Geography of Russia Flashcards
Through which sea do Russian ships have a warm-water route to Mediterranean Sea?
Black Sea
Which 2 continents do Russia lie on?
Europe and Asia
What fertile area has Russia’s mildest climate, 75% of the population, and the capital, Moscow?
Northern European Plain
What area has one of the coldest climates in the world?
Northern Siberia
Mountains rise in far eastern __________ ________. These mountains are part of the Ring of Fire.
Kamchatka Penninsula
What is European Russia’s major river?
Volga
What are the longest rivers in the world, found in Siberian Russia?
The Lena, Yenisey, and Ob
What is the worlds deepest freshwater lake?
Lake Baikal
What is Russia’s great resource?
Timber
What do Russia’s large size and harsh climate limit?
Humans ability’s to use its resources
Siberia’s resources are difficult to use because of what?
Lack of roads and railroads for transporting goods.
Russia lies inland, far from warm, moist currents of what oceans?
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Which two seasons are brief periods of changing weather?
Spring and fall
What are the only things that can survive in the tundra?
Mosses, lichen, and small shrubs.
What is the worlds largest coniferous forest?
The taiga which extends 4,000 miles across subarctic zone.
