Russia Physical Vocab

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Mountain ranges separating Northern European and West Siberian plains.

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Ural Mts

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Evergreen coniferous forests in the Northern Hemisphere, across North America and Eurasia.

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Taiga

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Distance from the sea's moderating influence.

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Continental Location

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Built 1891-1903, links Moscow to Vladivostok

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Trans-Siberian Railroad

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Area in Russia known for mineral resources and political exile

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Siberia

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Western Russia is near Europe.

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True

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Boundary between Europe and Asia?

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Ural Mountains

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What happened to the Aral Sea?

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Dried up due to poor irrigation.

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Parts of Russia that are permanently frozen:

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permafrost

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The _____ helps move Russians east to Siberia.

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Trans-Siberian Railroad