How might you argue that Russia's natural environment is one of its greatest assets, as well as one of its greatest liabilities?
What will be an ideal response?
As an asset, the environment has a wealth of resources, including oil, coal, and diamonds; the
region has numerous water resources, including rivers, lakes and seas that provide for fishing,
irrigation, and transportation. As a liability, the high latitudes and continental climate mean that
much of the region has either a very limited agricultural growing season, or it is too cold for any
agriculture; other parts of the region have very little precipitation, which also limits agriculture.
Russia's large geographic size makes transportation difficult, and lack of direct access to warm
water ports makes international trade more difficult.
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The Stockholm Convention came into effect in 2013 and with 178 signatory nations will
A) require that all agriculture meet sustainable criteria by 2040. B) require a zero tolerance for pesticide residues in all foods designed especially for children. C) mandate a decrease of global meat production by 35% by 2050. D) ban or strictly regulate the 12 most dangerous chemical pesticides.
Carbonate sedimentary rocks that contain the solid fragments of the tests, shells or bones of organisms are called:
a) hyaloclastic b) calciclastic c) bioclastic d) siliciclastic e) pyroclastic
The study of paleomagnetism is possible because
a. the magnetic minerals in rocks create Earth’s magnetic field. b. most rocks contain no magnetic minerals. c. the magnetic minerals in rocks disrupt Earth’s magnetic field. d. the magnetic minerals align toward the north magnetic pole at the Curie Point. e. none of the above
What line or region best corresponds with the location of E climates?
A) Continental interiors, northern hemisphere B) High latitudes C) Equator, low elevations D) Coastal locations, midlatitudes