Quiz: Physical Geography of Russia and the Eurasian Republics

Match the following

• Taiga

• This region of Russia is known for its resource of timber and poor farm land.

• Permafrost

• This region of Russia is hard to grow crops and access the natural resources.

• Steppes

• This region of Russia and Eurasia is known for the grasslands that are used for herding and farming

What animal larvae is eaten in Mexico with garlic and lime?

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Use the map to respond to this question.

In what part of Russia and the Eurasian Republics would you find the most Uranium?

• NorthWest Russia

• Northeast Russia

• Central Asia (Eurasian Republics)

• Southeast Russia

Chernozem is...

• the region of Russia with large amounts of oil and natural gas

• the region of Russia with large amounts of uranium for nuclear power plants and weapons

• rich, dark soil that is found in the Black Earth Belt of Russia and the Eurasian Republics

• the land that has most of the permafrost region of Siberia

Rivers, such as the Volga, are important because...

Choose all that apply.

• Over-irrigation has led to the shrinking of this as a natural resource

• It is a major source of hydroelectric power

• It helps drain the land, creating more usable land for living and farming

• It is a major transportation corridor between major cities in Russia

What food in Thailand is eaten while it's "dancing"?

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The Sayano - Shushenskaya Dam is extremely important to the people of Russia because...

• It prevents contaminated water from flowing into the water sources of Moscow

• It created safe habitats for endangered fish species

• It creates hydroelectricity for hundreds of thousands of people in Moscow.

• It is a man-made boundary between Europe and Russia

The Largest freshwater lake in the world is...

• Lake Baikal

• Lake Onega

• Caspian Sea

• LakeLadoga

What animals nose is considered a delacacy in Alaska and Canada?

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In the past and today, the countries of Central Asia share what in common?

Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzebekistan

• They are all part of the Taiga; which creats a lot of timber for the region.

• They all have major port cities along the Mediterranian Sea.

• They are welcoming of all cultural diversity

• They are located on major stops of the Silk Road and modern day transportaion routes.