Moscow is important because it is the capital of the country. The Ural Mountains, on the other hand, are important because it is the boundary line between Europe and Asia. The West Siberian Plain is important due to the wide and extensive space it has occupied over 1 million square miles. The Stanovoy Range is important because it links the Transbaikalia Mountains and the Dzhugdzhur Mountains. Finally, the Central Siberian Plateau occupies up to 600 thousand square miles of Russia.