CGeo Chapter 11 Review

Russia is the third largest nation, in area, on earth.

• True
• False

Both the Ural and Caucasus Mountains were formed through plate tectonics faulting and folding.

• True
• False

Natural resources are abundant in Russia, but getting to them is a difficult task due to geography and climate.

• True
• False

The climate in Russia can generally be described as cold.

• True
• False

Generally, the Russian people did not prosper under czarist rule, nor the Soviet era.

• True
• False

Russians are dealing with nearly one hundred years of protecting and helping the environment.

• True
• False

This is approximately the size of Russia.

• 2/3 of the earth's land surface
• 1/8 of the earth's land surface

• 5/6 of the earth's land surface
• 1/3 of the earth's land surface

What are provides bountiful harvests when rainfall is adequate.

• Siberia
• Chernozem
• West coast
• Volga delta

Russian ? at home and abroad have disappeared or been killed.

• Laws
• Dissidents
• Borders
• Secrets

What limits many types of vegetation in many areas of Russia.

• Permafrost
• Chernozem
• Continentality
• Loess