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BC: Thanks for veiwing this months scocial studies travel guide

FC: Brandon & Andrew's Social sSudies Travel Guide March 2009 Trip to Russia Charlotte area

1: Let's take a look at Russia.. If you was to move to Russia theres some things you need to know. Let us take you through our Russia passport tour guide.

2: Lesson 1: Background of Russia Look at the map and you will see Russia extends nearly halfway around the world.. Russia is the worlds largest country. It is so vast that it spans eleven time zones. While huge, much of Russia consists of flat or rolling plains.

4: Lesson 2: Russian Vocab. Taiga- A vast forest of evergreen trees.

6: Volga River- One of the longest rivers in Europe and Russia.

8: Czar- Or emporer

10: Bolshevikis- A rabical Russian communist group

12: Gulogs- Harsh soviet labor camps located in Siberia.

14: Moscow- Russias capital

16: Lesson 3: Russia's Climate Russians Sometimes joke that winter lasts for twelve monthe and then summer begins.. Russia is a cold country.

17: Russian money is called Rubles Note- Hilight this on your trip make sure to collect a russion ruble

18: Russian Stop THIS IS THE SECTION OF THE MAGAZINE WHERE WE TAKE YOU ON A TOUR OF RUSSIA

19: fIRST STOP Moscowsw's TOWN HALL

20: Stop two Irkutsk city irkutsk is one of the largest cities in siberia and the administrative center of irkutks oblast, situated 5,188km (3,222mi.) by rail from Moscow population 593,604 as of 2002 . The Irkutsk oblast is a federal subject to Russia located in south-eastern siberi in the basins of Angara river, lena, and nizhnyaya tanguska rivers. The adminastrative center is Irkutsk

21: Last stop Ulan ude city is the capital of the buryat republic,Russia<is located about 100 km south east of lake baikal on the uda river at its confuncence with selenga. according to the 2002 cencus, 359,391 residents lived in ulan ude, up from 351,826 recorded in 1989 and it is the third largest city in eastern siberia

22: Beware: The beaches in Russia are nude beaches.

23: Have a great time in Rssia. this plane ticket and passport wait for you At Charlotte Douglas International Airport Grab it and go!