Where Can You Find? Where can you find frozen rivers used as
roads?
Think About As You Read
1. What landforms and climates are in
Russia?
2. Why is transportation poor in many
parts of Russia?
3. What problems does Russia have today?
New Words
• tundra
heavy industries
• steppes
• glasnost
Russian
• shortage
Orthodox Church • social problems
republics
alcohol abuse
• plots
People and Places
Imagine traveling across Russia by train. You would
board the Trans-Siberian Railroad in Asia near the
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Moscow