Discovering the Enigmatic Russian Arctic
- 1. Which country has the largest territory in the Arctic region?
A) United States
B) Norway
C) Canada
D) Russia
- 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) Pacific Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
- 4. Which natural resource is abundant in the Russian Arctic region?
A) Oil and gas
B) Diamonds
C) Gold
D) Coal
- 5. What is the capital city of the Russian Arctic region, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug?
A) Novosibirsk
B) Yakutsk
C) Omsk
D) Salekhard
- 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) Melting sea ice
D) Heavy rainfall
- 8. Which Russian town is located at the southern end of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago?
A) Ryazan
B) Dikson
C) Kazan
D) Sochi
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