Climate
This frozen ground only thaws slightly in summer
Permafrost
This is the main crop grown in the chernozem belt and one of the top agricultural products of the CIS.
wheat
What was the major crop grown in the Russian steppe?
wheat
This city is Russia’s capital and serves as its political, economic, and cultural center.
Moscow
What is the longest river in Europe and flows through western Russia into the Caspian Sea
Volga River
This climate zone has long, cold winters and short, warm summers
humid continental zone
This region contains vast resources like oil, natural gas, gold, and diamonds, but is difficult to develop due to its harsh climate and terrain.
Siberia
This diaster released radiation and made land uninhabitable
Chernobyl
This ocean borders Russia to the north and contributes to its Arctic climate zones.
Arctic Ocean
This country lies directly north of Russia and shares a border along the Arctic region, along with Finland
Norway
This region of Russia produces 1/4th of the world's timber
Taiga
This region has the greatest overall quantity and variety of natural resources in the world, though many are in remote areas.
What is the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States)?
What is the main religion practiced in Russia?
This mountain range serves as the natural boundary between European and Asian Russia.
Ural Mountains
This large East Asian country shares one the longest borders with Russia
China
This cold, treeless region lies mostly in the Arctic Circle
tundra
This major agricultural region of the CIS, known for its rich chernozem soil, is the heartland of farming.
Fertile Triangle
During these decades, the Soviet union shifted to oil and natural gas
During the 1960s and 70s
Despite its massive size, only about this percentage of Russia’s land is suitable for farming.
8%
This major Russian City formerly called Leningrad, is located near the Baltic Sea
St. Petersburg
This region is known for fertile soil but sufffers from drought and unreliable rainfall
Steppe
This rich, fertile black soil found in the steppe region makes farming in the CIS especially productive.
chernozem
This is the advantage Russia has over the U.S. in natural resources
having more abundant/less depleted natural resources
What branches of government does Russia have
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
This is the longest river in Russia, flowing through Siberia into the Arctic Ocean.
Lena River