Russian Geography Quiz
What is the deepest freshwater lake in the world?
Lake Baikal
Permanently frozen subsoil, or _________, lies beneath much of Siberia.
Permafrost
Coniferous trees grown in which region, also known as a forest belt that covers most of Russia.
Taiga
How many Time Zones are there in Russia?
11
Many varieties of grasses grow in which climate region?
Steppe
How many miles does Russia Cover?
6,592,735 square miles
Approximately what percentage of the Russian population lives on the North European Plain, west of the Ural Mountains?
75% - 80%
Mixed Forest
A forest with two or more predominant kinds of trees and with at least 20 percent of the stand consisting of other than the most common tree
Steppe
A large area of flat unforested grassland
Tundra
A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region in which the subsoil is permanently frozen
What is the percentage of land in Russia that can support agriculture?
About 10%
What are the 6 Mountain Ranges in Russia?
Altai Mountains Crimean Mountains Mountain Ranges of the Caucasus Sayan Mountains Sikhote-Alin Ural Mountains
Russia is how many times the size of the continental United States?
Approximately 2 times
Former Satellite States
Armenia Azerbaijan Buelarussia Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kirghizia Latvia Lithuania Latvia Lithuania Moldavia Russian SFSR TajiKistan Turkmenia Ukraine Uzbekistan
What is Russia's highest point?
Mount Elbrus
Names of Russian Cities:
Murmansk St. Petersburg Moscow - Capital Vladivostok Kaliningrad Sakhalin Novgorod
Most rivers in Russia flow in this direction:
North to the Arctic Ocean
What are the 14 Countries that border Russia?
Norway Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Poland Belarus Ukraine Georgia Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Mongolia China North Korea.
What factors prevent Russia from being a major shipping country with many ports?
Often the water near the ports is frozen
What are Russia's Natural Resources?
Oil Gas Iron Ore Gold Timber Coal Diamonds Copper Tin Lead Nickel Titanium Sulfur Hydroelectric Power Fishing
Which river forms 1,000 miles of border between Russia and China?
The Amur River
What are the 2 Oceans that border Russia?
The Arctic Ocean The Pacific Ocean
What are the 12 Seas that border Russia?
The Baltic Sea The Barents Sea The Bering Sea The Black Sea The Chukchi Sea The East Siberian Sea The Sea of Japan The Kara Sea The Laptev Sea The Sea of Okhotsk The Sea of Azov The White Sea.
In Russia's southwest corner, what body of water provides Russia with a warm water outlet to the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas?
The Black Sea
Which seas is the largest inland body of water in the world and is actually a saltwater lake?
The Caspian Sea
Which mountains lie between The Black and Caspian Seas?
The Caucasus mountains
What marks the boundary between Russia and China?
The Central Siberian Plateau
What are Russia's two main plains?
The North European Plain and The West Siberian Plain
Russia has the longest continuous coastline in the world and touches which oceans?
The Pacific Ocean and the Artic Ocean
Which river gives Russia a waterway to Europe and provides hydroelectric power for drinking and irrigation? How much usable water does this river supply?
The Volga River Provides 33% of Russia's usable water
Taiga
The sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes
