Russia Flashcards

To Understand Russia's Climate And There Geographical Goals

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What is the largest country in the world?

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Russia is the largest country in the world accounting for one tenth of the worlds total land mass.

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How much forest area does Russia have in the world?

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Russia accounts for twenty percent of the worlds total forest area.

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What mountain separates Europe and Asia?

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The Ural Mountains separate Europe and Asia.

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How many time zones does Russia contain?

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Russia has nine time zones in total.

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What Oceans border Russia

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The Pacific and Arctic Oceans border Russia.

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What countries border Russia?

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The countries that border Russia are Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Norway, Poland and the United States which makes a total of fourteen countries.

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Where is the volcanic region in Russia?

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In the East part of Russia called the Kamchatka Peninsula there is a total of seventy volcanoes

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How far is Russia’s coastline?

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Russia has the longest continuous coastline of any country in the world stretching over thirty-seven thousand kilometres but most of Russia’s ports are frozen out most of the year and only have a few that aren’t frozen all year round.

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What is the population density like in Russia?

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The population density of Russia isn’t evenly spread out as most of the people who live in Russia which is one hundred and forty-four million are on the European side in the major cities such as the capital which is Moscow but the population density in Asia Russia is extremely low.

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What are Russia’s natural resources like?

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Russia has twenty percent of the worlds natural gases and and is the leading producers in oil and supplies much of the worlds timber, fir and cedar.

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What does GIS stand for?

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GIS stands for Geographical Information System.

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