Central Asia Geography Study Guide

Match the following countries in Central Asia with their capital city.

• Astana

• Kazakhstan

• Yerevan

• Armenia

• Baku

• Kyrgystan

• Bishkek

• Azerbaijan

• Tbilisi

• Georgia

Answer explanation

Match the following countries in Central Asia with their capital city.

• Ashgabat

• Turkmenistan

• Dushanbe

• Tajikistan

• Tashkent

• Russia

• Moscow

• Uzbekistan

Answer explanation

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

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