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Showing where the population is concentrated.

Acquired 9/3/13 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8286728.stm

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Shows the location of cities.

Acquired 9/2/13 from http://russiamap.org/map.php?map=political-purp

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The Average Yearly Temperature in Russia. Acquired 9/3/2013 from http://maps.unomaha.edu/peterson/funda/MapLinks/Russia.htm

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Murmansk is 1000 miles northeast of Moscow. Novosibirsk is about 250 miles southeast of Omsk. Nizhniy Novgorod is about 3,600 miles northwest of Khabarovsk. Moscow is about 600 miles southwest of Arkhangel'sk.

Acquired 9/3/13 from http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcrussia.htm

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Russia is loacted north of China, Mongolia, India, and Kazakhstan.

It is located south of The New Siberian Islands and the North Pole.

Russia is located East of Europe.

It is located west of North America.

Acquired 9/1/13 from http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/russia/rulatlog.htm

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Located at 60 degrees north and 100 degrees west.

Acquired 9/1/13 from http://www.mapsofworld.com/lat_long/russian-federation-lat-long.html

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"Russia Leans on Its Neighbors"

Russia needs to keep its neighboring countries subservient to its laws and rule because it earns more money through trade. The placement of Ukraine is definitely an important part, because Russia needs these border countries to be on its side. Russia is bullying the border states because it needs their cooperation in order to retain the political and economic power, and to remain the most important node in the region.

Acquired on 9/2/2013 from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/29/opinion/global/russia-leans-on-its-neighbors.html?ref=russia&_r=0

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1)Any major movement, such as that from one city to another, must be accomplished by plane due to Russia's massive size.

2) An alternative to moving by plane would be moving by train, which is a very popular choice.

1) Acquired 8/31/13 from http://www.rusemb.org.uk/russiageography/

2)Acquired 9/2/13 from http://goeasteurope.about.com/od/russia/a/traintravelrus.htm

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1) The population of Russia, which is 162 million with over 160 ethnic groups therin, is a representation of Human Place.

2) The climate of Russia, which can go from freezing, artic winters to blazing desert-like summers, is an example of Physical Place.

1) Acquired 9/2/2013 from http://russiapedia.rt.com/basic-facts-about-russia/population/

2) Acquired 9/3/2013 from http://russiapedia.rt.com/basic-facts-about-russia/climate/

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One of the functional regions in Russia is the Moscow City Region, and Moscow city is the node of this region.

Acquired 8/31/13 from https://www.usrbc.org/russianregions/russian_regions_list/106

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Russia plans to build more train tracks, which means cutting down trees, mining supplies for the tracks, and clearing land for them to pass through. Humans are affecting their environment by building train tracks, and the environment is affecting them because there is a limited amount of space where they can build these tracks without having to go through mountains.

Acquired 9/3/13 from http://www.railwaybulletin.com/2013/04/russia-to-start-building-of-new-tracks

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Russia is located north of China and East of Norway. See Relative Location.

Acquired 9/1/2013 from https://sites.google.com/site/myrussianproject/theme-1-location

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1) Russia has the Ural Mountains as well as large lakes and forests and more mountains along the south of the country.

2) Russia has over 120,000 rivers, has the longest coast line and spans the most time zones by spanning 11 different time zones.

1) Acquired 9/3/2013 from http://geography.about.com/od/russiamaps/a/russiageography_2.htm

2) Acquired 9/3/2013 from http://invest.gov.ru/en/russia/geo/