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Russia is the largest country in the world, and it's connected to both Europe and Asia. Russia is a transcontinental country because it has a European territory and Asian territory. Mainly, there is a mountain range in Russia called the Ural Mountains. The Ural Mountains are a natural boundary which divides Asia from Europe, therefore Siberia naturally becomes the Asian territory which is also Northern Asia, consisting the remaindor of Russia between the Ural Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Also Bordered by other Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and even Japan.
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What is the eastern part of Russia called?
Generally, Asian part of Russia is considered all territory from Ural Mountains to the Far East (Sea of Okhotsk)
Where is Siberia located on the globe?
Siberia is located in the northern part of Asia. Over half of Russia is considered Siberian territory. It is the coldest part of Russia.
How did Siberia become an Asian territory?
In Russia, there's a mountain range which stretches north-south called the Ural Mountains. The Urals are a natural boundary that is a border between Europe and Asia. So naturally Siberia is the Asian portion of Russia because it's between the Urals and the Pacific Ocean.
What asian country does the arctic circle pass though?
Siberia (part of Russia)
What is the territory behind the ural mountains called?
Asian Russia
Is Siberia is a country?
First of all, it should be noted that Siberia is not a country at all. It is the regional designation of the Asian portion of the Russian Federation (Russia). Russia is a country, though. Russia used to be the center of the Soviet Union, which was a communist country. Today, though, Russia is an illiberal democracy, leaning closer and closer to autocracy.
How do you travel to Siberia?
If you are already in Russia, Europe or many of the Asian countries, you can get to Siberia by train or plane. Otherwise, you would need to travel to a city with an International Airport or Port and then a train or internal flight. Siberia is a big place.
How did the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad open up Siberia for development?
It allows people to travel into the Asian part of Russia.
What mountain separates Serbia and Bulgaria?
NONE!!! There are a "few" thousans kilometers in between (them); Siberia is in ASIA then, past the URAL mountains, EUROPE starts... siberia is the Asian part of russia. Bulgaria doesn't even border russia. there are Romania, moldavia and Ukraine between russia and Bulgaria!
What is the geography of Russia?
As I hope you know, Russia is by far the largest country in the world, and has territory in both Europe and Asia. European and Asian Russia are separated by the Ural mountains. most of the Russian territory is in Asia, known as Siberia. But because Siberia is difficult to live in, 85% of the Russian population (191 Million) lives in Europe. Moscow is the most populous city in Europe, with a population of 23 Million. Many cities in Siberia were built along the Trans-Siberian-Railroad. Russia borders Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belerus, Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and North Korea.Major Rivers include the Volga (the longest river in Europe), The Ob (which has the largest drainage area in the world, the Lena, and the Amur.
What is Siberia called in Russia?
It comes from the old Turkic language and means "sleeping land". Siberia was the ancient homeland of Turks. Even today, Turkic language is one of the official languages in the region due to thousands of Turkic people residing there.Siberia is a large geographic region in the Asian part of Russia of about 13,490,000 sq km. It is situated between the Ural Mountains in the west and the rivers which flow into the Pacific Ocean in the east, and between the Arctic Ocean in the north and the southern borders of Russia. The word Siberia comes from the Tartar word "Sibir" meaning "Sleeping Land". Siberia covers a large number of Russian administrative districts (Oblasts, Okrugs, Krays and Autonomous Republics) like states, counties, municipalities and ethnic homelands and does not have a capital, although Irkutsk, the pearl of Siberia, is often referred to as the capital of Siberia possibly due to its relatively central location.
Is the tiger native to Africa?
Yes Tigers are native to Asia, Siberian Tigers which are found in Siberia which is in the Asian portion of Russia and the Bengal Tiger which is found on the Indian Subcontinent just to name two.
