Russia Lesson 1 pg 358

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

(a)  

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

(a)  

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

(a)  

The southern part of the Northern European Plain has waterways and rich soil called (a)   .

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

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

(a)  

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

(a)  

At 25 million years old and 5,715 feet deep, Siberia’s Lake (a)   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.

(a)  

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

(a)