geography "Russia & the Republics"

Question 0

How many time zones are spread through Europe and Asia

Answer 0

11

Question 1

Russia is _ times the land area of the United States

Answer 1

3

Question 2

It is nearly / of the earth’s land surface

Answer 2

1/6

Question 3

Russia has the richest what

Answer 3

Agricultural land

Question 4

The Northern European place has the most what

Answer 4

People

Question 5

The Northern European plain has the largest what

Answer 5

Cities

Question 6

Where does the Northern European plain stretch from

Answer 6

Western border of Russia to the Ural Mountains

Question 7

Black earth

Answer 7

Chernozem

Question 8

Where is chernozem abundant

Answer 8

Northern European plain

Question 9

What are the cities included in the Northern European plain

Answer 9

Moscow
St. Petersburg
Kiev

Question 10

How many people live in this region

What percent of those people live on the Northern European plain

Answer 10

283 million

75%

Question 11

What happens when you move east in the north

Answer 11

Elevation Riss

plains change into plateaus mountains

Question 12

What mountain range stretched across the land that separates the Black and Caspian seas

Answer 12

Caucasus

Question 13

What 2 seas are separated by the Caucasus mountains

Answer 13

Black

Caspian

Question 14

What mountain range forms the border between Russia and Transcaucasia

Answer 14

Caucasus

Question 15

What two places do the Caucasus mountains form the border between

Answer 15

Russia

Transcaucasia

Question 16

What republics does the region Transcaucasia consist of

Answer 16

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia

Question 17

Where do some of the world’s largest rivers flow through

Answer 17

The vast plains of Russia and the republics

Question 18

What river carries about 60% of Russia’s river traffic

Answer 18

Volga

Question 19

What percent of Russia’s river traffic does the Volga carry

Answer 19

60%

Question 20

What are 2 of the largest lakes that are located in Central Asia

Answer 20

Caspian Sea

Aral Sea

Question 21

Where are 2 of the largest lakes located

Answer 21

Central Asia

Question 22

What is the deepest lake in the world

Answer 22

Lake Baikal

Question 23

What lake holds 20% of the world’s freshwater

Answer 23

Lake Baikal

Question 24

What percent of the world's freshwater does Lake Baikal hold

Answer 24

20%

Question 25

How many species are unique to lake Baikal

Answer 25

1200

Question 26

What are the abundant resources of Russia and the republics

Answer 26

Reserves of coal Deposits of iron ore Other metals

Question 27

What are Russia and the republics the leading producers of

Answer 27

Oil | Natural gas

Question 28

What percent of the world's timber resources do Russia and the republics hold

Answer 28

20%

Question 29

Where are many of the resources of Russia and the republics located

Answer 29

The frigid arctic and subarctic region of Siberia

Question 30

the effect on land because of the distance from the moderating influence of the sea

Answer 30

Continentality

Question 31

What temperature can Siberia drop below

Answer 31

-90°F

Question 32

Where does moist air from the Mediterranean contribute to a subtropical climate

Answer 32

Transcaucasia

Question 33

What has made travel to this place difficult

Answer 33

Ethnic conflict

Question 34

Black topsoil, one of the world's most fertile soils

Answer 34

Chernozem

Question 35

The mountain range that separates the Northern European and west Siberian plains and used as the dividing line between Europe and Asia

Answer 35

Ural Mountains

Question 36

The combined continent of Europe and Asia

Answer 36

Eurasia

Question 37

A region that consists of the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia Located between the Caucasus mountains and the borders of Turkey and Iran

Answer 37

Transcaucasia

Question 38

A region that includes the republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Takikistam, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Answer 38

Central Asia

Question 39

A region of central and eastern Russia, stretching from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean Known for its mineral resources and for being a place of political exile

Answer 39

Siberia

Question 40

A nearly continuous belt of evergreen coniferous forests across the northern hemisphere, in North America and Eurasia

Answer 40

Taiga

Question 41

Rainfall not absorbed by soil, which can carry pesticides and fertilizers from fields into rivers; endangering the food chain

Answer 41

Runoff

Question 42

A railroad that would eventually link Moscow to the Pacific part of Vladivostok Built between 1891 and 1903

Answer 42

Trans-Siberian Railroad

Question 43

What is the name of the region crossed by the Trans-Siberian railroad

Answer 43

Siberia

Question 44

What region is located south of the Caucasus mountains

Answer 44

Transcaucasia

Question 45

What is chernozem and where is it found

Answer 45

Black topsoil | Found on the Northern European plain

Question 46

How can runoff effect the environment

Answer 46

It can endanger the food chain

Question 47

What are the 5 republics located in Central Asia

Answer 47

``` Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan ```

Question 48

Why are the Ural Mountains important for geographers

Answer 48

They divide Europe and Asia

Question 49

What is the name of the non-European part of Russia

Answer 49

Siberia

Question 50

Which vegetation region allows Russia to boast 1/5 of the world's timber resources

Answer 50

the Taiga

Question 51

Why do Russia and the republics receive limited precipitation

Answer 51

They are far away from a body of water (continentality)

Question 52

Which landmass is named after the continents of Asia and Europe

Answer 52

Eurasia

Question 53

What ocean lies north of Russia and the republics

Answer 53

Arctic

Question 54

How deep is Lake Baikal

Answer 54

About 6000 feet