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Chp 14 test
Question | Answer |
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rich black top soil of the North European Plain | Chernozem |
a river in Siberia | Yenisey |
towering mountain system covering much of the Kyrgystan | Tian Shan |
a major river of the north European Plain | Dniester |
the highest elevation in the area of Russia and the Eurasian republics | Communism Peak |
a sea bordering northern Russia | Laptev |
the largest inland body of water in the world | Caspian Sea |
the only large river of Siberia that does not flow northward | Amur |
the longest river in European Russia | Volga |
the oldest and deepest lake in the world | Lake Baikal |
occupies most of Turkmenistan | The Kara Kum |
the Black Sea coast of Georgia has a ______ climate | humid subtropical |
The Crimean Peninsula has a _____ climate | Mediterranean |
Why is the Aral Sea shrinking? (discussion) | because it has been over extended for irrigation systems |
How were the Ural Mountains worn down? (discussion) | by streams and wind erosion (forces of nature) |
Russia and Urasia cover almost ____ of all the land on earth | 1/6 |
West Siberian Plain is the ______ | worlds largest flat region |
Caspian Sea is used for __________ | hydroelectric power, city water supplies, and irrigation |
Lake Baikal is called the __________ | glorious and sacred sea |
most of this area is made up of desert | Uzbekistan |
about one third of Russia and Eurasia is _______ | forest land |
Tyumen Field and West Siberian Plain is the major source for ____ | oil |