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16 Cards in this Set
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rich black soil
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chernozem
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permanetly frozen soil
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permafrost
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extreme variations in temp.
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continentality
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vast treeless plain that is cold
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tundra
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boreal forset belt, 2/5 of russia has this
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taiga
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temperat grassland climate
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steppe
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characteristics of the climate and seasons in most of russia?
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harsh climate cold winters short cool summers
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why does siberia recive little percipitation?
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located far from ocean
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what kind of temperature is typical of the tundra climate?
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below freezing
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why does so little vegetation grow in the tundra?
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short growing season, thin acidic soil
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what temperature and snnowfall is typical of the subarctic climate?
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some of the coldest temperatures, 120-250 days a year of snow
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how large is the taiga forest and what resource does it provide?
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2/5 of western russia and the resource is soft-wood timber
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why do most russians live in the mid-latitude climates?
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the climate is much milder
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what types of vegetation are found in russias humid continental climate?
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mixed forest, rich chernozem soil
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why do the russian winter of 1941 help defeat the german army?
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(ww2) russias harsh winter depfeated the german armyt just like napolean was defeated
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what recent challenges to the steppe ecosystem?
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newly introduced plant species crowd the native grasses.
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