Question 12 of 25 40 40 points to the east of the

Question 12 of 25
4.0/ 4.0 Points
To the east of the Kuzbas region lies a farming and resource extraction region centered around _____.
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A.
the Caspian Sea
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B.
the Volga River
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C.
the Ural Mountains
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D.
Lake Baikal
Question 13 of 25
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Moscow dealt severely with the breakaway republic of Chechnya in the 1990s and 2000s
because _______.

Chechnya had traditionally been a part of Russia for over 500 years.

C.
large number of Russians lived there
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D.
Moscow feared other republics within the Russian federation might declare
independence.
Question 14 of 25
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Which of the following is an example of a shatterbelt?

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C.
The division and fragmentation found in Eastern Europe.
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D.
A fractious political party.
Question 15 of 25
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Which of the following is the Northern Europe's largest country in terms of both population and
territory?


C.
Norway
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D.
Finland
Question 16 of 25
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Which of the following is not an example of European international integration?
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A.
The European Union.

B.
Ukraine's Orange Revolution.


C.
The Euro currency.
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D.
The Benelux countries
Question 17 of 25
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Czarina Catherine the Great's territorial acquisition thrust was aimed at _____.

C.
the warm-water Black Sea via Ukraine.

D.
four islands near Japan.