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World Geography Final Exam____ 100.____ 101.____ 102.____ 103.____ 104.____ 105.____ 106.____ 107.____ 108.The oldest and deepest lake in the world isA. Czar Lake.B. Lake Caspian.C. Aral Sea.D. Lake Baikal.A region known for frigid temperatures as well as its many natural resources isA. Siberia.B. Georgia.C. Russia.D. Uzbekistan.__________ is the term used to describe a region's distance away from the moderating influenceof the sea.A. continentalityB. taigaC. tundraD. precipitationOne type of vegetation that is NOT found in Russia and the Republics isA. forest.B. steppe.C. tundra.D. swamp.The _________ was damaged by efforts to use its waters for irrigation of nearby farms.A. Caspian SeaB. Aral SeaC. Black SeaD. White SeaThe term that is used to describe the permanently frozen subsoil in Siberia isA. frosted.B. frozen.C. permafrost.D. tundra frost.Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are known asA. the Western Republics.B. the Soviet Union.C. the Baltic Republics.D. the Balkans.The Russian leader who put an end to Mongol rule wasA. Ivan the Great.B. Catherine the Great.C. Peter the Great.D. Joseph Stalin.In 1917, the rule of the czars was ended byA. the Cold War.B. the First World War.C. the Mongol invasion.D. the Russian Revolution.Geography 2011 12