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How big is Russia?

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6.6 million square miles

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What continent(s) hold Russia?

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Europe and Asia

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How many time zones does Russia have?

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11

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How many countries does Russia border?

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14 countries

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5
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Boundary between European Russia and Asian Russia

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Ural Mountains

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Are the Ural Mountains new?

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No, they’re old and worn-down

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What are the Ural Mountains rich in?

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Iron ore
Oil
Natural Gas

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between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea

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Caucasus Mountains

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9
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Russia’s highest peak; 18,510 ft

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Mount Elbrus

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1600 to 2300 feet in elevation

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Central Siberian Plateau

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11
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What is Russia’s capital city?

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Moscow

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12
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Name Russia’s longest river?

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Yenisey River

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13
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Name Russia’s port city on the Pacific Ocean.

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Valadivotok

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14
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-in eastern Russia; has more than 100 volcanoes

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Kamchatka Peninsula

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15
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-about 75% of the Russian population located here

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North European Plain

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16
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_____ and _____, two of the most populated cities, are here.

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Moscow and St. Petersburg

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-flat, poorly drained, with swamps and lakes

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Northern part

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18
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-navigable waterways and rich, black topsoil

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Southern part

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19
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  • rich, black topsoil found in the southern half of the N. European Plain
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chernozem

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20
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-largest area of flat land; 1 million square miles

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West Siberian Plain

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21
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Russia has the longest continuous ________ of any nation in the world.

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coastline

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22
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Russia has few ports that are __-free ____.

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Ice free
Year round

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23
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largest inland body of water in the world; really a saltwater lake

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Caspian Sea

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24
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Important warm water sea that flows into the Mediterranean

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Black Sea

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in southern Siberia, oldest and deepest lake in the world; has 20% of the world's total freshwater supply.
Lake Baikal
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Lake Baikal is __ miles long and __ miles wide and over a ___ deep.
400 miles long 40 miles wide Over a mile deep
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Lake Baikal has been ____ for years by ____.
Polluted for years becuase of runoff from paper and pulp factories
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Russians use their long rivers for:
Draining & Irrigating large areas of land Transporting routes Sources of electric power
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-most important River in european Russia
Volga River
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2/3 of Russia's water traffic is on the ____ River
Volga
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Siberia has a lot of marshes and swamps because:
Most rivers flow northward and are frozen for most of the year
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-forms the border between Russia and China
Amur River
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Where is Siberia's main food producing area?
By the Amur River
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Russia has huge reserves of ____.
Mineral fuels
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Russia has what kind of mineral fuels?
-large petroleum deposit -16% of world's coal deposits -world's largest producer of natural gas
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Russia leads world in producing _____.
Hydroelectricity
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Only __ of Russia's land can be used for agriculture.
10%
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-permanently frozen later of soil beneath the surface of the ground
Permafrost
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-from Ukraine to SW Siberia (250 million acres of fertile land)
Black Earth Belt
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The Black Earth Belt is the leading producer of ___,___,___,&____.
Wheat Rye Barley Beets
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what are he two major climate zones of the region?
Humid continental- North European Plain Subarctic- Siberia
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About ___ of Russia is located above the U.S.
75%
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Both coniferous and deciduous trees
Mixed forest
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Largest forest region in the world
Taiga
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Thick clumps of trees and wide open spaces
Steppes
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Barren with little vegetation
Semidesert and Desert
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The sea is the largest inland body of water in the world
Caspian Sea
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The last czar of Russia.
Nicholas 2
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What is the black Earth belt?
Fertile lands, breadbasket of Russia
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What type of climate dominates Russia
Sub arctic
51
This river connects Moscow to the Caspian Sea
Volga River
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This is the worlds largest freshwater lake also oldest and deepest
Lake Baikal
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A river in Siberia is the
Lena river
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Symbol of US us are located in the Red Square in Moscow housed Soviet government
Kremlin
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About three quarters of the Russian people live here
North European plain
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Russia has____reserves of____resources
Huge Mineral
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The Volga River connects Moscow with which body of water
Caspian Sea
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The Amur River founds this boundary
China and Russia
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______ Was the first leader of the USSR
Lenin
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The vast treeless plains in the north of Russia
Tundra
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The____is the longest river in European Russia
Volga River
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These mountains form a natural boundary between Europe and Asia
Ural mountains
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The rich, black topsoil found on the north European plane
Chernozem
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Important warm water sea that flows into the Mediterranean
Black Sea
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Huge area that contains coniferous forest
Taiga
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Mountains and which Russia's highest point is found
Caucasus Mountains
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Russians taiga is the world's largest
Forest region
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Russia spans____continents and__are__time zones
Two Eleven
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Micronesia gained independence from this world power
United States
70
Russia has few ports that are free from____year-round
Ice
71
Identify mixed forest
Coniferous and deciduous
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World's largest country
Russia

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