Russia
This vast, cold region covers much of northern Russia and limits agriculture.
Siberia
This river supports most of Egypt’s population.
Nile River
This state is the largest by area
Alaska
This type of forest covers much of Southeast Asia.
Tropical rainforest
France
Paris
Russia is a major exporter of this fossil fuel extracted from Siberia.
Oil or natural gas.
People in the Sahara often live near these fertile desert water sources that can be used for farming and building mud-brick houses.
Oases
This state has the highest population
California
Indonesia’s location on this “Ring” leads to frequent volcanic activity.
Ring of Fire
Italy
Rome
Name one of the two largest cities in Russia.
Moscow or St. Petersburg
Much of the region's agriculture relies on freshwater from these underground water sources formed thousands of years ago.
Fossil aquifers
This is the only U.S. state with a tropical rainforest.
Hawaii
This type of forest is important for the fishing industry.
Mangrove forest
Egypt
Cairo
The ________________ was built to transport resources over vast distances.
Trans-Siberian Railroad
The Sahara is expanding southward due to this process/environmental issue.
Desertification
This is the population of Idaho
Around 2 million
This type of farming is often used in the mountains of Southeast Asia.
Terrace Farming
India
New Delhi
This environmental disaster was caused by Soviet overuse of river water for irrigation.
The shrinking of the Aral Sea
The region uses this process to make seawater drinkable.
This was the first capital city of the United States.
New York City.
This resource, found in many products (for example Nutella), is a reason for deforestation.
Palm oil
China
Beijing