Зайцева Ю.П. The Urals – the centre of Russian metal industry

are а mountain
chain which appeared many years ago as а

result of tectonic activity. As
time went on, the mountains were being destroyed be the action of water,
sun and air. As а result, the highest mountains are only one thousand
meters high. One more consequence is that the greatest deposits of ores
came to the surface of the Earth. The fact that they were easily accessible
stimulated the development of plants.

the First. In
the 18th century the Urals, with their high

quality ores and rich forests (а
fuel for plants) played the greatest role in the world industry. Russia
exported metal even to Great Britain.
The modification of the Ural industry began with Magnitogorsk
plant, built near the mountain Magnitnaya, rich in metallic ores. Later,
many engineering plants were built in the region. The greatest plants are
situated in Magnitogorsk, Nizhniy Tagil, Chelyabinsk and Novotroitsk.

industry suffered а
crisis because of the shortage of coal. But

the delivery of coal from Kuzbass
solved the problem. It must bе mentioned that about 70 metals and minerals were first
discovered in the Ural mountains. Large deposits of iron, copper, lead,
zinc, nickel, titanium, wolfram and many other metals characterise the region.

work on
the ores from the new layers (Kazakhstan, Siberia). But

nevertheless, the
Urals are the region with great history, traditions and experience, and
hopefully it will have new stages of development.

are the Urals situated?
2. Why are these mountains not very

high?
3. Why are the deposits of ores easily accessible?
4. When did the Ural mining industries begin? Did Russia export
metal at that time?
5. Where did the modification of the Ural industry begin?
6. What was the reason for the crisis for the Ural metal industry?
7. How many metals and minerals were first discovered in the Urals?
8. What are the recent problems of the Urals?
9. Does the author of the text hope that the region will have new
stages of development? And what do you think?

разрушать
development развитие
discover открыть
Earth Земля (планета)
easily легко
Europe Европа
exhaust истощать
export экспортировать
forest лес
fuel топливо

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not very high that were being destroyed be the action

of water,
sun and air. As а result, the highest mountains are only one thousand
meters high.
3. The deposits of ores are easily accessible, cause is a result of tectonic activity.
4. The Ural mining industries began during the time of Peter the First. Yes, Russia
exported metal even to Great Britain.
5. The modification of the Ural industry began with Magnitogorsk plant, built near the mountain Magnitnaya, rich in metallic ores.
6. The Ural metal industry suffered а crisis because of the shortage of coal.
7. About 70 metals and minerals were first discovered in the Ural mountains. For instance, there are large deposits of iron, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, titanium, wolfram and many other metals.
8. Nowadays some of the deposits are exhausted, and the plants work on the ores from the new layers (Kazakhstan, Siberia).
9. Of course, author thinks The Urals are the region with great history, traditions and experience, and hopefully it will have new stages of development. I think the same. Why not?

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