Chapter 14 Lesson 1 Quiz

Russia has two notable mountain ranges, the _______ Mountains and the _______________ Mountains.

• Ural, Caucasus

• Urasian, Balkan

• Usurp, Corinthian

• Hungarian, Turkish

he southern part of the plain has navigable waterways and rich, black soil called _________________ that supports agriculture.

• Chernobyl

• Chernozem

• Cheric Soil

• Oxisol

Draining most of western Russia, the _________________ travels 2,293 miles (3,690 km), making it the longest river in Europe.

• Po

• Danube

• Volga

• Vistula

Located in southeast Russia, Lake _________________ is the oldest lake in the world (25 million years).

• Ural

• Durkal

• Baikal

• Texcoco

The _________________  covers about one-third of Siberia and is one of the largest low-lying flatlands in the world.

• North Siberian Plain

• South Siberian Plain

• East Siberian Plain

• West Siberian Plain

Mount ____________ is also a popular tourist destination for skiing and mountain climbing.

• Ebro

• Everest

• Kincaid

• Elbrus

In Ukraine, the _________________ River is the longest in the country, stretching 609 miles (908 km) beginning in the northwestern plains and traversing southeast to drain into the Black Sea.

• Diaper

• Dnieper

• Yaper

• Yangtze

Its short growing season and thin, acidic soil lying just above the _________________ limit the kinds of plants that can grow there.

• Oxisol

• Permafrost

• Topsoil

• Foundational Table

Russia holds large _________________ deposits and 16 percent of the world’s coal reserves;

• Zinc

• Mineral

• Petroleum

• Copper

The _________ Mountains form a natural barrier between European Russia and Siberian Russia.

• Ural

• Caucasus

• Elbrus

• Carpathian