World Geography: Russia
How many active volcanoes are in the east Siberian uplands?
20
How much of Russia's population live in Siberia?
25%
What is usually the high in tundra climate?
40•f
How many countries does Europe have?
47
How much territory does siberia take up?
75%
How long is the Rhine?
865 miles
Where do the tundra and forest zones extend to?
Across Siberia
What other oceans does the Volga connect to?
Artic ocean and Baltic Sea
How does the Rhine river connect to Western Europe?
Canals and Tributaries
What is farther east than the west Siberian plain?
Central Siberian plateau
Eastern Europe has large deposites of what?
Coal.
What type of forests does Northern Europe have?
Coniferous
What is water used to produce?
Electricity
What contient is a leading world industrial power?
Europe
What two continents make up Eurasia?
Europe and Asia.
Areas that are near oceans or seas have what type of weather?
Fairly mild weather
What activity is extremely important in Ukraine?
Farming
What natural resources are located in Europe?
Fertile soil, water, and fuels.
Why have the grasslands been cleared?
For farming
What is the natural vegetation of Europe?
Forest
What kind of rainfall does areas east of mountains recieve?
Heavy
Where does the Rhine river start?
In the Alps
What is used to make steel and found in Russia?
Iron ore
What do areas west of mountains recieve?
Light rainfall
What kind of climate does northwestern Europe have?
Marine west coast climate
What has hot summers and mild winters?
Mediterranean climate
Why is northwestern Europe rainy?
Moisture carrying winds
What are the two largest cities in Europe?
Moscow and St. Petersburg
What can affect the amount of rainfall in Europe?
Mountains
What plain is Europe and Western russia in?
Northern European plain.
What is Russia one of the largest producers of?
Oil
How much of Russia is in Europe?
One fourth
How many of the coal reserves does russia have?
One-third
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
What is the region to the east of the Urals?
Siberia
Where are retrieving resources difficult?
Siberia.
What is a major industrial center?
Silesia
What's the most important resource in Russia?
Soil
What are russian grasslands called?
Steppes
What type of climate zone is Irkutsk, Russia in?
Sub-artic
What sea does the Volga empty in to?
The Caspian Sea
What is a famous forest in Russia?
The Tiaga
What is the largest plain in the world?
The West Siberian plain
What ocean does russia lie on?
The artic ocean
How large is each country?
The average size of a state in the US.
What type of climate do the northernmost areas of Russia recieve?
Tundra climate.
What are the three vegetation zones of Russia?
Tundra, forest, and grasslands
What large country in Europe has coal deposits also?
Ukraine
What mountains are the dividing line between Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
What mountains border the European plain?
Ural Mountains
What is the longest river on the European continent?
Volga
