Which of the following statements about the Soviet Union is false? A. The Soviet system bound the economic geography

Question 1 of 25

Which of the following statements about the Soviet Union is false?

A. The Soviet system bound the economic geography of the republics to the center.

B. The absence of competition in the Soviet Union made managers complacent.

C. Often, the Soviet Union assigned the production of particular goods to particular locations, ignoring basic principles of economic geography.

D. the Soviet economy was a tremendous success story; the USSR would still exist if it were not for overriding ethnic differences.

Question 2 of 25

What is true about the geography of the North European Lowland?

A. It contains the mountain ranges of the Alps.

B. It is the most densely populated of Europe's landscape regions.

C. It does not include southeastern England.

D. It has historically functioned as a barrier to contact and communication due to its marshy conditions.

Question 3 of 25

What is true about St. Petersburg?

A. It lies on the doorstep of Siberia, a binding force between the eastern and western halves of Russia.

B. It was always a competitor for Moscow but did not become the capital of Russia until the 1917 Revolution.

C. It was named Leningrad during Soviet times.

D. It lies at the head of the Sea of Okhotsk.