GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Ural Mountains
The Urals extend broadly north–south through western Russia toward northwestern Kazakhstan. They form a conventional division between the East European Plain and the West Siberian Plain.
Fast Facts
- The Arctic end lies near the Kara Sea.
- Mount Narodnaya is the highest summit of the Urals.
- The Ural River rises in the southern Urals and drains to the Caspian.
Connected lessons
- Ural MountainsMap, explanation and practice
- Across the Europe–Asia conventionGuided exploration
- Plains across the conventional divideGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Ural RiverRelated places
- CaucasusRelated places
- Eurasian SteppeRelated places
- East European PlainRelated places
- West Siberian PlainRelated places
- HimalayasRelated places
- VladivostokRelated places