Chapter 15 Flashcards
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How many countries?
15
How many of the countries used to be in the USSR?
All of them
How many subregions?
3
What are the subregions?
Russia+Western Republic, Central Asia, Transcaucasia
What are the five main areas?
- Northern European Plain
- Siberian Plains
- Russia Far East
- Transcaucasia
- Central Asia
What mountains sperate Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
Europe+Asia?
EURASIA !!
What is EURASIA’s highest mountain?
Mt. Elbrus
What is the longest river?
Volga River
What is the largest salt water lake in the world?
Caspian Sea
What lake lost a lot of water and used to be the 4th biggest?
Aral Sea
How much water has the Aral Sea lost?
85%
What is the world’s oldest and deepest lake?
Lake Baikal
How much timber comes from Russia?
1/5
What are some obstacles for mining in Russia?
mismanagement, vast distances, frozen ground, difficult export and transport
What are the two most dominant climate zones?
Subarctic and Humid Continental
Largest forest in Russia?
Taiga
What’s a steppe?
large flat temperate grasslands, chernozem, agriculture
When will the Aral Sea be gone if it continues?
In 20 years
How many time zones?
11