QUESTIONS

1) List three important cities that are located in the Northern European Plain.
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev

2) What percentage of the region's population lives in this plain?
75%

3) What border do the Caucasus Mountains form? 
They form the boarder between Russia and Transcaucasia

4) What are the two largest lakes in Central Asia?
The two largest lakes in Central Asia are Caspian and Aral Sea.

5) How long is the Volga River?
2,300 miles

6) Why is Lake Baikal important?
It is the deepest freshwater lake in the world, and holds 20% of the worlds fresh water.

7) What are some of the resources that have been developed in Russia and the Republics?
Coal, oil, natural gas, timber, and ore

8) Why might extracting and transporting the region's resources be difficult?
The harsh climates