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21 Cards in this Set
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A number of things or events arranged in order and connected by being alike in some way.
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series
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to judge approximatelt the value, significance, size, or nature of.
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estimate
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to join or connect
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link
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the effect within the interior portions of a landmass
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continentality
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a vast, treeless plain dominates the landscape.
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tundra
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a boreal forest belt that covers 2/5 of western russia and extends into much of Serbia.
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taiga
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temparate grassland area has dry summers and long, cold, dry winters with swirling winds and blowing snow.
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steppe
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worlds largest country, it stretches over two continents, Europe & Asia.
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russia
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boundaries between Europe & Russia.
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ural mountains
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high elevation
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central siberian plateu
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(Russian Plain) 75% of Russia's people live.
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north european plain
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worlds largest area flat plain
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west siberian plain
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largest endland body of water in the world.
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caspian sea
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deepest fresh water lake in the world. holds 20% of the earth's total supply.
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lake baikal
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mother volga.
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volga river
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siberian rivers
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oil, 16% of world's coal leading producer of natural gas.
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russia's fossil fuels
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leads the world nickel & hydro electric power.
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russia
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important to Russia's economy & diet.
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fishing
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the worlds forest is located in siberia
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1/5
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land is used for agriculture (black earth belt)
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10%
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