Russia Flashcards
How big is Russia?
6.6 million square miles
What continent(s) hold Russia?
Europe and Asia
How many time zones does Russia have?
11
How many countries does Russia border?
14 countries
Boundary between European Russia and Asian Russia
Ural Mountains
Are the Ural Mountains new?
No, they’re old and worn-down
What are the Ural Mountains rich in?
Iron ore
Oil
Natural Gas
between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
Caucasus Mountains
Russia’s highest peak; 18,510 ft
Mount Elbrus
1600 to 2300 feet in elevation
Central Siberian Plateau
What is Russia’s capital city?
Moscow
Name Russia’s longest river?
Yenisey River
Name Russia’s port city on the Pacific Ocean.
Valadivotok
-in eastern Russia; has more than 100 volcanoes
Kamchatka Peninsula
-about 75% of the Russian population located here
North European Plain
_____ and _____, two of the most populated cities, are here.
Moscow and St. Petersburg
-flat, poorly drained, with swamps and lakes
Northern part
-navigable waterways and rich, black topsoil
Southern part
- rich, black topsoil found in the southern half of the N. European Plain
chernozem
-largest area of flat land; 1 million square miles
West Siberian Plain
Russia has the longest continuous ________ of any nation in the world.
coastline
Russia has few ports that are __-free ____.
Ice free
Year round
largest inland body of water in the world; really a saltwater lake
Caspian Sea
Important warm water sea that flows into the Mediterranean
Black Sea
in southern Siberia, oldest and deepest lake in the world; has 20% of the world’s total freshwater supply.
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal is __ miles long and __ miles wide and over a ___ deep.
400 miles long
40 miles wide
Over a mile deep
Lake Baikal has been ____ for years by ____.
Polluted for years becuase of runoff from paper and pulp factories
Russians use their long rivers for:
Draining & Irrigating large areas of land
Transporting routes
Sources of electric power