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