Question

______ is an essential part of Russia's hinterland, making up three-fourths of its land and providing a large proportion of its raw materials

A. Siberia
B. Murmansk
C. Moscow
D. St. Petersburg

Answer 1

We can reject answers C) and D) :those are two famous cities in Russia, and cities would be too small to take up three-forths of Russia, the biggest country in the world.

Murmansk is also a city: in the North-West of Russia, in the Arctic Circle.

So the correct answer is: Siberia