Ussr
1) Explain: The abbreviation USSR and define it.
The term USSR stand for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and it was made up of Russia and fourteen other republics (now former) for most of the 20th century.
2) Why are each of the following important:
Lake Baikal, Novaya Zemlya, the Aral Sea, the Kuril Islands, the Kola Peninsula, the Caspian Sea-why is the Caspian geostrategically important?
Lake Baikal- Important because it is the deepest continental body of water on Earth and it contains about 1/5th of Earth's fresh water supply. It is 5,300 feet deep, 400 miles long, 30 miles wide, has areas with up to one mile in depth, and is home to about 1,800 endemic plants and animals.
Novaya Zemlya- Important because it has at least twelve nuclear reactors and other radioactive material buried in its shallow seabed. Soviet officials have been dumping waste her for approximately 50 years.
The Aral Sea- Important because since the 1960's, it has lost 50% of its......
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