Ch. 17 Russia

vast forests of evergreen trees south of the tundra.

the longest river in Russia, it is the core of the river network, canals link to the nearby Don River and to the Baltic Sea.

Capital of Ukraine, used to belong to Russia

The central Siberian Plateau supplies most of Russia's:

radical Russian Communist groups, seized power in the Russian Revolution.

located in the Caucasus Mountains, ethnic conflict has led to fighting

styled after Western Europe, former Russian capital

so vast that there is no danger of the industry ever dying out.

Why is Siberia's taiga swampy?

Russian farm laborer who could be bought and sold

Capital of Russia, most Russians live in the heartland which is fertile for farming.

rail line runs from Moscow to Vladivostok on the East coast, and is the longest single rail line in the world.

a form of the Greek alphabet

emperor, Czar is Russian for “Caesar”

Russian country houses

factories that process metal ores

harsh Soviet labor camps often located in Siberia.

This north-south range separates Siberia from the rest of Russia. It is commonly considered the boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia.

the vast area between the Urals and the Pacific Ocean

the permanently frozen, lower layers of soil found in the tundra and subarctic climate zones.