Russia physical

Question 1

Size of Russia and the republic

Answer 1

Three times USA, 11 time zones, 1/6th of earth= 8 and a half million

Question 2

Northern Russia geographical location

Answer 2

Streches 1,000 miles from the boarder to the Ural mountains

Question 3

Northern European plain’s best features

Answer 3

1- It has the most fertile soil in the world-chernozem- Making it the most agricultural place in the region
2- The soil is located 3 miles underground.
3- 3 of the biggest cities of Russia are located in the North: Moscow, St. Petesburg, and Kiev.

Question 4

What are the 3 northern plains

Answer 4

1- Northern European plain
2- western Siberian plain
3- middle Siberian plateau
4- Russian Far east

Question 5

What seperates Northern European plain and western Siberian plain?

Answer 5

The Ural mountains, which some people also consider a dividing line between Asia and Europe.

Question 6

West Siberean plain location

Answer 6

It lies between the Urals and the Yenisey river, and between the shore of the arctic ocean and foothill of the Atlay mountain.

Question 7

Why do rivers in the west Siberean plain flow towards the arctic?

Answer 7

Because the plain tilts northward

Question 8

central siberean plateau’s platforms

Answer 8

1- Dominant platforms are mountains
2- Mountains there have an average of 1000-2000 ft
3- it lies east to the Yenisey river and west to the lena river.

Question 9

Southern landform of Russia landforms

Answer 9

It is ruled by towering mountains, barren uplands, and grasslands.
1- The Caucasus and other mountains
2- The Turan plain.

Question 10

What is Transcaucasia

Answer 10

It’s a republic that consists of: Armenia, Azrebejan, and Georgia.

Question 11

Caucasus mountain’s location

Answer 11

They create a boarder between Transcaucasia and Russia.

Question 12

Tian Shan mountains

Answer 12

Mountains in southern Russia to the east of the Caucasus mountains. Tian Shan mountains creates a boarder between Russia and the southerneastern boarder of Cential Asia, they are so high that they prevent air from coming from the south.

Question 13

Central Asia

Answer 13

A republic in the centre of Asia that includes: Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Question 14

The Turan plain location

Answer 14

between the Caspian sea and uplands of central Asia.

Question 15

Turan plain rivers

Answer 15

Syr Daria, Amu Daria

Question 16

Turan plain deserts

Answer 16

Kara Kum, Kyzyl kum

Question 17

Turan plain’s climate

Answer 17

much of the lowland is very dry

Question 18

Main drainage basin passages in Russia

Answer 18

1- Arctic ocean
2- Pacific ocean
3- Baltic sea
4- Black sea
5- Aral sea
6- Caspian sea

Question 19

Arctic basin (largest basin) rivers

Answer 19

1- OB
2- Yenisey
3- Lena

Question 20

Caspian basin river

Answer 20

The Volga river, it is the largest river in the European region of Russia. It carries 60% of the river traffic.

Question 21

Two largest lakes of Russia

Answer 21

1- Caspian sea

2- Aral sea

Question 22

Caspian sea

Answer 22

1- saltwater

2- streches 750 miles which makes it the largest inland sea.

Question 23

Aral sea

Answer 23

1- lost 87% of water
2- Kazakhstan built a dam to separate the northern Aral from Southern Aral(which is saltier and more polluted). The northern part recovered.

Question 24

Lake Baikal

Answer 24

1- Deepest lake in the world
2- 20% of the world’s fresh water is in it
3- many animals including the world’s only fresh water seal are unique to it.

Question 25

The challenges that face leaders concerning regional resources

Answer 25

1- How to transport them through rough areas.

2- How to use them without ruining the enviroment.

Question 26

Regional resources in Russia

Answer 26

1- coal, ore iron, and other metals
2- oils and natural gases
3- a lot of petroleum from the Caspian sea
4- hydroelectric power, because of the powerful rivers.

Question 27

Siberia

Answer 27

The part of Russia located in Asia, and where most resources are.

Question 28

Economic issues?

Answer 28

resource management