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WorksheetsRussia Physical Geography
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Russia is also known as the Soviet Union and the U.S.S.R.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which of the following explains why the population of Russia is isolated to the west?
a)
Climate conditions in the region
b)
Trade organizations
c)
Voting patterns
d)
Border disputes
3.
Which biome in Russia can be identified in the picture above?
a)
Tundra
b)
Desert
c)
Taiga
d)
Grassland
4.
Most Russian cities are located in the
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
5.
Settlers in Siberia have adapted to which environmental factor in the region?
a)
eathquake damage
b)
hot and dry conditions
c)
permafrost land
6.
Western Russia is located near Europe
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which physical landform forms a boundary between Europe and Asia?
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
Russian Upland
c)
Caucasus Mountains
d)
Siberian Plain
8.
What is the capital of Russia?
a)
St. Petersburg
b)
Berlin
c)
Moscow
d)
Geneva
9.
What happened to the Aral Sea?
a)
Overgrown with Algae
b)
Massive Flooding
c)
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in the Ukraine
d)
Dried up due to poor irrigation techniques
10.
Parts of Russia are permanently frozen. This is called:
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
permafrost
d)
Steppe
11.
The longest river in Russia is the
a)
Yenisey
b)
Volga
c)
Tiber
d)
Euphrates
12.
The _____ helps move Russians out east to Siberia.
a)
Trans-Siberian Railroad
b)
Pacific Railway
c)
Atlantic Railway
d)
Gulag Railroad
13.
Russia has _______ different time zones.
a)
7
b)
8
c)
11
d)
13
14.
The second largest
city in Russia is.....
city in Russia is.....
a)
Sochi
b)
St Petersburg
c)
Krasnoyarsk
d)
Vladivostok
15.
Russia gains access
to the Mediterranean
Sea through....
to the Mediterranean
Sea through....
a)
the Aral Sea
b)
the Caspian Sea
c)
the Black Sea
d)
the White Sea
16.
What is the color order of Russia's flag?
a)
red, blue,and white
b)
white,blue, and red
c)
blue, white, and red
d)
red, white, and blue
17.
To travel from Russia to Europe, which direction would you travel?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
18.
Siberia is best described as a
a)
small region with a tropical climate.
b)
vast area with a harsh climate.
c)
flat, marshy land with a mild climate.
d)
barren plain with a dry desert climate.
19.
What happened at Chernobyl?
a)
Location of World War II
b)
Nuclear explosion
c)
Russia's capital city
d)
City stolen from South Korea
20.
What percentage of Russia's population lives to the east of the Ural Mountains?
a)
20
b)
30
c)
50
d)
80
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