Map Skills
What direction is opposite of North?
South
What is the world's largest country, spanning 2 continents?
Russia
Russia is known for having very long, cold what?
Winters
Many people in Central Asia do this to grow crops because of the flat land and hot climate
Farm
Russia has the world’s longest railway. What is it called?
Trans-Siberian Railroad
What tool on the map shows cardinal directions?
Compass Rose
This mountain range separates European Russia from Asian Russia.
Ural Mountains
Central Asia has many dry, sandy areas called what?
Deserts
This is the capital city of Russia.
Moscow
Siberia is habitable and good for farming only for a few months. What season would this be?
Summer
What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
This cold region of Russia is known for very long winters.
Siberia
Central Asia is mostly hot and dry, which means it doesn’t get much of this.
Rain
This country started the Russian/ Ukraine war back in 2020 that is still continuing today.
Russia
What is the nickname for Russia’s secret police during the Soviet Union?
KGB
What is the tool on a map that tells you what the colors and symbols mean?
Map Key
This ocean borders Russia to the north.
Arctic Ocean
Which part of Russia is warmer—north or south?
South
Because of the lack of resources, for generations people have moved from place to place in order to survive. We call them what?
Nomads
This giant lake in Siberia is the deepest in the world.
Lake Baikal
If you're using a map scale and 1 inch = 100 miles, how many miles is 3 inches?
300 miles
Once the 4th largest lake in the world, this Central Asian body of water has shrunk dramatically due to irrigation projects.
Aral Sea
This climate zone covers much of Siberia and is made up of pine forests.
Taiga
This empire collapsed in 1991, leaving countries independent but broken and helpless
Soviet Union
The name of the nuclear power plant in Ukraine that had a meltdown and caused major pollution and devastating impacts to human health
Chernobyl