9th Grade Chp. 14 Russian Core

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement. The __________ form a natural barrier between European Russia and Siberian Russia.

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement. Belarus is a landlocked country that lies entirely in the area known as the __________.

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement. The vast stretches of plains and plateaus of eastern Russia that extend to the Pacific Ocean make up much of __________.

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement. The __________ River extends 2,293 miles (3,690 km), making it the longest in Europe.

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement. The __________ form a natural barrier between Russia and countries to the south.

Farmers use Russia’s areas of rich chernozem soil to grow what?

• sugarcane, bananas, and pineapples.

• coffee, cotton, and soybeans.

• wheat, barley, rye, and oats.

• grapes, olives, and citrus fruits.

What type of climate is found along Russia’s northern border?

• tundra

• subarctic

• temporal

• tropical

Why does the interior of Russia have more extreme variations in temperature

and less precipitation than western Russia?

• It suffers frequent seismic activity, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

• It experiences the rain shadow effect produced by the Ural Mountains.

• It is closer to the Tropic of Cancer.

• It lacks the moderating effects of a major body of water.

What type of biome is found in Russia’s subarctic?

• permafrost

• boreal forest

• deciduous forest

• grassland

What Russian lake holds one-fifth of all unfrozen freshwater found on Earth?

• Baikal

• Barents

• Laptev

• Okhotsk