Geography of the USSR: A Regional Survey |
Contents
THE PHYSICAL SETTING | 3 |
THE POLITICAL FRAMEWORK | 39 |
THE ECONOMIC PATTERN | 54 |
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affluents agricultural Autonomous SSR bank basin basis Black border branch called Capital Caspian Caucasus Central chemical chief climate coal coast connected construction cotton covered crops dairy Darya deposits developed district east eastern economy European extends extreme farming feet fields fishing flour forests formerly fruits grain Greater important includes industries iron irrigation Irtysh islands Kazakh Kray Lake largest lies lignite located lower lowland lumber machinery mainly major meat metallurgical miles mills mineral mines Moscow mountain northeast northern northwest Oblast Okrug peninsula percent petroleum Plan plants population port portion principal processing rail railroad raising range region republic rises River Russian salt Second World Siberia slopes soils southeast southern southwest Soviet station steppe sugar summer supply tion town Ukraine Ukrainian upper Urals USSR valley vegetation Volga western winter wooded zone