6: Russia, the Caucuses and Central Asia

What two mountain ranges border the Caucasus region?

• Northern and Southern Caucasus

• Greater and Lesser Caucasus

• Left and Right Caucasus

• Upper and Lower Caucasus

Which country listed below is located in two continents at the same time?

• Slovakia

• Kazakhstan

• Russia

• Uzbekistan

What body of water listed below has salt water and is the largest inland body of water?

• The Amazon River

• The Caspian Sea

• Lake Baikal

• River Volga

What is the northernmost area of Russia, known for freezing temperatures and the awful gulags, known as?

• Transylvania

• Kazahkstan

• Armenia

• Siberia

Which of the statements below is FALSE?

• Central Asia is the crossroads of the world.

• Russia has the same ethnicity and culture across the country.

• The Black Sea and Caspian Sea are on either side of the Caucasus

• The River Volga is a very important river in the region

How long did it take for Genghis Khan to build his empire?

• 5 Years

• 7 Years

• 3 Years

• 4 Years

What mobile housing is popular in the steppes and was most famously used by Mongolians in Central Asia?

• Tents

• Townhomes

• Lean-To

• Yurts

What was the main ethnicity that settled in Central Asia?

• European

• Turkic

• Arabic

• Asian

What country conquered Central Asia and the Caucasus in the 1900s?

• The Federation of Russia

• China

• The Soviet Union

• Germany

True or False: post-Soviet countries have thriving economies today.

• True

• False