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Russia is the world's ___ country.
Largest.
100
Russia is a world leader in reserves of ____.
Fossil fuel.
100
Russia lies mostly in the (High/Low) altitudes.
High
100
For most of the 1900's Russia's leaders focused on ____ growth.
Economic.
100
When did the Soviet Union collapse?
1991
200
The ____ divide Russian and European Asia.
Ural Mountains.
200
Russia produces about one fifth of the world's supply of what resource?
Softwood.
200
Russia receives ____ of the sun's heat.
Little.
200
Today, ____, a thick haze of smoke, fog, and chemicals blankets many of Russia's cities.
Smog.
200
Who was the Russian president in the 90's?
Boris Yeltsin.
300
How big is Russia compared to the United States?
Twice the size.
300
Russia's resources are difficult to reach because of Russia's lack of ____.
Infrastructure/roads/ways of transportation.
300
Most of Russia has a ____ climate.
Humid Continental.
300
Russia loses an estimated ____ dollars is lost every year due to illegal logging.
1,000,000,000 (one billion)
300
Has the population of Russia increased or decreased recently?
Decreased.
400
Russia (Does/Does Not) benefit from its closeness to the sea.
Does Not
400
Russia also has major deposits of ____ ore.
Iron.
400
In WWII the cold stopped the advance of ____ into Russia.
Germany.
400
____% of the water in Russia is polluted.
50 (fifty)
400
What type of economic system does Russia use?
Market economy.
500
Russia is home to Lake Baikal, it holds ____ of the world's unfrozen freshwater supply.
1/5 (One-Fifth)
500
Advances have made it easier to collect resources, such as a ____ that carries ____ from Siberia to Europe.
Pipeline, Natural gas.
500
Moscow's average temperature in July is ___.
17° C (66° F)
500
Air pollution has caused ____% of childhood diseases in Russia.
17 (seventeen)
500
What are the two famous policies Mikhail Gorbachev introduced?
Glasnost and Perestroika.