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The name some geographers suggest should be used for the landmass of Europe and Asia.
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Eurasia
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A broad plain in eastern Europe, extending through parts of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
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European Plain
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a temperate grassland, often lightly wooded, found in Europe and Asia.
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steppe
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Thinly scattered coniferous forests found in Europe and Asia.
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taiga
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The Russian word for fertile soil; meaning “Black earth”.
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chernozem
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A resources-rich region of Russia, extending east across northern asia from the Ural mountains to the Pacific Coast.
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Siberia
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A mountain range in Northern Eurasia and Turkey.
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Caucacus Mountains
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A landlocked sea between Europe and Asia, connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the Bosporus.
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Black Sea
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The production of goods such as steel and machinery used by other industries.
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heavy industry
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A landlocked salt-water sea, which lies in Northern Eurasia.
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Caspian Sea
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