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Chapter 15 – Section 1 Pages 344- 349 TEKS: 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 5A, 6A, 7B, 8A, 8D, 11B, 21A, 21C, 22A, 22B, 22C
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RUSSIA BY LAND MASSRUSSIA BY POPULATION
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One of the world’s most abundant soils, chernozem, is on this plain. Nearly 75 percent of the region’s people live on this plain. Three of the region’s largest cities are here.
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Large amount of forest known as taiga. Area gets low rainfall throughout the year Extremely cold temperatures.
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Mountain ranges like the Caucasus Mountains block moist air from getting to the area from the South. Several areas in Central Asia are semiarid or desert.
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Caspian/Aral Seas – once two large saltwater lakes. Massive irrigation has taken away most of the water of the Aral Sea.
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Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world – holds 20% of world’s freshwater. In one spot, it is more than a mile from the surface to the bottom. The river’s regions flow through a several drainage basins, like the Arctic Sea, Caspian Sea, Baltic Sea and Pacific Ocean.
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The region has large amounts of coal, iron ore, oil and timber. Harsh climates and landforms make it difficult to transport the goods. It’s hard to entice workers to these regions.
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