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Landforms of Russia ((Huge coastline (Benefits of a coastline?), Coast…
Landforms of Russia
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Asian Russia
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East of the Urals is Asian Russia, which
includes Siberia.
European Russia
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Moscow, the
capital, and St. Petersburg, a large port city
near the Baltic Sea, are located in this region.
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To the far south of European Russia are
the rugged Caucasus Mountains. Located
near a fault line, the Caucasus area is
prone to destructive earthquakes.
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Good farmland also lies farther south,
along the Volga and other rivers. This area
consists of a nearly treeless grassy plain.
Rivers
It has about 100,000 rivers, including some of the longest and most powerful in the world.
It also has many lakes, including Europe's two largest: Ladoga and Onega.
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Essential Question: How do Russia's location and landforms affect its population and its use of resources?