Base your answers to the questions below on the map and your knowledge of social studies.

1. Who ruled Russia from 1762 until 1796, and was known as an enlightened despot? Catherine the Great Ivan the Terrible Peter III Peter the Great

2. What city did Peter the Great build as his "Window on the West"? Archangel Astrakhan Ekaterinburg St. Petersburg

3. According to the map, what ethnic group lived in southern Russia along the Volga River? Armenians Cossacks Georgians Kirghiz

4. What mountain range separates European Russia from Siberia? Alps Apennines Balkans Urals

5. What Russian city, located in the Ural Mountains, was founded in 1723? Ekaterinburg Kazan Samara Tobolsk

6. What body of water is at the mouth of the Volga River? Aral Sea Baltic Sea Black Sea Caspian Sea