3. Find in the text words or phrases, which have a similar meaning to the following: 1. extremely quick development meteoric rise
2. decrease in students' ability
3. influence the technological development
4. ignore to develop personal abilities
5. wrong ideals
6. widen our understanding of the world
1. Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of area.
2. The area of Russia is approximately equal to the surface area of the planet Pluto.
3. Moscow is the capital of Russia, and it is one of the largest cities in the world.
4. Other main cities of Russia are St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg and Omsk.
5. Russian language is considered one of the richest and difficult for learning.
6. Territory of Russia covers eleven time zones.
7. It includes various climate and relief types.
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