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It tells about how Georgia and Russia agreed to allow cross-border automoblie traffic. This is important and relevant to the unit because it shows another form of communication and movement. It shows how they are increasing more opportunities between the two countries.

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A cartogram makes the map appear distorted even more because it show "how much" there is in a country. This map shows the population of Russia an other countries.

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This thematic map shows the different biomes. This gives us an understanding of what plants and vegetation grows there and what kind of animals live there.

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This Cloropleth map shows the Russian road deaths in 2012. The more darker colors represents the higher death rates.

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Moscow is about 300 miles from Novgorod.

St. Petersburg is about 600 miles from Novgorod.

Chelysbinsk is about 490 miles from Omsk.

Perm is about 700 miles from Moscow.

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Moscow is south from Novgorod

St. Petersburg is north of Novgorod

Chelyabinsk is north west of Omsk

Perm is south east from Moscow

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There are many ways information and people spreads in Russia. There are all kinds of modes of transportation. Russia has railroads, roads and bridges, air travel, and water transposition. Russia also has a form of public transportation Both people and information can travel by all of these methods.

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Some physical attributes are the East European Plains, the central Siberian Plateau, and the Ural Mountains. Specifically, Mount Elbrus. Some major rivers are the Don, Volga, Northern Dvina, Western Dvina, and the Pechora

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The majority of the people in Russia speak Russian. However, since there are many other minor nationalities, there are many other languages

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The Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow. It has an influence all over Russia. However, the further you move away from Russia, the less of an influence it will be.

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Most parts of Russia are Russian Orthodox. The people in these regions are tied together by this one similar reason.

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An example of human environmental interaction is the draining of the Aral Sea. It is because of the drawing of water from main feeding rivers. More specifically, one reason is because of irrigation. It is spent for rice and cotton fields.

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Russia borders the Pacific Ocean. This is a great deal because of the ocean being there, there is a greater opportunity for trade. It also borders China, Mongolia, and many European countries. This encourages trade among them.

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Russia is mostly made up of flat lands across the middle of the whole gigantic country. Russia's coastline extends from the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. There are mountain ranges, however most of them are on the southern borders next to Mongolia and China. Mount Elbrus is the highest peak in Russia and of the entire EUrope

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Russia is 100 degrees east; 60 degrees north.

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Russia is NORTH of Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China. It is WEST of Finland, Belarus, and Ukraine. It is also EAST of the Pacific Ocean.