Test.

1.Astrakhan Region is situated in the…

a) south-east

b) north-west of the Eastern European plain

c) north-east

2. Astrakhan Region is divided into…

a)16

b)15 districts

c)14

3.In it`s modern boundary Astrakhan Region was formed in….

a)1942

b)1943

c)1945

4.It borders on Kazakhstan in the…

a) east

b)west

c)north-west

5.Volga is one of the longest river in…

a)Asia

b)Europe

c)Africa

6.Volga is …

a)3450

b)3630 km long

c)3530

7.The landscape is mainly represented by …

a)mountains

b)desert plain

c)tundra

8. The highest mountain is

a)Snowdon

b)Alps

c)Bogdo

9. The climate of the Astrakhan region is

a) sharply- continental

b)humid

c)temperate

10.The most cold month is

a)November

b)January

c)February

11. It snows

a) often in winter

b) rarely

12. Astrakhan winter is characterized by

a) unchangeable

b) changeable weather

13. Spring is

a) longest

b) shortest season

14. Birds come back from the

a) south

b)east

c)north in spring

15. Summer is very hot from

a)April

b)May

c)July

16 First autumn frost begins in the second half of

a) September

b) October

c) November

17. It often

a) snows

b) rains in autumn

18. The climate is

a) favourable

b) unfavourable for growing longripening agricultural crops.

19. Baskunchak Lake belongs to

a) damed

b) tectonic

c) mixed type

20. Kultuki lakes are very

a) shallow

b) deep

21. The lake

a) Baskunchak

b) Korduanskoye

c)Malinovskoye was Yekaterina 11`s property.

22. The Volga-Caspian navigable canal was built in

a) 1774

b) 1874

c) 1974

23. a) Tulips

b) Lotuses

c) Ireses are the pride of our region.

24. The most popular vegetable culture is

a) tomatoes

b) potatoes

c) onion

25. The most beautiful is

a) a swan

b) a pelican

c) a remez

26. People all over the world like our

a) red

b) black caviar

27. The most densely populated districts are

a) Narimanovski

b) Ikryaninski

c) Privolzhki

28. In a) 1898

b) 1918

c) 1968

Pavel Dogadin`s collection of pictures started the Picture Gallery in Astrakhan.

29. Astrakhan Kremlin covers the territory of

a) 11

b) 21

c) 10 hectares

30. a) Troitski

b) Uspenski cathedral was built in 1710.

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