Russia Physical Geography Q1

The permanently frozen portion of land found below the surface is a Tundra climate is called __________.  

• Permafreeze
• Terra Fria
• Permafrost
• Glacier soil

rich, black topsoil found in the North European Plain, especially in Russia and Ukraine 

• tundra
• chernozem
• steppe
• hydroelectric power

Russian term for the vast subarctic forest, mostly evergreens, that covers much of Russian and Siberia 

• tundra
• taiga
• steppe
• permafrost

wide, grassy plains of Eurasia; also, similar semiarid climate regions elsewhere 

• tundra
• chernozem
• steppe
• hydroelectric power

vast, treeless plains in cold northern climates; characterized by permafrost and small, low plants, such as mosses and shrubs 

• tundra
• chernozem
• steppe
• hydroelectric power

What mountain range forms the border between Europe & Asia?

• Pyranees Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains
• Ural Mountains
• Rocky Mountains

Which country lies in both Europe and Asia?

• Rome
• Russia
• Italy
• Ukraine

The capital of Russia is....

• St. Petersburg

• Siberia

• Vladivostok

• Moscow