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WorksheetsHomework - Russia & the Eurasian Republics
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
Peat
Decayed plant material trapped under Siberian ice
Decayed plant material used as fuel in Siberia
Decayed plant material used as fuel in Central Asian Republics
Decayed plant material that is mined as a resource in permafrost
Katey Walter Anthony's area of study in Siberia
Methane gases
Peat
Iron Ore
Hydropower
Reason for few trees in northern Russia
Weather is too cold
Permafrost
Deforestation
Not enough daylight
Ural Mountains
Are a divider between European Russia and Asian Russia
Are the same elevation as the Andes Mountains
Are also known as the My-al mountains
Are much higher in elevation as the Pocono Mountains
Reason for few Russian ports
Russia does not trade with the rest of the world
Russian coastline is very small
Little interest in Russian goods
Ice-blocked coastline
Best area for farming in the region
Western plains and Steppes
Tundra
Taiga
Siberia
Water loss from irrigation caused it to shrink in size
Aral Sea
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Lake Baikal
What is the origin of Central Asian country names?
Home of the largest ethnic group
A guy called Stan named them
U.S.S.R. named them
Neighboring deserts
Main uses of the Steppes
Agriculture and grazing
Mining and fishing
Grazing and mining
Mining and agriculture
Resource NOT found in Far Eastern Siberia
Timber
Diamonds
Gold
Copper
A Human-Environment interaction that negatively impacted the Aral Sea
Irrigation
Farming
Fishing
Hunting
20% of the world's reserves of this are found in Russia and Eurasian republics
Iron Ore
Methane
Peat
Diamonds
Forested area south of the Arctic Circle
Taiga
Tundra
Steppes
Central Asia
Climate of Eastern Siberia
Humid Cold - Dry Winter
Humid Cold - No Dry Season
Humid Temperate - No Dry Season
Polar Cold
Location of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia
Caucasus Mountains
Apennine Mountains
Ural Mountains
Scandinavia
Climate of Central Asia
Dry (arid / semi-arid)
Humid Temperate - No Dry Season
Humid Cold - Dry Winter
Polar
Russia is nearly ___ or the earth's land surface.
1/6
1/4
1/8
1/10
Which of the following items has the retreating waters of the Aral Sea NOT exposed. Winds pick these things up and dump them on nearby population.
Fertilizer
Pesticides
Salt
Methane
What country is pictured?
Georgia
Uzbekistan
Russia
Kazakstan
Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Pennsylvania
Kazakhstan
Kyrgystan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
This country is...
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Uzbekistan
Georgia
This country is...
Russia
United States of America
Kazakhstan
Kyrgystan
This country is...
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Kyrgystan
Uzbekistan
Kyrgystan
Pennsylvania
Armenia
Turkmenistan
What is the term for a continuous extent of land?
landmass
steppe
taiga
escarpment
What geographic feature separates the Northern European Plain from the Western Siberian Plain?
the Ural Mountains
the Caucasus Mountains
the tundra
the steppes of southwestern Russia
What is the term for a very large plain?
steppe
landmass
tundra
taiga
Which term means ¨to cut off from others¨?
isolate
integrate
displace
encounter
Why does Russia have so few ports open year round?
rock-filled harbors
mountainous coastline
ice-blocked coastline
shallow harbors
Most Russian urban centers are located in which part of the country?
North
South
East
West
What mountain range forms a border between Russia and Southwest Asia?
Ural Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Kazakhstan is located ___________ of Russia.
west
east
south
north
Which of the following countries is West of Russia?
Turkmenistan
Belarus
Azerbaijan
Uzbekistan
Which of the following physical features is closest to Moscow, Russia?
Aral Sea
Bering Strait
Lake Baikal
Ural Mountains
Which territory has an extreme climate?
Moscow
Siberia
Kasakhstan
Belarus
What body of water is in between Alaska and Russia?
Black Sea
Sea of Japan
Bering Strait/Bering Sea
Lake Baikal
Which human modification is most responsible for drying up the Aral Sea?
Redirecting water to grow crops in the desert
Polluting from nearby mining operations
Constructing dams on the rivers feeding the lake
The longest river in Europe that is located in western Russia:
Volga River
Schuylkill River
Amazon River
Ob River
What is relative location?
the exact location
the location of a place compared to other places
the former location of a place
the description of location using longitude and latitude
What are the five themes of geography?
Location, Place, Human-Environment, Movement, Region
Human Systems, Physical Systems, Geography, Places, Regions
Places, Regions, Environment, Society, Location
Society, Human Systems, Location, Place, Region
A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.
Taiga
Permafrost
Chernozem
Methane
Methane is...
All of the above
a colorless gas.
an odorless gas.
a natural gas.
Methane is (a) more powerful than carbon dioxide as an effect on global warming.
2/3 of all of Russia's water traffic is located on this body of water.
Volga River
Ob River
Caspian Sea
Lake Baikal
Which region is north of the steppes?
Tiaga
Desert
Tundra
Siberia
The _ is north of the Tiaga in Russia.
(a)The (a) region is south of the (b) in this region.
Who believed that they could control nature and redirect rivers without any consequences?
Soviet Union Leaders
Uzbekistan Leaders
Kazakhstan Leaders
United States Leaders
