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