Russia

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/russia

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Russia?Spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
2. How many people live in Russia?Approximately 144 million people
3. How big is Russia?17,098,246 square kilometers, the largest country in the world
4. What is the capital of Russia?Moscow
5. What language do people speak in Russia?Russian
6. What is the time zones?11

Federal Semi-Presidential System: A government structure with both a president and a prime minister sharing executive power.
Democratic Backsliding: A decline in the quality of democracy and democratic institutions within a country.
Taiga: A vast, cold, forested region found in northern latitudes, characteristic of Siberia.