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Russia and Former Soviet States Map Activity Note: Please follow the directions carefully to get full credit on this activity.

1. Using a black pen, Fine tip Sharpie or pencil, draw the country borders for the following countries:

ARMENIA LITHUANIA AZERBAIJAN MOLDOVA

BELARUS RUSSIA ESTONIA TAJIKISTAN GEORGIA TURKMENISTAN

KAZAKHSTAN UKRAINE KYRGYSTAN UZBEKISTAN

LATVIA

2. Once you have highlighted all these countries, be sure to write the names of the countries inside its borders.

3. Using a black pen, Fine tip Sharpie or pencil, indicate with a star shape («) the location of the capital cities of each county. On the back of this sheet, write the name of the capitol next to the country name. In addition, indicate with a small dot (•) the location of the following cities and write their names next to it:

ARKHANGEL’SK ODESSA DONETS’K OMSK IRKUTSK ST. PETERSBURG

KALININGRAD VLADIVOSTOK NOVOSIBIRSK VOLGOGRAD

4. Using a blue colored pencil, blue highlighter or blue crayon, color in or highlight the following bodies of water and then label it (go ahead and color ALL the water areas J): AMUR RIVER CASPIAN SEA NORWEGIAN SEA

ARAL SEA DNIEPER RIVER OB RIVER ARCTIC OCEAN DON RIVER SEA OF AZOV

BALTIC SEA LAKE BAIKAL SEA OF JAPAN BARENT SEA LENA RIVER SEA OF OKHOTSK BERING SEA NORTH DVINA RIVER VOLGA RIVER BLACK SEA NORTH SEA YENISEY RIVER

5. Using a brown colored pencil, indicate the areas and label the following landforms (also be sure to fill in the Arctic Circle):

CAUCUS MOUNTAINS KAMCHAKA PENINSULA NORTH SIBERIAN PLAINS CENTRAL SIBERIAN PLAINS KURIL ISLANDS URAL MOUNTAINS

6. Using colored pencils or crayons, lightly shade in the areas of the countries, using different colors.

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Russia and Former Soviet States Map Activity

COUNTRY CAPITAL 1. ARMENIA 1. 2. AZERBAIJAN 2. 3. BELARUS 3. 4. ESTONIA 4. 5. GEORGIA 5. 6. KAZAKHSTAN 6. 7. KYRGYSTAN 7. 8. LATVIA 8. 9. LITHUANIA 9. 10. MOLDOVA 10. 11. RUSSIA 11. 12. TAJIKISTAN 12. 13. TURKMENISTAN 13. 14. UKRAINE 14. 15. UZBEKISTAN 15.

EXTRA CREDIT:

1. DESCRIBE THE VARIOUS CLIMATES THAT EXIST IN THIS MAP. (3 POINTS)

2. HOW MANY DIFFERENT TIME ZONES EXIST ON THIS MAP. IF IT IS NOON IN MOSCOW, WHAT TIME IS IT IN VLADIVOSTOK? (3 POINTS)

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