| A | B |
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| tiaga | a forest of evergreen trees growing south of the tundra in Russia |
| steppe | a wide, flat grassland region that stretches from Ukraine aacross southern Russia to Kazakhstan |
| tundra | a cold region with low rainfall, lying generally between subarctic and polar climate regions |
| largest lake in th eworld | Caspian sea |
| Mt. Elbrus | highest mountain peak in Wurope |
| Volga River | longest river in Europe |
| barges | large flat-bottomed boats that carry heavy loads on bodies of water |
| thaw | change from a solid state to a liquid state |
| permafrost | soil that is constantly frozen |
| spruce | evergreen pine trees with light soft wood |
| deciduous | trees that shed their leaves every year |
| fir | evergreen pine trees that bear cones and have flat leaves |
| Lake Baikal | world's deepest lake |
| Russia | world's largest country in area |
| Ural Mountains | divide Europe from Asia |
| Russia's resources | diamonds, oil, forests, minerals |
