Russia Lesson 1 pg 358

Russia has two main mountain ranges, the ______ Mountains and the ______ Mountains.

The ______ Mountains form a natural north–south barrier between ______ Russia and ______ Russia.

Russia’s highest peak, ______, is in the ______ Mountains.

The southern part of the Northern European Plain has waterways and rich soil called ______.

The ______ is a huge, low-lying flatland that has a harsh continental climate.

The ______ River system is an important ______, ______, and ______ resource for millions of people.

The ______ River in ______ is the longest river in that country.

At 25 million years old and 5,715 feet deep, Siberia’s Lake ______ is the world’s oldest and deepest.

Because all of Russia is located in the same high latitude, the entire region experiences weather characterized by ______ and ______ winters.

Most Russians live in the milder ______ climates of the western region, where much of the country’s ______ takes place.