Russia Geography Quizizz

Russia, the largest country in the world, makes up how much of the world's landmass?

• One tenth

• one fifth

• one quarter

What separates the continents of Europe and Asia in Russia?

• The Caucasus Mountains

• the Volga River

• The Ural Mountains

What is the longest river in European Russia?

• The Lena

• the Danube

• the Volga

St. Petersburg was built on the far eastern edge of this sea because it was closer to Western Europe and was a warm water port that could be used for trade all year long.

• The Baltic Sea

• the Aegean Sea

• the Barents Sea

This huge lake in Siberia holds 20% of the Earth's fresh water.

• Lake Baikal

• Lake Victoria

• Lake Huron

A cold, dry treeless zone in the subArctic region of Russia is known as the:

• Steppe

• butte

• tundra

The capital of Russia is:

• Novgorod

• St. Petersburg

• Moscow

The fertile grasslands of southern Russia are known as the:

• Savanas

• plains

• steppes

The Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia is famous for its many:

• Volcanoes

• geysers

• canyons

In this densely forested zone of Russia, the millions of trees don't grow to be very tall because of the cold and biting wind.

• The boreal forest

• the old growth forest

• the taiga