Central Asia Quizizz

How has taking water from the rivers for farming changed the Aral Sea?

• It has increased in size

• It has shrunk

• It has turned into smaller lakes

• It has disappeared

This mountain range separates Europe from Asia in Russia

• The Alps

• The Ural Mountains

• The Pyrenees

• The Caucasus

Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia and forms the border between Russia to the North, Georgia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the southeast

• The Alps

• The Ural Mountains

• The Pyrenees

• The Caucasus Mountains

Which biome in Russia can be identified in the picture above?

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Desert

• Steppe

The dry grasslands of Southern Siberia and Central Asia are known as

• Steppe

• Tundra

• Permafrost

• Taiga

The tundra is located in the northernmost part of Siberia, where the ground is permanently frozen.

What is another word for permanently frozen ground?

• Swamp

• Permafrost

• Absolute Zero

Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia are located in which region?

• Central Asia

• The Caucasus

• Siberia

The countries in Central Asia have experienced great economic and political change.

Which of the following best describes this change?

• from a free market to a limited market economy

• from a command (communism) to a market economy (capitalism)

• from a limited market to a free market economy

Each of the following is a major resource in Russia EXCEPT...

• Oil

• Hydroelectric Power

• Natural Gas

• Biomass

All of the following are reasons Russia's energy resources are not fully developed EXCEPT...

• The size (vastness) of the country

• The Silk Road

• The harsh climate

• Rough terrain / lack of infrastructure