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