geography russia Flashcards
1
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continents Russia in
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Asia and Europe mostly Asia
2
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stretch of water separating Russia + Alaska
A
the Bering strait
3
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time-zones Russia has
A
11
4
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size of Prussia
A
17.1 million km²
5
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population Russia
A
146 million people
6
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Russia is rich in
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oil, gas, coal, timber, metal, and diamonds
7
Q
plants in taiga biome
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coniferous forests pines, spruces and larches
8
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what fraction of worlds trees in taiga
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⅓
9
Q
name of coldest biome
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tundra biome
10
Q
names of russia biomes
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temperate Forest, taiga, Steppe, tundra
11
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Russia population density
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8.4 people per km²
12
Q
plants in tundra biome
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fungus grasses and shrubs
13
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european russia
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77% of the population lives here
14
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Moscow
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capital city
almost 2 million people
many factories
15
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ST. Petersburg
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second largest city
5 million people
has a port and lots of industry
