Geography PYQ 446 of 657 · Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Continents & Landforms

Which of the following options is the correct order of mountains from north to south in Asia?

  1. ACherskiy, Kolyma, Stanovoy and Yablonovy
  2. BKolyma, Cherskiy, Stanovoy and Yablonovy
  3. CKolyma, Stanovoy, Cherskiy and Yablonovy
  4. 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.
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