ASIA GEOGRAPHY FOUR

What mountain range is highlighted on the map? This range contains the tallest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest, which sits at around 29,000 feet (the point above which oxygen levels drop dangerously low in most people).

• hindu kush
• alps
• urals
• himalayas

What major river system is shown on the map of India? It flows through the Eastern part of the country, & empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is one of the largest rivers in the world, and is of religious significance to some Hindus.

• Indus River
• Ganges River
• Yellow River
• Volga River

True or False: Russia is the largest country in the world?

• True
• False

MOUNTAIN THAT SEPARATES EUROPE FROM ASIA.

• Genges Mountains

• Ural Mountains

• Moscow Mountains

• Siberian Mountains

Page 144: Why do most Russians live in the West?

• It's colder in the West
• The climate is not as harsh
• Less to do
• I have no idea

Regarding climate and vegetation, most of Siberia is considered what where only small plants can grow? 

• Tunisia
• Tundra
• Tornadoes
• Time-machines

What is the Taiga?

• a forest area where evergreens grow
• a flat area of non-plant life
• a mountainous region
• an ocean no one knows about

This inland sea is usually considered part of the Western border of Asia. It is north of the country of Iran.

• Black Sea
• Caspian Sea
• Aral Sea
• Lake Baikal

___________: a fertile spot in a desert where water is found.

• valley
• delta
• springs
• oasis

_____________: a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain. 

• typhoon
• tropical cyclone
• monsoon
• jet stream