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| -fertile, dust-like soil created over thousands of years on the Northern European Plan that combines with plentiful rainfall and long growing season to make farming profitable |
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| -an area of raised level land that is too rocky for farming, but the land is rich in minerals and good for grazing animals |
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| -forest made up of trees that lose their leaves |
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| -trees which carry seeds in cones and continuously lose and regenerate their needles (leaves) |
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| -a forested region in Russia that covers more than 4 million square miles. The soil is not good for farming and the growing season is short. |
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| -a body of land nearly surrounded by water |
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| -a body of water that ships can travel across |
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| -a river, stream, or creek that flows into a larger body of water |
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| -grassland areas that covered most of the North European Plain |
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| -Russian grasslands known for having fertile soil that is good for farming |
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| -a treeless plain where only grass and moss grows |
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| -an area where the ground is permanently frozen and there is a very short growing season |
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-fuels formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient animals and plants
-examples include: oil, coal, and natural gas |
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| -resources that are gone when used up |
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| -spinning machines that use the energy from flowing rivers or waterfalls to create energy (electricity) |
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| -electric power created using flowing or falling water and turbines |
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