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What is the longest railway in the world, connecting the western/European parts of Russia with the Far East?
What is the longest railway in the world, connecting the western/European parts of Russia with the Far East?
- The Trans-Siberian Railway (correct)
- The Silk Road
- The White Sea-Baltic Canal
- The Volga-Baltic Waterway
Which three cities are the largest in Russia?
Which three cities are the largest in Russia?
- Tashkent, Almaty, and Bishkek
- Leningrad, Vladivostok, and Khabarovsk
- Nurek, Samarkand, and Bukhara
- St.Petersburg, Moscow, and Novosibirsk (correct)
What is one of the largest hydroelectric powerplants in the world, located in Russia?
What is one of the largest hydroelectric powerplants in the world, located in Russia?
- The White Sea-Baltic Canal
- Sayano-Shushenskaya (correct)
- The Aralkum Desert
- Nurek hydropower plant
What is the purpose of the White Sea-Baltic Canal?
What is the purpose of the White Sea-Baltic Canal?
What is the Aralkum Desert, created by lands from the shrinking Aral Sea?
What is the Aralkum Desert, created by lands from the shrinking Aral Sea?
What was the purpose of the Silk Road, created in the Middle Ages?
What was the purpose of the Silk Road, created in the Middle Ages?
Which cities are some of the largest in Central Asia?
Which cities are some of the largest in Central Asia?
What is the largest hydropower plant in Central Asia, located in Tajikistan?
What is the largest hydropower plant in Central Asia, located in Tajikistan?
What is a significant feature of the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric powerplant?
What is a significant feature of the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric powerplant?
What is the length of the White Sea-Baltic Canal?
What is the length of the White Sea-Baltic Canal?
What is the main purpose of the Trans-Siberian Railway?
What is the main purpose of the Trans-Siberian Railway?
Which of the following is NOT a major city in Russia?
Which of the following is NOT a major city in Russia?
What is the common factor among the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric powerplant and the Nurek hydropower plant?
What is the common factor among the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric powerplant and the Nurek hydropower plant?
What is a significant impact of the Aral Sea's shrinkage?
What is a significant impact of the Aral Sea's shrinkage?
Which of the following routes connects the East with the West?
Which of the following routes connects the East with the West?
What is the common feature of the cities of Moscow, Novosibirsk, and St. Petersburg?
What is the common feature of the cities of Moscow, Novosibirsk, and St. Petersburg?
What is the main purpose of the White Sea-Baltic Canal?
What is the main purpose of the White Sea-Baltic Canal?
What is the common feature of the powerplants mentioned in the text?
What is the common feature of the powerplants mentioned in the text?
Which of the following regions is connected by the Trans-Siberian Railway?
Which of the following regions is connected by the Trans-Siberian Railway?
What is the significance of the Silk Road in terms of cultural exchange?
What is the significance of the Silk Road in terms of cultural exchange?
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