Материалы краеведческого характера 'Mari El"
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The Republic of Mari El.

Our republic is located in the centre of the European part of Russia, on the banks of the Volga-river. The territory of the Republic is covered with forests and fields. There are a lot of deep lakes and small rivers in our republic: the Tair, the Kichi Er, the Yaltchik, the Karas, the Ilet, the Oshla, the Small and Big Kokshaga.  There is a national park Mari Chodra on the territory of Mari El. Different rare animals and birds live there. There are four cities in our republic: Yoshkar-Ola, Volzhsk, Zvenigovo, Kozmodemyansk. The capital of Mari El is Yoshkar-Ola. It means “The Red City”. It was founded in 1584 by the Russian Prince Ivan Obolenskiy-Nogotkov. The city is small but nice and green. It stands on the banks of the Kokshaga-river. The streets aren’t wide and the houses aren’t tall in our city. There are theatres, museums, churches, libraries, universities, factories, shops in our city. The famous sights are Yoskin the cat; the clock with a donkey; the Kremlin and a big Ferris wheel. The city of Yoshkar-Ola has its own symbols: coat of arms, flag and anthem.

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1. The capital of Mari El is …

a) London

b) Moscow

c) Kazan

d) Yoshkar-Ola

2. The big river in Mari El is …

a) the Moskva river

b) the Volga

c) the Lena

d) the Nile

3. The founder (основатель) of Yoshkar-Ola is …

a) Peter the Great

b) Ivan the Terrible

c) Obolenskiy-Nogotkov

d) Leonid Markelov

4. «Yoshkar-Ola» means …

a) big valley

b) blue river

c) red city

d) great forest

5. What can you see on the coat of arms (гербе) of Mari El?

a) a wolf

b) a bear

c) a fox

d) a squirrel

6. What can you see on the coat of arms (гербе) of Yoshkar-Ola?

a) a bear

b) an elk

c) a fish

d) a tiger

7. The biggest lake in Mari El is …

a) the Yaltchik

b) the Morskoy Glaz

c) the Tair

d) the Lesnaya skazka

8. The national park in Mari El is …

a) Mari Chodra

b) Kichi Er

c) Disney land

d) Big Forest

9. How many cities are there in our republic?

a) 5

b) 10

c) 4

d) 1

10. What regions are the neighbours (соседи) of Mari El?

a) Kirov region

b) Moscow region

c) Chuvash republic

d) Tatarstan