Europe & Russia

Which physical feature inside Russia separates the Europe and Asia?

• The Ural Mountains

• The Black Sea

• The Volga River

• Lake Baikal

The Kamchatka peninsula is known for its.......

• many great beaches

• freezing temperatures

• importance to shipping

• many volcanoes

The permanently frozen portion of land found below the surface is a Tundra climate is called __________.  

• Permafreeze
• Terra Fria
• Permafrost
• Glacier soil

Which of the following would be and example of how Russians adapt to the harsh, cold climate in which they live?  

• Wear heavy clothing
• Find leisure activities that can be done in the cold.  
• Burn large amounts of oil, gas, wood and coal to keep warm.  
• All of the above

The cold, harsh winter climates is Russia, aided the Russians in defeating which of the following armies.  

• The French under Napoleon
• The Chinese
• Nazi Germany
• Both A and France & Germany

rich, black topsoil found in the North European Plain, especially in Russia and Ukraine 

• tundra
• chernozem
• steppe
• hydroelectric power

electrical energy generated by falling water 

• tundra
• chernozem
• steppe
• hydroelectric power

wide, grassy plains of Eurasia; also, similar semiarid climate regions elsewhere 

• tundra
• chernozem
• steppe
• hydroelectric power

vast, treeless plains in cold northern climates; characterized by permafrost and small, low plants, such as mosses and shrubs 

• tundra
• chernozem
• steppe
• hydroelectric power

What is located at the letter B

• Volga River
• Ural Mountains
• Caspian Sea
• Caucasian Mountains