Rich, black soil that supports the production of wheat, barley, rye ect... A permanently frozen layer of soil that lies beneath the surface of the ground. A vast treeless plain, most of the Tundra region is North of the Arctic Circle. A boreal forest belt that covers two-fifths of western Russia. Has dry summers and long, cold, windy winters. Lots of Chernozem in the Steppe region. The government makes key economic decisions. he government owned all the banks, factories, farms and mines. Goods people needed for everyday life. These good could sometimes be hard to find. Illegal trade in which scarce or illegal goods are sold at hight prices. Most people could not afford to buy things on the black market Businesses are privately owned and there is less government control. Private ownership of state-owned companies. This was good for people who could not afford to purchase large companies. Farms worked by farmers who shared the farm's production and profits. Farms that were run more like factories, the farmers got wages but the government had control on the prices and production. By-products of producing nuclear power and weapons. Material contaminated by residue from the generation of nuclear energy and weapons. Chemicals used to kill crop-damaging insects, rodents, and other pests.