True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false. |
| | 1. | Russia needs to improve its environment. |
| | 2. | The
waters of the Moskva and Volga Rivers are clean once again. |
| | 3. | Russia has had only minor problems with nuclear power. |
| | 4. | Russia contains the largest forest reserve in the world. |
| | 5. | All
nuclear wastes completely disappear after about 50 years. |
Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 6. | Why
is public transportation important in Russia? a. | Many people own cars. | b. | Most people live
in cities, and many do not own cars. | c. | The government gives away cars to most
people. | d. | Public transportation is entirely funded by private
companies. | | |
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| | 7. | Under
the Soviet Union, most people worked a. | seven days a week. | b. | on ships bound
for other countries. | c. | for themselves. | d. | in state-run
factories or farms. | | |
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| | 8. | Russia’s main item for international trade is a. | energy. | b. | machinery. | c. | agricultural
products. | d. | high-tech items. | | |
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| | 9. | Between 1990 and 1995, the total value of goods and services produced in
Russia a. | increased by 50
percent. | b. | fell by 50 percent. | c. | stayed
essentially the same. | d. | had little impact on the lives of the Russian
people. | | |
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| | 10. | The
Soviet Union made ____ its main economic focus. a. | heavy industry | b. | the
arts | c. | mining metals
for export | d. | building highways throughout the
country | | |
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| | 11. | What
is Russia’s main environmental challenge today? a. | continuing the
conservation policies of the Soviet Union | b. | increasing industrial production to spare forests and
farmland | c. | managing its resources without disregarding the
environment | d. | stopping the use of nuclear and hydroelectric power
sources | | |
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| | 12. | The
Soviet Union ____ between 1949 and 1987. a. | banned nuclear explosions | b. | set off more
than 600 nuclear explosions | c. | decreased its dependence on nuclear
power | d. | had fewer nuclear weapons than most countries in the
world | | |
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| | 13. | After
the Chernobyl accident, Soviet leaders a. | shut down all nuclear power plants. | b. | built new
nuclear power plants with stronger safeguards. | c. | did not open
some new nuclear reactors. | d. | ignored protests from countries that had been affected by
leaked radiation. | | |
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| | 14. | People who live around Lake Baikal have a. | been pleased
with industrial growth around the lake. | b. | protested the closure of plants that has cost them
jobs. | c. | ignored environmental damage to the
lake. | d. | protested pollution of the lake and forced some of the worst
offenders to close. | | |
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| | 15. | The
Soviet disregard for the effects of industrialization a. | helped restore
the nation’s environment. | b. | had little effect on the air, land, and
water. | c. | severely damaged the country’s air, water, and
soil. | d. | was halted by protesters during the
1950s. | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement. |
| 16. | Russia depends on ____________________ and waterways for most of its transportation
needs.
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| 17. | Under
the Soviet Union, the state ____________________ and controlled all forms of mass
communication.
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| 18. | Today, ____________________ is the most important Russian industry.
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| 19. | The
primary way that crude oil and natural gas are transported throughout Russia is in
____________________.
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| 20. | At
one time, Aeroflot was the only passenger ____________________ in the Soviet Union.
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Matching |
| | Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | perestroika | b. | demand | c. | Volga
Valley | d. | Gosplan | e. | supply | | |
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| | 21. | one
of Russia’s major manufacturing centers |
| | 22. | economic term for items that are offered for sale |
| | 23. | former Soviet program that, among other things, allowed people to start small
businesses |
| | 24. | economic planning committee of the Soviet state |
| | 25. | economic term for people’s desire to buy things |
| | Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | World
Bank | b. | Bering
Sea | c. | Lake
Baikal | d. | burning of soft coal | e. | Kamchatka | | |
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| | 26. | body
of water into which Soviet nuclear materials were dumped |
| | 27. | source of air pollution and acid rain |
| | 28. | “the Pearl of Siberia” and site of polluting paper pulp
factory |
| | 29. | site
of a mining operation that is opposed by many people |
| | 30. | organization trying to help Russia manage its forests |