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16 Cards in this Set
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rich, black topsoil found in the Northern European Plain, especially in Russia and Ukraine
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Chernozem
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permanetly frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground
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permafrost
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the effect of extreme variations in temperature and very little percipitation within the interior portions of a landmass
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continentality
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vast, treeless plains in cold northern climates, characterized by permafrost and small, low prants, such as mosses and shrubs
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tundra
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Russian term for the vast subarctic forest, mostly evergreens, that covers much of Russia and Siberia
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taiga
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wide, grassy plain of Eurasia; also similar, semiarid climate regions elsewhere
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steppe
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largest country in the world;covers 2 countries Euroope and Asia; longest coastline
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Russia
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North of Russia
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Arctic Ocean
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East of Russia
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Pacific Ocean
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traditional boundary between European Russia and Asian Russia
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Ural Mountains
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between Caspian Sea
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Caucasus Mountains
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area of highlands
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Central Siberian Plateau
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75% of Russia's population lives
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North European Plain
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largest flat land area in the world
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West Siberian Plain
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Russia has warm-water ports on the ... Sea, which empties into the Aegean
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Black Sea
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largest inland body of water in the world
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Caspian Sea
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