B4

Russia has a varied climate. Almost all of Russia ______ in the North Temperature Zone.

SITUATE

B5

The climate is continental; however, the fluctuations in temperature are ______ than in other European countries.

GREAT

B6

The extreme north is a cold bare region — the tundra. For more than six months it ______ in snow.

BURY

B7

This region can be called the land of ______ rivers.

FREEZE

B8

In May the temperature begins to rise. The gloomy night is succeeded by continuous daylight, when the sun ______ below the horizon for several months.

NOT SINK

B9

The better part of Russia is not influenced by the warm winds of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. There are no mountains in the north to form a barrier against the cold winds ______ from the Arctic Ocean.

BLOW

B10

The extreme west of Russia has a temperate climate. Thus, the summers in the Baltic are cool and the winters mild. If we go ______ east, the climate will become more continental.

FAR