7.14.T - Lesson: Russia & Central Asia: Physical Geography, Part 2 Review

Match each Central Asian landform with its description. Tian Shan Range Pamir Mountain Range Ustyurt Plateau Kazakh Steppe

located in Kyrgyzstan and eastern Kazakhstan; means "Heavenly Mountains" located primarily in Tajikistan; forms a barrier between Central Asia and Southwest Asia clay desert with salt marshes and multiple caverns incredibly flat grasslands that go on for thousands of miles

Which of the following resources can be found in Central Asia? (choose all that apply)

sulfates natural gas

Why does the Volga River have such importance for the Russian people? (choose all that apply)

It's a source of drinking water. It helps produce hydroelectric energy. It's an irrigation source.

What city is Russia's primary port on the Pacific Ocean?

Vladivostok

Match the following cities with their descriptions. Novosibirsk St. Petersburg Moscow Vladivostok

capital of Russia since 1918 "window on Europe" located on the Ob River largest Russian port city on the Pacific coast

What leader of the Soviet Union helped to defeat Hitler and brutally repressed his people?

Joseph Stalin

Which of the following are rivers in Central Asia? (choose all that apply)

Syr Darya Amu Darya

Which body of water in Central Asia used to be the fourth largest lake in the world but has now shrunk to only a fraction of the size it used to be due to extensive irrigation?

Aral Sea

In one or two sentences, explain the concern over the Darvaza gas crater.

The Soviet Union officials were worried that the toxic gas was going to leak out of the crater and kill many people. They decided to burn the gas and it still is burning today.