| A | B |
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| What is the dividing line between Europe and Russia? | Ural Mountains |
| Where is the most productive farmland in Europe? | Northern European Plain |
| Which land region in Russia has the most people living there? | Northern European Plain |
| What is theAsian Part of Russia called? | Siberia |
| What are 2 factors that influence climate in Europe and Russia? | Oceans and Mountains |
| Areas of Europe near an ocean or sea have weather that is | mild |
| Inland areas of Russia have winters that are | long and cold |
| Unlike Europe, Russia still has vast | forests |
| The most important natural resources in Russia | fossil fuel, iron, forests |
| The most important resources in Europe | soil, water, fossil fuels |
| This is why Russia has natural resources that are hard to develop | Huge size, harsh climate, hard to navigate rivers |
| A river or stream that flows into a larger river | tributary |
| a patch of land reclaimed from the sea | polder |
| a rich dustlike soil in the Northern European Plains | loess |
| the available supply of something such as oil | reserves |
| What is the name of an enormous Russian forest covering more than three million acres | taiga |
| What is a body of land nearly surrounded by water | peninsula |
| Name a fuel that developed from the remainsof ancient plants and animals | fossil fuel |
| a treeless plain with permanently frozen ground | tundra |
| What is Russian grassland called? | steppe |
| a large raised area of mostly level land | plateau |
| the average number of people living in an area | population density |
| What is another word for grassland? | prairie |
| What do we call power generated by water? | hydroelectric power |
| an area on the sheltered side of a mountain that receives little rainfall | rain shadow |
| clear enough for ships to travel through | navigable |
| The climate of Southern Europe | Mediterranean Climate |
| What kind of weather does the Gulf Stream bring? | mild weather |
