Chapter 8 - Central Asia, the Caucasus, & Siberian Russia

Where is Siberia located?

• America

• Canada

• Russia

Treeless zone near the Arctic Circle

• tundra

• rainforest

• treeless

What is permafrost

• perfect frost

• snow

• permanently frozen land

what are gulags

• giants

• labor camps

• mountains

What are grasslands called

• steppes

• mesas

• plateaus

What is a yurt

• a tent with a domed roof

• a desert

• a type of food in Siberia

What is the taiga?

• Semi-Arid Grassland
• Petroleum
• World's largest forest
• Fertile Soil

What large sea has shrank to at least 25% of its original size?

• Aral Sea
• Caspian Sea
• East Sea
• Black Sea

Saltwater lake in the Caucasus that has been shrinking for decades.

• Siberian Sea

• Aral Sea

• Ural Sea

• Baikal Sea

When did the republics declare their independence?

• Before the Cold War

• When the Soviet Union Collapsed

• When the Soviet Union started up

• When WWII started