Physical Features of Russia and Central Asia

Russia is also known as the Soviet Union and the U.S.S.R. 

• True
• False

Which of the following explains why the population of Russia is isolated to the west?

• Climate conditions in the region
• Trade organizations
• Voting patterns
• Border disputes

Which biome in Russia can be identified in the picture above?

• Tundra
• Desert
• Taiga
• Grassland

Most Russian cities are located in the

• North 
• South
• East
• West

Settlers in Siberia have adapted to which environmental factor in the region?

• eathquake damage
• hot and dry conditions
• permafrost land

Western Russia is located near Europe

• True
• False

Which physical landform forms a boundary between Europe and Asia?

• Ural Mountains
• Russian Upland
• Caucasus Mountains
• Siberian Plain

What is the capital of  Russia?

• St. Petersburg
• Berlin
• Moscow
• Geneva

What happened to the Aral Sea?

• Overgrown with Algae 
• Massive Flooding
• Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in the Ukraine
• Dried up due to poor irrigation techniques

Parts of Russia are permanently frozen.  This is called:

• taiga
• tundra
• permafrost
• Steppe