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 _____.
A.
the Caspian Sea
B.
the Volga River
C.
the Ural Mountains
D.
Lake Baikal
Question 13 of 25
4.0/ 4.0 Points
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
D.
Moscow feared other republics within the Russian federation might declare
independence.
Question 14 of 25
4.0/ 4.0 Points
Which of the following is an example of a shatterbelt?
C.
The division and fragmentation found in Eastern Europe.
D.
A fractious political party.
Question 15 of 25
4.0/ 4.0 Points
Which of the following is the Northern Europe's largest country in terms of both population and
territory?
C.
Norway
D.
Finland
Question 16 of 25
4.0/ 4.0 Points
Which of the following is not an example of European international integration?
A.
The European Union.
B.
Ukraine's Orange Revolution.
C.
The Euro currency.
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.
