GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The Ural Mountains
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The Caucus Mountains
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The Volga River
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The Taiga
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Urals rise like a long and narrow spine across western Russia, forming a natural divide between Europe and Asia. The mountain range spans 2, 500 kilometers (1, 550 miles) passing through Arctic tundra to the north and through forested and semi-desert landscapes to the south.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ural Mountains run 2500 km north-south through western Russia, and form the boundary between Europe and Asia. Since the 17th century, the mountains were exploited for their deposits of iron, copper, gold, coal, oil, mica and gemstones.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The Ural Mountains are considered a natural boundary because they separate the continents of Europe and Asia. Europe lies to the west, and Asia to the east. They also divide European Russia from the Russian territory of Siberia.