Quiz review

Match

Match the picture with the geographic term

Desert

Taiga

Steppe

permafrost

• Desert

• Taiga

• Steppe

• permafrost

Multiple Choice

Which natural resource is not found in northeastern Russia?

• 
  gold

• uranium

• 
  coal

Multiple Choice

Which geographic feature serves as a natural barrier between Asia and Europe?

• Great European Plain

• Aral Sea

• 
  Ural Mountains

Multiple Choice

Which area of Russian and the Eurasian republics is best suited for agriculture?

• the tundra

• 
  the steppes

• 
  the deserts

Labeling

Label the rivers

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Syr Darya River

Lena River

Volga River

Ob River

Hotspot

Which hotspot on the map is the location of the deepest freshwater lake in the world, Lake Baikal?

Multiple Choice

What is the unique feature of the rivers located in Siberia?

• 
  They have unique species of fish.

• They flow south to north.

• 
  There are no towns located along the rivers.

Multiple Choice

Why is the boreal forest an important natural resource for Russia and the Eurasian republics?

• 
  provides one fifth of the world's supply of timber

• 
  provides lots of carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere

• creates shade in a climate where it is very warm

Multiple Choice

Which image shows an example of chernozem? 

Multiple Choice

Why did Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan build a pipeline to transport oil throughout the region instead of using trucks?

• 
  The materials cost less money.

• 
  It is more environmentally friendly.

• 
  Fewer people are needed to work on it.

Open Ended

What factors led to the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

Open Ended

In your own words, explain at least one way that the physical geography of this region creates challenges for the people who live there.