- 1. Which country has the largest territory in the Arctic region?
A) Russia B) Canada C) Norway D) United States
- 2. What is the name of the Russian archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean?
A) Franz Josef Land B) Hawaii Islands C) Galapagos Islands D) Maldives
- 3. The Northern Sea Route is a shipping lane that passes through which ocean?
A) Atlantic Ocean B) Pacific Ocean C) Arctic Ocean D) Indian Ocean
- 4. Which natural resource is abundant in the Russian Arctic region?
A) Oil and gas B) Gold C) Coal D) Diamonds
- 5. What is the capital city of the Russian Arctic region, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug?
A) Yakutsk B) Omsk C) Novosibirsk D) Salekhard
- 6. Which Russian explorer discovered the New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean?
A) Peter the Great B) Catherine the Great C) Yakov Sannikov D) Ivan the Terrible
- 7. What is the major threat to Arctic ecosystems due to climate change?
A) Polar vortex B) Heavy rainfall C) Melting sea ice D) Forest fires
- 8. Which Russian town is located at the southern end of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago?
A) Dikson B) Ryazan C) Kazan D) Sochi
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