Russia and Eurasia Test Review

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Extending north-south for around 1,550 miles, this landform serves as a significant portion of the boundary between the continents of Asia and Europe:

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Ural Mountains

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The nations of Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia (as well as Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania), all have coastline along this inland sea, which is located between Asia and Europe:

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Black Sea

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The largest country in the world, it occupies the equivalent of around 11% of the world’s total landmass.

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Russia

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The center of Ukrainian culture, commerce, and government, it’s the largest city in Ukraine, as well as the nation’s capital:

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Kyiv

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The second largest nation to emerge from the Soviet Union, its capital is the city of Astana.

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Kazakhstan

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The city of Tbilisi is the capital and largest city of this small, democratic nation that was invaded by Russia in 2008:

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Georgia

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The capital and largest city of Russia, it’s home to Red Square, the Kremlin, and St. Basil’s Cathedral:

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Moscow

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Today, it’s a major Russian port city and the second largest city in Russia. Between 1712 and 1917, it served as the capital of the Russian Empire:

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St. Petersburg

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Bordering Russia to the east, Ukraine to the south, and Poland to the west, the capital and largest city of this nation is Minsk:

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Belarus

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The nations of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, and Azerbaijan (as well as Iran), all have coastline along this body of water which once formed a part of the Mongol-Baltic trade route hundreds of years ago:

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Caspian Sea