Chapter 15 Flashcards
What percentage of Russia and the Republics’ people live on the Northern European Plain?
75%
Russia and the Republics make up what fraction of the earth’s land surface?
1/6
What are the Northern European Plain’s three largest cities?
Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Kiev
Moscow is the capital of where?
Russia
Kiev is the capital of where?
Ukraine
What is one of the world’s most fertile soils found in Russia and the Republics?
Chernozem
What is the mountain range separating the Northern European and Western Siberian plains?
Ural mountains
What is Eurasia?
Europe and Asia combined
What is the region that consists of the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia?
Transcaucasia
What is the region that includes the republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan?
Central Asia
What two rivers are found on the Turan plain?
Syr Darya and Amu Darya
What two deserts make up the Turan plain?
Kara Kum and Kyzyl Kum
What is the largest drainage basin in Russia and the Republics?
Arctic basin
What is the longest river on the European continent?
Volga River
How did the Aral Sea lose 80% of its water volume?
Irrigation
What percentage of the world’s freshwater does Lake Baikal hold?
20%
Russia holds what fraction of the world’s timber resources?
1/5
What is Siberia?
The part of Russia that lies on the continent of Asia
What is continentality?
The effect of distance on climate
What is the taiga?
The largest forest on Earth
What is runoff?
Rainfall not absorbed by the soil that runs into streams and rivers
What three diseases occur because of pollution of the Aral Sea?
Dysentery, typhoid, and hepatitis
What is the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
Railroad linking Moscow to Vladivostok
How many time zones do Russia and the Republics cross?
11
How many times larger than the United States is Russia?
3
Where is Turan plain located?
Between the Caspian Sea and Central Asia
What are Russia and the Republic’s three most powerful rivers?
Ob, Yenisey, and Lena
What is the area in Russia and the Republics with the most fertile land?
Northern European Plain
What border do the Caucasus mountains form?
Border between Russia and Transcaucasia
What are two challenges when transporting goods in Russia and the Republics?
How to transport resources from harsh and distant regions and how to use the resources without damaging the environment
What resources are found in Russia and the Republics?
Timber, natural gas, petroleum, iron ore, and coal
What are three reasons for Russia’s cold climate?
Continentality, mountains, and latitude
What are the vegetative regions in Russia and the Republics? (TFSD)
Tundra, Forest, Steppe, Desert
What decade did the Aral Sea start to lose water? What percent?
1960’s; 80%
How did Trans-Siberian Railroad impact economy?
It allowed population to increase and use Russia’s resources?
What was “General Winter”?
The harsh winter that allowed Russia to drive out Napoleon’s troops.
