1. Eurasia Physical Features

2. West Siberian Plain world’s largest area of flat land (1 million square miles)

3. Located . . . 60° N. 75° E.

4. Turan Lowland mostly kums (deserts), but not entirely

5. Located . . . 43° N. 60° E.

6. Caucasus Mountains form the Russian Frontier with Azerbaijan & Georgia— includes some of the world’s largest glaciers

7. Located . . . 44° N. 41° E.

8. Ural Mountains mineral rich, worn down by erosion, divide European Russia and Siberia summer winter

9. Located . . . 65° N. 59° E.

10. Tien Shan means “heavenly mountains” in Chinese—covers much of Kyrgyzstan

11. Located . . . 42° N. 78° E.

12. Ob River 5 th longest river in the world—often frozen

13. Located . . . 64° N. 67° E.

14. Irytsh River 9 th longest river in the world

15. Located … 58° N. 70° E.

16. Yenisei (or Yenisey) 7 th longest river in the world

17. Located . . . 68° N. 86° E.

18. Lena River 12 th longest river in the world

19. Located . . . 69° N. 124° E.

20. Volga River longest river in European Russia—frozen 4-6 months of the year

21. Located . . . 48° N. 46° E.

22. Black Sea warm water 

23. Located . . . 43° N. 35° E.

24. Caspian Sea largest inland body of water in the world—salt water lake

25. Located . . . 42° N. 50° E.

26. Lake Baikal oldest and deepest lake in the world— holds 1/5 of the earth’s total freshwater supply—5,500 feet deep summer winter

27. Baikalian Sponges Golomyan fish in Lake Baikal

28. Located . . . 52° N. 105° E.

29. Baltic Sea 45% frozen during winter—special ships called icebreakers keep the ports open

30. Located . . . 55° N. 20° E.

31. Aral Sea incredible amount of shrinking since 1960— due to human/environment interaction (This is desertification!)

32. Located . . . 45° N. 60° E.