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Russia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |