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Russia & its Former Republics Physical Geography Scavenger Hunt
Use your book from pg. 344-356 to find these answers.
1. Russia is a large country that is located in ______and ______. Russia is so long that it covers ______time zones.
2. The dividing line between Europe and Asia is the ______.
Using the map on page 338, classify the four regions of Russia & it’s Former Republics:
3. ______itself is considered the first region.
4. The second region is the Western Republics: E______, L______, L______, B______, U______, M______.
5. The third region is Transcaucasia: A______, G______, A______. Transcaucasia is between the ______and the ______seas.
6. The fourth region is Central Asia are: K______, K______, U______, T______, and T______.
7. All the countries in Central Asia end in ______.
8. The part of Russia located in Asia is called ______. This area is isolated, ______populated and extremely ______in the winter time.
9. The ______extends into Western Russia. This area has a type of fertile soil called ______.
10. Russia has many long rivers such as the Y______, O______, and L______.
11. Lake ______is located in Siberia and it is the deepest fresh water lake in the world as it is considered the “crown jewel.”
12. The ______Sea is divided between: R______, K______, I______, T______and A______.
13. The ______Sea is located between K______and U______. Since the 1960s, it has been shrinking due to ______.
14. This shrinking of the ______sea has caused:
15. Russia is in the ______and ______latitudes, but is not warmed by ______like Europe. This effect is called ______.
16. Tundra has short ______, ______, ______.
17. Underneath the tundra is permanently frozen soil called ______.
18. The subarctic region of Siberia has a large coniferous forest called the ______.
19. ______and ______climates dominate Russia and it’s former Republics.
20. A wall of ______in southeastern areas ______moist air traveling north attributing to Central Asia’s desert and semiarid ______.
Use the map on pg. 336-338, identify these physical features.
21. Which mountain range would you have to cross to travel by land from northern Iran to Moscow?
22. What is the enormous peninsula in eastern Siberia that extends into the Bering Sea?
23. Which river flows through the middle of the Western Siberian Plains?
24. Which plains lie east of the Ural Mountains?
25. Which plateau lies east of the Ob River?