Which of the following options is the correct order of mountains from north to south in Asia?
- ACherskiy, Kolyma, Stanovoy and Yablonovy
- BKolyma, Cherskiy, Stanovoy and Yablonovy
- CKolyma, Stanovoy, Cherskiy and Yablonovy
- DKolyma, Cherskiy, Yablonovy and Stanovoy
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Correct answer: (a) Cherskiy, Kolyma, Stanovoy and Yablonovy
Explanation
These ranges of eastern Siberia lie roughly in this order from north to south:
- the Cherskiy range, the farthest north, near the Arctic Circle;
- the Kolyma mountains;
- the Stanovoy range, a watershed between the rivers flowing to the Arctic and to the Pacific;
- the Yablonovy range, the farthest south, near Lake Baikal.