tigris and Euphrates river
systems and the Zagros Mountains, where nomadic peoples began the earliest
known agricultural communities is known as ___.
a) The Fertile Crescent
b) The moist Cradle
c) The Maghreb
d) The Breadbasket - Answer-a) The Fertile Crescent
What mountain range separates 'European' Russia from Western Siberia?
a) Caucasus Mountains
b) Carpathian Mountains
c) Ural Mountains
d) Grozny Mountains - Answer-c) Ural Mountains
The cold climate condition in which the ground is permanently frozen for at least two
consecutive years is called ___.
a) Permachill
b) Hardpack
c) Glacial till
d) Permafrost - Answer-d) Permafrost
The region that contains the highest population concentration in contemporary
Russia is known as the ___.
a) European Core
b) Eastern Province
c) Central Uplands
d) Siberian Plateau - Answer-a) European Core
Which of the following best describes ethnic Russian population trends in Russia
today?
a) There are high birth rates and a large youth population.
b) Its level of human well-being generally exceeds that of the United States.
c) There is a rapidly aging population and low birth rates.
d) Birth rates are steady but increasing, and death rates are fairly low. - Answer-c)
There is a rapidly aging population and low birth rates.
This faction within the Russian communist movement was lead by Vladimir Lenin
and successfully took control of the country in 1917:
a) Shintoists
b) Tories
c) Bolsheviks
d) Apparatchiks - Answer-c) Bolsheviks
Which of the following best describes Soviet ideology's approach to the
environment?
a) Nature is a powerful force and should be respected.
b) Forests should be harvested but water should not be polluted.
c) Humanity should live in harmony with the land.
