Russian Geography

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Physical feature in Russia separating Europe and Asia?

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The Ural Mountains

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Kamchatka peninsula is known for...

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many volcanoes

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Lake Baikal holds ________ of the earth's fresh water.

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20%

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Permanently frozen land below the surface in Tundra climate is called __________.

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Permafrost

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Example of Russian adaptation to harsh, cold climate:

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All of the above.

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The harsh winter in Russia helped defeat which armies?

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Both A and France & Germany.

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Rich black topsoil in North European Plain, especially Russia and Ukraine.

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chernozem

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Russian term for the vast subarctic forest, mostly evergreens, covering much of Russia and Siberia.

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taiga

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Electrical energy from falling water

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Hydroelectric power

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Wide, grassy plains of Eurasia and similar semiarid regions.

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Steppe