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21 Cards in this Set
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Almost every mineral used in ______ is found in the region
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Russia
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Import warm water sea that flows into the Mediterranean Sea
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Black Sea
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Rich, black topsoil found in the region
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Chernoren
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Twenty percent of the world's total fresh water is found in ____ ______
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Lake Baikal
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Russia leads the world in producing _________, _______ ___, and _______________
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petroleum, natural gas, and hydroelectricity
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Vast treeless plains in the north
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Tundra
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The North European Plain is ____ of the Ural Mountains
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west
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_____ ______ has coniferous and deciduous trees
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Mixed forest
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More than half of the land is covered with ____ 6 months a year
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snow
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The ____ _________ divides European Russia and Siberia
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Ural Mountains
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World's largest area of flat land
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Western Siberian Plain
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Most of the rivers flow _________ and are ______ most of the year
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northward; frozen
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Oldest and deepest lake in the world
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Lake Baikal
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Russia produces __% of the world's coal
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The vegetation in the Tundra climate zone is mainly ___ ______ and _____
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low grasses and mosses
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Russia's highest peak is _____ ______
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Mount Elbrus
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Forms the natural boundary between Europe and Asia
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Ural Mountains
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Largest inland body of water in the world
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Caspian Sea
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The West Siberian Plain is located ____ of the Ural Mountains
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east
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About 75% of the region is farther north than the ___________ __
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continental U.S.
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The deserts and semideserts are ______ with little vegetation
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barren
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