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Russia
Question | Answer |
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What 2 continents meet in Russia? | Europe and Asia |
Russia's capital | Moscow |
Climate of Siberia | cold and harsh |
very large plains | steppes |
Permanently frozen ground | permafrost |
During fall of Soviet Union who was the leader? | Mikhail Gorbachev |
vast forest that covers much of Russia | taiga |
labor work camps | gulags |
longest river in Europe | Volga |
jewel of Siberia | Lake Baikal |
75% of Russians live where | cities |
city known for grand palaces & numerous canals | St. Petersburg |
Where is the ring of fire | Russian Far East |
Ring of fire means what | active volcanoes |
What is the largest city in Russia? | Moscow |
Dictator | Joseph Stalin |
conflict that was based on space race & nuclear race | Cold War |
nuclear disaster | chernobyl |
Name for Russian emperor | czar |
80% of Russians belong to this ethnic group | slavs |
longest single rail line in the world | trans siberian railroad |
important port for trade | Murmansk |
A system in which the gov't controls | communism |