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What is chernozem?
Rich black soil
What is permafrost?
soil that is permanently frozen
What does continentality mean?
An effect within interior portions of landmass
What is a tundra?
a vast treeless plain
What's Taiga?
a boreal forrest belt that covers 2/5 of Russia and extends to Serbia
What is the steppe?
a temperate grasslan area that has dry summers and long, cold, dry winters with swirling wind and blowing snow
What are the characteristics of the climate and seasons in most of Russia?
Long, cold winters W/ short cool summers
Why does Siberia receive very little precipitiation?
Continentality, and because it's far from the ocean
What kind of temperature is typical of the tundra climate?
below freezing
Why does so little vegetation grow in the tundra?
short grot growing season, and permafrost