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