World Geography - Chapter 14

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boundary between European Russia and Asia Russia

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Ural Mountains

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between the black sea and the Caspian Sea

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Caucasus Mountains

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Russia's highest peak; 18,510ft

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Mount Elbrus

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1,600 to 2,300 feet in elevation

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Central Siberian Plateau

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in eastern Russia; has more than 100 volcanoes

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Kamchatka Peninsula

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about 75% of the Russian population live here

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North European Plain

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flat, poorly drained, with swamps and lakes

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Northern part

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navigable waterways and rich, black topsoil

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Southern part

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rich, black topsoil found in the southern half of the North European Plain

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Chernozem

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world's largest area of flat land; 1 million square miles

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Western Siberian Plain

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______ has the longest continuous coastline of any country in the world

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Russia

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important warm water sea that flows into the Mediterranean

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Black Sea

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largest inland body of water in the world; really a saltwater lake

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Caspian Sea

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in southern Siberia, oldest and deepest lake in the world; has 20% of the world's total freshwater supply

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Lake Baikal

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Lake Baikal has been polluted for years by runoff from _____ and ____ _________

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paper and pulp factories

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Russians use their long rivers for:

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• Draining and irrigating large areas of land
• Transporting routes
• Sources of electric power

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most important river in European Russia

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Volga River

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Siberia has a lot of marches and swamps because:

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Most rivers flow northward and are frozen for most of the year

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forms the border between Russia and China

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Amur

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Russia has:

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• huge reserves of mineral fuels
• Large petroleum deposit
• 16% of world's coal deposits
• World's largest producer of natural gas
• leads world in producing hydroelectricity

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Only __% of Russia land can support agriculture

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permanent frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground

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Permafrost

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from Ukraine to SW Siberia - 250 million acres of fertile land

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Black Earth Belt

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Region where the leading producer of wheat, rye, barley, beets is:

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Black Earth Belt

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_/_ (20%) of the world's remaining forests lie in Russia - mostly in Siberia

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1/5

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forests are shrinking due to __________ _______

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commercial logging

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_______ ________ is important to the Russian diet and economy

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Fishing industry

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vast treeless plains far to the north

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Tundra

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is the dominant climate region in Russia

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Subarctic Climate

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Snow covers the ground nearly 3/4 of the year in _________

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subarctic

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a forest that covers 40% of European Russia and extends into Siberia

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Taiga

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Two major climate zone of the region are:

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humid continental and subarctic

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both coniferous and deciduous trees

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Mixed forest

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largest forest region in the world

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Taiga

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thick clumps of trees and wide open spaces

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Steppes