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WRG: Russia & the Middle East
For Matt Ebiners World Regional Geography Test 2
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
03/17/2008

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Term

Year of Russion Revolution: Russias turns into USSR

Definition
1917
Term
Mountain's that devide Europe and Asia
Definition
Ural Mtns.
Term
Highest mountains of Europe
Definition
Caucasus Mtns.
Term
North European Plain
Definition

West of Ural Mtns.

Volga River

Term
Sibera - Location
Definition
Russia east of Ural Mtns.
Term
Siberia: Average Summer and Winter temps.
Definition

summer - 60

winter - -60

Term
Main Russian tundra herding animal
Definition
Reindeer
Term

Lake Baikal

Definition
  • In Russia
  • Deepest lake in the world
  • 20% of the world's fresh water.
Term
Kamchatka
Definition
On pacific ring of fire; volcanoes
Term
Russian Population
Definition
  • #8 in the wold
  • declining by 700,000 a year
  • health conditions = bad
Term
Russia's Relgion
Definition
Orthodox
Term
Capital of Russia
Definition
Moscow; also largest city.
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