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How big is Russia?

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6.6 million square miles

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World’s largest country

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Russia

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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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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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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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What is Russia’s capital city?

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Moscow

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Name Russia’s longest river?

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Yenisey River

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Name Russia’s port city on the Pacific Ocean.

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Valadivotok

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-in eastern Russia; has more than 100 volcanoes

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Kamchatka Peninsula

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-about 75% of the Russian population located here

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North European Plain

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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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-navigable waterways and rich, black topsoil

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Southern part

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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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-largest area of flat land; 1 million square miles

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West Siberian Plain

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

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coastline

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Russia has few ports that are __-free ____.

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Ice free

Year round

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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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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.

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Lake Baikal

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Lake Baikal is __ miles long and __ miles wide and over a ___ deep.

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400 miles long
40 miles wide
Over a mile deep

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Lake Baikal has been ____ for years by ____.

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Polluted for years becuase of runoff from paper and pulp factories

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Russians use their long rivers for:

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Draining & Irrigating large areas of land
Transporting routes
Sources of electric power

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-most important River in european Russia

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Volga River

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2/3 of Russia’s water traffic is on the ____ River

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Volga

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Siberia has a lot of marshes and swamps because:

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Most rivers flow northward and are frozen for most of the year

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-forms the border between Russia and China

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Amur River

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Where is Siberia’s main food producing area?

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By the Amur River

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Russia has huge reserves of ____.

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Mineral fuels

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Russia has what kind of mineral fuels?

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  • 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 _____.

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Hydroelectricity

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Only __ of Russia’s land can be used for agriculture.

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10%

38
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-permanently frozen later of soil beneath the surface of the ground

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Permafrost

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-from Ukraine to SW Siberia (250 million acres of fertile land)

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Black Earth Belt

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The Black Earth Belt is the leading producer of ___,___,___,&____.

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Wheat
Rye
Barley
Beets

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what are he two major climate zones of the region?

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Humid continental- North European Plain

Subarctic- Siberia

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About ___ of Russia is located above the U.S.

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75%

43
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Both coniferous and deciduous trees

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Mixed forest

44
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Largest forest region in the world

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Taiga

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Thick clumps of trees and wide open spaces

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Steppes

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Barren with little vegetation

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Semidesert and Desert

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The sea is the largest inland body of water in the world

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Caspian Sea

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The last czar of Russia.

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Nicholas 2

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What is the black Earth belt?

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Fertile lands, breadbasket of Russia

50
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What type of climate dominates Russia

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Sub arctic

51
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This river connects Moscow to the Caspian Sea

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Volga River

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This is the worlds largest freshwater lake also oldest and deepest

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Lake Baikal

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A river in Siberia is the

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Lena river

54
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Symbol of US us are located in the Red Square in Moscow housed Soviet government

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Kremlin

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About three quarters of the Russian people live here

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North European plain

56
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Russia has____reserves of____resources

A

Huge

Mineral

57
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The Volga River connects Moscow with which body of water

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Caspian Sea

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The Amur River founds this boundary

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China and Russia

59
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______ Was the first leader of the USSR

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Lenin

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The vast treeless plains in the north of Russia

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Tundra

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The____is the longest river in European Russia

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Volga River

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These mountains form a natural boundary between Europe and Asia

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Ural mountains

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The rich, black topsoil found on the north European plane

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Chernozem

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Important warm water sea that flows into the Mediterranean

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Black Sea

65
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Huge area that contains coniferous forest

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Taiga

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Mountains and which Russia’s highest point is found

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Caucasus Mountains

67
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Russians taiga is the world’s largest

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Forest region

68
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Russia spans____continents and__are__time zones

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Two

Eleven

69
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Micronesia gained independence from this world power

A

United States

70
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Russia has few ports that are free from____year-round

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Ice

71
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Identify mixed forest

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Coniferous and deciduous

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