Russia Chapt 15

The name for the fertile black soil found in the Northern European Plain is _____________.

• magma

• topsoil

• humus

• chernozem

Some geographers consider the dividing line between the continents of Europe & Asia to be _____________.

• the Volga River

• the Ural Mountains

• the Central Siberian Plain

• the Caucasus Mountains

Eurasia is the name given to Europe and Asia by those who ___________________________.

• believe in combining names

• think of Europe and Asia as one continent

• do not know exactly where Europe and Asia are located

• think of Europe and Asia as one nation

The republic that lies in the Caucasus Mountains and consists of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia is known as ________________.

• Transcaucasia

• Turan Plain

• Siberia

• Eurasia

Between the Caspian Sea and the mountains of Central Asia, you will find a dry lowland area known as ______________, that is home to 2 rivers and 2 deserts.

• the Great Plains

• the Caucasus Plain

• the Turan Plain

• the West Siberian Plain

____________ stretch across the isthmus that separates the Black and Caspian Sea.

• the Turan Plain

• the Ural Mountains

• The Caucasus Mountains

• The Volga River

_____________ is the deepest lake in the world and is home to the only freshwater seal species.

• Lake Tahoe

• Lake Okaboji

• Lake Baikal

• The Abyssal Lake

The part of Russia that extends from the Ural Mountains eastward to the Pacific Ocean is known as ____________.

• Siberia

• Transcaucasia

• Eurasia

• Syr Darya

What 3 large seas lie on Russia's Western borders?

• Laptev, Okhotsk, Chukchi

• Kryz, Ghrsztic, Barents

• North, Barents, Bering

• Baltic, Black, Caspian

The landform borders of the Central Siberian Plateau are the __________________________.

• Black and Caspian Sea

• Northern European Plain & West Siberian Plain

• Yenisey & Lena Rivers

• Syr Dara & Amu Darya Rivers