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6 Cards in this Set
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Population density |
3 per km2 |
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Temperature in winters |
Winters below -20C |
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Possible to grow agriculture? |
No as summers are short and low temps beyond limits of agriculture. Ground is also affected by permafrost |
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Permafrost problems |
Unable to grow plants in frozen land where ground is permanently frozen to a depth of 300m In summer top layer thaws out resulting in marshy waterlogged landscape Permafrost |
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Distances between communities |
Great distances between small communities and severe conditions in vast regions create economic, engineering and maintenance difficult for transport development |
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Communication and transport |
Lack surface communications No railway line extending beyond arctic circle Road system is sparce |
