Russia and Central Asia Physical Geography

Question 1

The Kamchatka Peninsula in Eastern Siberia is located on the

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Ring of Fire

Question 2

Why is the Aral Sea been shrinking since the 1960's?

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Over Irrigation

Question 3

Short grasses, Lichens, mosses, and small shrubs are characteristics of

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Tundra

Question 4

Permanently frozen sub-soil is called

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Permafrost

Question 5

All of the following are side effects of the shrinking of the Aral Sea EXCEPT

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glowing fish

Question 6

The sub-arctic region of Siberia had large coniferous forests called

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Taiga

Question 7

The Aral Sea is located between Kazakstan and ________

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Uzbekistan

Question 8

Many of the rivers in Russia flow northward to the

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Arctic Ocean

Question 9

What lake in Siberia is the deepest fresh water lake in the world?

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Lake Baikal

Question 10

What mountains divide Russia from the Black Sea and Caspian Sea?

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Caucasus Mountains

Question 11

The dividing line between Europe and Asia is

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Ural Mountains

Question 12

What river forms part of the border between Russia and China?

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Amur River

Question 13

Russia is a large country that is located in two continents. They are?

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Asia and Europe

Question 14

Russia is so long that it spans how many time zones?

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11

Question 15

The North European Plain extends into

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Western Russia

Question 16

Russia has what kind of climate zone?

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Humid continental climate

Question 17

The part of Russia located in Asia is called

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Siberia

Question 18

Russia is located in the middle and _____ latitudes

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high

Question 19

Central Asia is covered in

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Steppe

Question 20

The ________ are the longest mountain range in Russia

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Ural Mountains

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