Chapter 15 Review

The Caucusus Mountains form what border?

Which of the following is not a Central Asian Republic?

What was most responsible for the defeat of Napoleon?

A region known for its many natural resources and frigid temperatures is

What river forms some of the border betwen Russia and China?

What best describes the Russian steppe?

This is the most populated region of Russia

What two rivers does the Central Siberian Plateau lie between?

What climate zone is not found in Russia and the Republics

In what direction do most rivers in Siberia flow?

What two cities are at the far ends of the Trans-Siberian Railroad?

This is the longest river in Europe

Which was completed first?

What mountain range separates the Northern European and Western Siberian Plains?

What body of water was damaged due to rivers flowing into it being diverted?

Where does the Northern European Plain begin and end?

The fertile soil found on the Northern European Plain as well as the steppe is called

The rain shadow effect can be found near the high mountains located along what southeastern border?

Because Russia and the Republics covers such an expanse of territory, the region

What is the term used to describe a region's distance from the moderating influence of the sea?

When was the Trans-Siberian Railroad completed?

What is the single continent of Europe and Asia called?

This is a dry lowland area that includes two large deserts

Which of these cities is not located on the Northern European Plain?

What is the oldest and deepest lake on Earth?

In what city is "zero hour" for time zones?

What term best decribes the soil in northern Siberia?

What was not a reason to build the Trans-Siberian Railroad?

This is the largest forest on earth