Unit 5-Russia and Republics

The mountain range that separates the Northern European and West Siberian plains is the

• Transcaucasia Mountains

• Caucasus Mountains

• Siberian Mountains

• Ural Mountains

The Caucasus Mountains form the border between

• Russia and Transcaucasia

• Siberian Plain and Georgia

• Caucasian Plain and Tian Shan

• Siberian Plain and Yenisey River

The fertile soil found on the Northern European Plain is known as

• tundra

• permafrost

• chernozem

• plain

The longest river on the European continent is the

• Syr Darya

• Amu Darya

• Volga River

• Irytsh River

The oldest and deepest lake in the world is

• Czar Lake

• Lake Caspian

• Aral Sea

• Lake Baikal

A region known for frigid temperatures as well as its many natural resources is

• Siberia

• Georgia

• Russia

• Uzbekistan

_____________is the term used to describe a region's distance away from moderating influences of the sea.

• continentality

• taiga

• tundra

• precipitation

One type of vegetation that is NOT found in Russia and the Republics is

• forest

• steppe

• tundra

• swamp

The _________________was damaged by efforts to use its waters for irrigation of nearby farms.

• Caspian Sea

• Aral Sea

• Black Sea

• White Sea

The term that is used to describe the permanently frozen subsoil in Siberia is

• frosted

• frozen

• permafrost

• tundra frost