Помогите ответить на вопросы по английскому.

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Помогите ответить на вопросы по английскому.

Роророк Ученик (118), на голосовании 5 лет назад

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The Russian Federation
In area, the Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. Its total area is
about 17 million square kilometres. It occupies most of Eastern Europe and Northern
Asia. Russia stretches from the Baltic Sea in the West to the Pacific Ocean in the East
and from the Arctic Ocean in the North to the Black Sea and the Caucasus, the Altai,
and the Sayan mountains, and the Amur and the Ussuri rivers in the South. It is bordered
by Norway and Finland in the north-west, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus and the Ukraine in
the West, Georgia and Azerbaijan in the south-west, and Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China
along the southern border. The federation comprises 21 republics.
The land of Russia varies from thick forests to barren deserts, from high peaked
mountains to deep valleys. Russian Federation is located on two plains, Great Russian
Plain and West Siberian Lowland. The longest mountain chains are the Urals, separating
Europe from Asia, the Caucasus, the Altai. Russia’s most important rivers are the Volga,
Europe’s biggest river, flowing into the Caspian Sea, the main Siberian rivers (the Ob,
the Yenisei and the Lena), and the Amur in the Far East, flowing into the Pacific Ocean.
The total number of rivers in Russia is over two million. The world’s deepest lake –
Lake Baikal, with the depth of 1600 metres, is situated in Russia, too.
The climate in Russia varies from arctic in the north to continental in the central part
of the country and subtropical in the south.
The current population of Russia is about 50 million people; 82 % of the population
are Russians.
Russia is a highly-industrialized-agrarian republic. Its vast mineral resources include
oil and natural gas, coal, iron, zinc, lead, nickel, aluminium, gold and other non-ferrous
metals. Russia has the world’s largest oil and natural gas resources. Three-quarters of
the republic’s mineral wealth is concentrated in Siberia and the Far East.
Approximately 10 million people are engaged in agriculture and they produce half of
the region’s grain, meat, milk, and other dairy products. The largest granaries are located
in the North Caucasus and the Volga and the Amur regions.
The capital of the Russian Federation is Moscow, with the population of about 10
million people.

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Russia is a constitutional republic, with President as Head of State. The legislative
power is vested in the Federal Assembly, consisting of the Council of Federation and the
State Duma.

1.3 Answer the questions
1) What territory does Russia occupy?
2) What countries does it border on?
3) What plains is it located on?
4) What are the longest mountain chains?
5) What sea does Europe’s biggest river flow into?
6) What river flows into the Pacific Ocean?
7) How deep is the world’s purest lake Baikal?
8) How does the climate in Russia vary?
9) What mineral resources does Russia possess?
10) What industries are developed in Russia?
11) What products do agricultural enterprises produce?

Answer 1

1.3 Answer the questions
1) What territory does Russia occupy? – It occupies most of Eastern Europe and Northern
Asia.
2) What countries does it border on? - It borders on Norway and Finland in the north-west, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus and the Ukraine in the West, Georgia and Azerbaijan in the south-west, and Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China along the southern border.
3) What plains is it located on? - Russian Federation is located on two plains, Great Russian Plain and West Siberian Lowland.
4) What are the longest mountain chains? - The longest mountain chains are the Urals, separating Europe from Asia, the Caucasus, the Altai.
5) What sea does Europe’s biggest river flow into? - The Volga, Europe’s biggest river, flows into the Caspian Sea.
6) What river flows into the Pacific Ocean? - The Amur in the Far East, flows into the Pacific Ocean.
7) How deep is the world’s purest lake Baikal? – It is 1600 metres deep.
8) How does the climate in Russia vary? - The climate in Russia varies from arctic in the north to continental in the central part of the country and subtropical in the south.
9) What mineral resources does Russia possess? – Russia possesses vast mineral resources including oil and natural gas, coal, iron, zinc, lead, nickel, aluminum, gold and other non-ferrous metals.
10) What industries are developed in Russia? – Такой информации в этом тексте нет.
Ответ из других источников - Russia has a range of mining and extractive industries. These include coal, oil, and gas extraction as well as the chemicals and metals industries. Russian enterprises take part in all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles. Russian enterprises are involved in shipbuilding, manufacturing of road and rail transportation equipment, communications equipment, agricultural machinery, tractors, and construction equipment. Russian firms produce electric power generating and transmitting equipment, medical and scientific instruments, consumer durables, textiles, foodstuffs, processed food products, and handicrafts.

11) What products do agricultural enterprises produce? – They produce grain, meat, milk, and other dairy products, fruit and vegetables.