Across
- 3. a mountain range in the W Russian Federation, extending N and S from the Arctic Ocean to near the Caspian Sea, forming a natural boundary between Europe and Asia.
- 5. a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 (Transcaucasian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic) area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
- 8. something that drains or flows off, as rain that flows off from the land in streams.
- 9. Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
Down
- 1. a soil common in cool or temperate semiarid climates, very black and rich in humus and carbonates.
- 2. a railroad traversing Siberia, from Chelyabinsk in the Ural Mountains to Vladivostok: constructed by the Russian government 1891–1916. over 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- 4. the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- 6. a region that includes the republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
- 7. Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.