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28 Cards in this Set
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Chernozen
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A rich, black soil in Russia.
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Permafrost
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A permanetly frozen layer of soil, lies beneath the surface of the ground.
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Continentality
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An effect within the interior portions of a landmass.
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Tundra
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A vast, treeless plain.
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Taiga
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A boreal forest belt that covers two-fifths of western Russia and extends into much of Siberia.
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Steppe
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This temperate grassland area has dry summers and long, cold, winters with swirling winds and blowing snow.
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Hydro-Electric Power
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Power generated by water.
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Continentality
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This has more extreme temperatures than any other place in Russia.
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Arctic Circle
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Almost all of Siberia lies above this and all temperatures are always cold here.
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Subarctic
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Russia's largest climate reigon.
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Most of Russia's Northern European Plain and a small part of Southern Siberia have this climate.
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Humid Continental
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Russia's cold climate played an important role in the defeat of of Napoleon I in 1812 and of German forces in World War II.
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War and Winter
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An area between the Black and Caspian Seas north of the Caucasus Mountains and a band along Russia's border have this climate.
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Steppe
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Mark boundary between Europe and Asia.
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Ural Mountains
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Lie between the Black and Caspian Seas.
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Caucasus Mountains
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Has elevations ranging from 1,600 to 2,300 feet.
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Central Siberian Plain
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Eastern Mountains and basins pass through it.
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Siberia
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Also known as the Russian plain that sweeps across western and central Europe.
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North European Plain
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Plain from another area. Largest area of flat land.
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West Siberian Plain
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Caspian Sea
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Place has a large number of Buddhists.
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Deepest freshwater lake in the world. Contains twenty percent of the earth's fresh water.
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Lake Baikal
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Vital to Russia draining much of the eastern part of Russia's North European Plain.
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Volga River
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One of the largest river systems.
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Ob River
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Settled near by a combination of local groups and Turkic people.
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Lena River
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Important source for money and oil.
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Petroleum
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Needed for other reasons like growing plants.
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Natural Gas
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An important mineral used alot in Russia.
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Nickel
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Trees are used for many things like paper and many other things.
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Forest
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