the most populated city in Siberia

Lake Baikal __________.

is the deepest lake in the world and is located in Siberia.

The Amur River __________.

creates the natural boundary between Russia and northeastern China

The Ob River __________.

flows north into the Arctic and provides hydroelectric power at Novosibirsk

What is a steppe and where would you find it?

A grassland in a semiarid climate

What is a taiga and where would you find it?

An evergreen forest in a subarctic climate

The Caspian Sea __________.

is the world's largest inland body of water

The Bering Strait __________.

connects the Arctic to the Pacific and is between Russia and Alaska

St. Petersburg is ____.

the former capital of Russia (further west than the current capital)

The Volga River __________.

is the longest river in Europe and flows into the Caspian Sea

What climate zones would you find in Russia?

Arctic, subarctic, humid continental

What is permafrost and where would you find it?

A frozen soil layer in the tundra

The Arctic Ocean __________.

is on the east coast of Asia and the west coast of North America

The Aral Sea __________.

is drying up due to irrigation and is located in Kazakhstan

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1
What country is highlighted in red?
Uzbekistan
Russia
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
2
What will you find in an arid climate?
Steppe
Taiga
Desert
Tundra
3
What body of water is depicted in this time lapse images?
Lake Baikal
Caspian Sea
Bering Strait
Aral Sea
4
What will you find in an arctic climate?
Tundra
Steppe
Taiga
Desert
5
Novosibirsk is ____.
the most populated city in Siberia
a Pacific port city
the capital of Russia
the former capital of Russia (further west than the current capital)
6
What river is outlined in red on the map?
Amur
Ob
Volga
7
Vladivostok is ____.
the former capital of Russia (further west than the current capital)
a Pacific port city
the capital of Russia
the most populated city in Siberia
8
Lake Baikal __________.
is drying up due to irrigation and is located in Kazakhstan
is the deepest lake in the world and is located in Siberia.
is on the east coast of Asia and the west coast of North America
connects the Arctic to the Pacific and is between Russia and Alaska
9
Which mountains are on an isthmus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea?
Ural Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
10
The Amur River __________.
flows north into the Arctic and provides hydroelectric power at Novosibirsk
creates the natural boundary between Russia and northeastern China
is the longest river in Europe and flows into the Caspian Sea
is the world's largest inland body of water
11
The "sleeping land" refers to _______.
Uzbekistan
Siberia
Russia
Turkmenistan
12
The Ob River __________.
flows north into the Arctic and provides hydroelectric power at Novosibirsk
is the longest river in Europe and flows into the Caspian Sea
is the world's largest inland body of water
creates the natural boundary between Russia and northeastern China
13
What climate zones would you find in Central Asia?
Semiarid and arid
Arctic, subarctic, humid continental
14
What is a steppe and where would you find it?
A grassland in a semiarid climate
An evergreen forest in a subarctic climate
A frozen soil layer in the tundra
15
What is a taiga and where would you find it?
A frozen soil layer in the tundra
An evergreen forest in a subarctic climate
A grassland in a semiarid climate
16
The Caspian Sea __________.
flows north into the Arctic and provides hydroelectric power at Novosibirsk
creates the natural boundary between Russia and northeastern China
is the longest river in Europe and flows into the Caspian Sea
is the world's largest inland body of water
17
The Bering Strait __________.
is drying up due to irrigation and is located in Kazakhstan
connects the Arctic to the Pacific and is between Russia and Alaska
is the deepest lake in the world and is located in Siberia.
is on the east coast of Asia and the west coast of North America
18
What country is highlighted in red?
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Russia
Turkmenistan
19
Where would you find this type of vegetation?
Tundra
Desert
Steppe
Taiga
20
What country is highlighted in red?
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Russia
Kazakhstan
21
What body of water is shaded in dark blue on this map?
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
22
Where would you find this type of vegetation?
Steppe
Taiga
Tundra
Desert
23
St. Petersburg is ____.
the capital of Russia
the most populated city in Siberia
a Pacific port city
the former capital of Russia (further west than the current capital)
24
What body of water is shaded in dark blue on this map?
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
25
Siberia is to the _____ of the Ural Mountains.
south
east
north
west
26
Moscow is ____.
a Pacific port city
the former capital of Russia (further west than the current capital)
the most populated city in Siberia
the capital of Russia
27
What river is outlined in red on the map?
Amur
Ob
Volga
28
What body of water is shaded in dark blue on this map?
Caspian Sea
Lake Baikal
Aral Sea
Bering Strait
29
What body of water is shaded in dark blue on the map?
Bering Strait
Caspian Sea
Lake Baikal
Aral Sea
30
The Volga River __________.
flows north into the Arctic and provides hydroelectric power at Novosibirsk
is the longest river in Europe and flows into the Caspian Sea
creates the natural boundary between Russia and northeastern China
is the world's largest inland body of water
31
Permafrost is in the ____ latitudes.
Low
Middle
High
32
Which mountains are in the area highlighted in red on this map?
Ural Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
33
Which mountains run North to South through Russia, separating Europe from Asia?
Caucasus Mountains
Ural Mountains
34
Where is the black earth belt? (where the rich chernozem soil is)
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Ukraine and Russia
Russia and Uzbekistan
Ukraine and Kazakhstan
35
What climate zones would you find in Russia?
Arctic, subarctic, humid continental
Semiarid and arid
36
Which mountains are indicated by the red line on this map?
Caucasus Mountains
Ural Mountains
37
What body of water is shaded in dark blue on this map?
Aral Sea
Bering Strait
Lake Baikal
Caspian Sea
38
What will you find in a subarctic climate?
Desert
Tundra
Taiga
Steppe
39
What is permafrost and where would you find it?
An evergreen forest in a subarctic climate
A grassland in a semiarid climate
A frozen soil layer in the tundra
40
What will you find in a semiarid climate?
Desert
Taiga
Tundra
Steppe
41
The Arctic Ocean __________.
connects the Arctic to the Pacific and is between Russia and Alaska
is the deepest lake in the world and is located in Siberia.
is drying up due to irrigation and is located in Kazakhstan
is on the east coast of Asia and the west coast of North America
42
The Aral Sea __________.
is on the east coast of Asia and the west coast of North America
connects the Arctic to the Pacific and is between Russia and Alaska
is the deepest lake in the world and is located in Siberia.
is drying up due to irrigation and is located in Kazakhstan
43
Which country is on both the European and Asian continents?
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Russia
Turkmenistan
44
What country is highlighted in red?
Russia
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
45
What river is outlined in black on the map?
Ob
Volga
Amur

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