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| Describe winters for most people in Russia |
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| Describe summers for most people in Russia |
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| How did the climate help Russia defeat Germany in WWII |
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| It froze the troops sent from Germany |
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| What separates the Asian and European parts of Russia |
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| What mountain range is located in the southwest of Russia |
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| What is the highest point in Russia |
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| Most of Russia's population (75%) lives where |
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| Description of the southern European plain |
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| What land form covers most of European Russia |
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| A layer of permanently frozen dirt under the soil |
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| what is the name of the largest evergreen forest in the world |
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| What are softwoods used to make |
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| what has damaged the natural resources of Russia |
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| polution and lack of care |
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| why were the Baltic and Bering seas polluted from 1949-1987 |
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| The Soviets detonated 600 nuclear explosions and put waste in Baltic and Bering seas |
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| what disaster happened in 1986 |
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| radioactive particles were released in the air |
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| how many nuclear reactors produce electricity for Russia |
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| How long is the trans Siberian railroad |
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| What are highways like in Russia |
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| What does infrastructure mean |
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| a system of roads, bridges , and railroads |
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| Name three important Russian rivers |
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| Name two important facts about Lake Baikal |
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| It is the deepest freshwater lake, and holds 20% of the earth's freshwater |
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| Which sea has no outlet but has saltwater |
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| Name two problems with Siberian rivers |
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| melted ice from the area often floods the land and it is blocked by ice |
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| coal, natural gas, and oil are examples of what resource |
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| What is hydroelectric power |
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| electricity produced by running water |
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