Chapter 5 Russia Study Guide

What is Siberia?

• Permanently frozen soil

• The Asian part of Russia including the West Siberian Plain.

• A Mountain- A mountain range that separates European Russia from Asian Russia. It is the continental divide of Europe and Russia.

• The far north

What are the Ural Mountains?

• A mountain range that separate European Russia from Asian Russia. It is the continental divide of Europe and Russia.

• A mountain range that separates the U.S. and Canada.

• A mountain range that separates the U.S. and Russia

• A mountain range that separates Russia and

What is Permafrost?

• Permanently frosted soil

• Frost that melts faster

• Permanently frozen soil

• soil that is frosty

What are steppes?

• Vast grasslands located East of Moscow

• Vast grasslands located West of Moscow

• Vast grasslands located North of Moscow

• Vast grasslands located South of Moscow

What is Lake Baikal?

• A Lake located in Serbia

• A Lake located in Pennsylvania.

• A Lake located in Canada

• A Lake located in China

What percentage of freshwater of the World is in Lake Baikal?

• 10%

• 24%

• 20%

• 30%

How deep is the is Lake Baikal?

• 40 feet deep

• More than one mile deep

• 2 miles deep

• 100 feet deep

What is the Kamchatka Peninsula?

• A peninsula located in the far West of Russia

• A peninsula located in the far east of the U.S.

• A peninsula located in the far North of Russia

• A peninsula located in the far east of Russia.

What is the Kamchatka Peninsula famous for?

• It's 149 volcanos, 29 of them are active.

• It's 160 volcanos, 28 of them are active.

• It's 132 volcanos, 32 of them are active.

• It's 118 volcanos, 23 of them are active.

What climate does the far North have?

• Continental warm summer

• Continental cool summer

• Tundra

• Subartic