Chapter 15 Flashcards

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1
Q

How many countries?

A

15

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2
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How many of the countries used to be in the USSR?

A

All of them

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3
Q

How many subregions?

A

3

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4
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What are the subregions?

A

Russia+Western Republic, Central Asia, Transcaucasia

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5
Q

What are the five main areas?

A
  1. Northern European Plain
  2. Siberian Plains
  3. Russia Far East
  4. Transcaucasia
  5. Central Asia
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6
Q

What mountains sperate Europe and Asia?

A

Ural Mountains

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7
Q

Europe+Asia?

A

EURASIA !!

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8
Q

What is EURASIA’s highest mountain?

A

Mt. Elbrus

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9
Q

What is the longest river?

A

Volga River

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10
Q

What is the largest salt water lake in the world?

A

Caspian Sea

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11
Q

What lake lost a lot of water and used to be the 4th biggest?

A

Aral Sea

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12
Q

How much water has the Aral Sea lost?

A

85%

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13
Q

What is the world’s oldest and deepest lake?

A

Lake Baikal

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14
Q

How much timber comes from Russia?

A

1/5

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15
Q

What are some obstacles for mining in Russia?

A

mismanagement, vast distances, frozen ground, difficult export and transport

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16
Q

What are the two most dominant climate zones?

A

Subarctic and Humid Continental

17
Q

Largest forest in Russia?

18
Q

What’s a steppe?

A

large flat temperate grasslands, chernozem, agriculture

19
Q

When will the Aral Sea be gone if it continues?

A

In 20 years

20
Q

How many time zones?