Russia Chapter 13

Russia is among the world's leaders in reserves of oil, coal, and natural gas called

• pollutants

• renewable resources

• fossil fuels

• ores

Siberia lacks a system of roads and railroads for transporting materials called

• infrastructure

• trade barrier

• tariff system

• commercial sector

In Russia's northern tundra, cold temps and lack of precipitation result in permanently frozen soil called

• taiga

• permafrost

• smog

• steppes

Russia has the world's largest coniferous forest called the

• tundra

• Baikal

• steppe

• taiga

The great majority of Russians live

• in Siberia

• in European Russia

• east of the Urals

• in Asian Russia

Many of Russia's plentiful resources are difficult to obtain because of their location

• in European Russia

• west of the Urals

• in Siberia

• south of the Caucasus

Russia's climate is generally

• cool to cold

• warm to hot

• dry to desert

• low latitude

Russia's largest climate zone is called the

• tundra

• taiga

• arctic

• subarctic

How does Russia rank in land size among the world's countries?

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

What two continents does Russia span?

• Europe and Africa

• Europe and Greenland

• Europe and Asia

• Africa and Australia