Russia and the Eurasia Republics (Geography)

This mountain range is the boundary between Europe and Asia

• Rocky Mountains
• Swiss Alps
• Ural Mountains
• Heard Mountains

The only country to be in two continents at the same time, with the dividing line at the Ural Mountains

• Uzbekistan

• China

• France

• Russia

What is the continental landmass stretching from Europe to Asia, in which Russia is located in called?

• Europe

• Asia

• Australia

• Eurasia

What physical feature is pictured?

• North Sea
• Volga River
• Rhine River
• Strait of Gibraltar

Sea trade routes to Russia are difficult because...

• it has no coastline

• many of its ports are frozen for part of the year

• it doesn't have any ships for trading

• it has nothing to offer other nations in trade

The capital of Russia is....

• St. Petersburg

• Siberia

• Vladivostok

• Moscow

A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.

• Taiga

• Permafrost

• Chernozem

• World Geography Class

A large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia.

• steppe

• taiga

• tundra

• muh backyard

The massive plains region that is in Asia known for its cold temperatures is called

• Kamchatka

• Siberia

• Caucasus

• Volga

Russia also has a large forest region that is known as the

• steppes

• taiga