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 | | Demonstrate that by running a finger from mid-continent in North America (such as the 110° west longitude) north to the North Pole and across northern Russia, one ends up at the Kara Sea and the Yamal Peninsula of Russia, through which the 70° east longitude line passes. |
 | | Also note the location of the Arctic Circle, which passes just south of the Yamal Peninsula, the Gulf of Ob, and Baydaratskaya Guba. |
 | | If atlases are available, have students find the Yamal Peninsula on various maps to determine the vegetation or natural environment, economic activities, annual precipitation, population density, natural resources, ethnic groups, and climate of the area. |
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