Why Is Development in Siberia Limited

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Multiple Choice

Why is development in Siberia limited?

• A) The mountainous terrain of the region makes it virtually impossible to create a transportation infrastructure there.
• B) Most of the area is a barren, dry desert leaving little available water to support human life.
• C) In order to protect the fragile environment of this region, the Russian government has limited the number of settlers into the region.
• D) Indigenous groups of Siberian peoples will not allow development in their sacred ancestral burial grounds.
• E) Unstable ground resulting from permafrost makes it extremely difficult to place permanent structures on the land surface.

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