| A | B |
|---|
| Russia | largest nation in the world |
| Russia is ___ times the U.S. | two |
| In the west of Russia is what landform? | North European Plain |
| What landforms separates Europe and Asia? | Ural Mountains |
| What landforms is east of the Ural Mountains | Siberian Plain |
| What landform is located east of the Siberian Plain? | Siberian Plateau |
| What landforms is located on Russia's east coast | volcanoic peaks and valleys |
| Longest and most important waterway in Russia | Volga River |
| What lake is the deepest in the world? | Lake Baikal |
| Lake Baikal hold how much of the world's fresh water? | 1/5 |
| What type of climate does Russia have? | continental |
| What is a continental climate? | freezing winters and hot summers |
| Russia is distant from the ____ that might bring in moisture. | oceans |
| How many time zones does Russia cover? | 11 |
| Huge forest of evergreen trees | Taiga |
| Permanently frozen layers of soil | permafrost |
| longest river in Europe | Volga River |
| Landform marking the boundary between Europe and Asia | Ural Mountains |
| Seventy-five percent of Russia's people live on this landform | North European Plain |
| Two cities located on the North European Plain | Moscow and St. Petersburg |
| World's largest inland body of water | Caspian Sea |
| Two mountain ranges that rise in Western Russia | Urals and Caucasus Mts. |
| Mineral used to make aluminum | Bauxite |
| Generated by fast-moving water | hydroelectric power |
| Important northwestern port in Russia | Kaliningrad |
| Economic region of the Volga River and the Ural Mountains is important for its | farms and industry |
| City near the Gulf of Finland and is important in shipbuilding | St. Petersburg |
| Region in Russia that has the largest supply of minerals | Siberia |
| Political and Cutural Center of Russia | Moscow |
