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28 Cards in this Set
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permafrost
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permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground
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chernozem
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rich black soil the supports the prouction of wherat and other crops
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tundra
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vast, treeless plain in northern Russia
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steppe
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temoerate grassland area with dry summers and cold der winters
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taiga
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forest belt in Russia's subaractic climate region
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hydroelectic power
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energy generated by falling water
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ural mts.
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traditonal boundary between european russia and asian russia
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caucasus mts.
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lie between the black and caspain sea
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central siberian
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has elevation ranging from 160 to 2300 ft
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siberia
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eastern russia the kamchatja peninsula has more tha 100 volacaoes
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noerthern plain
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sweeps across western and central europe into russia
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west siberia
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ural mts divide the northeran european plain from anthor vast plains area
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chernozem
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contrast the southern part has navigable waterways and rich black sea
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caspain sea
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is the fourth longest river in the country
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caspain sea
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is the fourth longest river in the country
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lake baikal
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third logerst lake in asia deepest fresh water lake in the world
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lake baikal
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third logerst lake in asia deepest fresh water lake in the world
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volgariver
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fourth longest river in the counrty
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volgariver
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fourth longest river in the counrty
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ob river
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siberian river
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ob river
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siberian river
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lean river
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siberian river
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lean river
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siberian river
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caspain sea
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is the fourth longest river in the country
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lake baikal
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third logerst lake in asia deepest fresh water lake in the world
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volgariver
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fourth longest river in the counrty
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ob river
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siberian river
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lean river
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siberian river
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