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Russia Vocabulary 15
Chapter 15 Vocabulary
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9th Grade
01/07/2013

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Chernozem
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very fertile, black-coloured soil, found in the Northern European Plain
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Ural Mountains
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Mountains that are a physical border dividing Europe and Asia;
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Eurasia
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Name given to continent by those who consider Europe and Asia as 1 continent.
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Central Asia
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Region including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyztan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Caucasus Mountains located in the southeast border of this region.
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Continentality
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Effect of an area's climate depending on its distance from water; Russia's large size results in the extreme cold of Siberia and the various other climates
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Taiga
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Large area of land from the northwest to the northeast part of Russia where coniferous trees grow; this area is the primary source of timber for Europe
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Runoff
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Rainfall not absorbed by soil, which can carry pesticides and fertilizers from fields into rivers endangering the food chain.
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Transcaucasia
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Trans-Siberian Railroad
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Siberia
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