Chapter 11 - Section 1 QUIZ

Where are Armenia, Azerbaijan,

and Georgia located? (311)

• Caucasus Mountains

• Northern European Plain

• Siberian Plain

• Ural Mountains

Why does Russia have few ports? (311)

• rock-filled harbors

• mountainous coastline

• shallow harbors

• ice-blocked coastline

What is taiga? (313)

• a fertile plain west of the Ural Mountains

• deep soils left by glaciers

• a forested area south of the tundra

• deposits of mineral resources

What is the name for very old decayed

plant material burned as fuel? (314)

• coal

• cobalt

• peat

• taiga

What do scientists think might be causing

Siberia’s permafrost to thaw? (317)

• climate change

• excessive irrigation

• hydroelectric dams

• oil drilling

What best describes the climate of

much of Central Asia? (313 - map)

• cold

• mild

• wet

• dry

What is permafrost? (312)

• a wide, flat plain

• forest of mostly evergreens

• a salty inland sea

• ground that is always frozen

What do Russia's hydroelectric plants use to generate electricity? (314)

• biofuel

• petroleum

• water power

• wind power

What human activity caused the Aral Sea to shrink? (318)

• construction

• fishing

• grazing

• irrigation

What separates the Northern European Plain

from the West Siberian Plain? (311)

• Caucasus Mountains

• Kamchatka Peninsula

• Kola Peninsula

• Ural Mountains