Answer:
Harsh weather conditions and vast distances pose a great challenge for the transportation of petroleum products and other goods in Russia.
Explanation:
- Russia is a country with the largest east-west stretch in the world. The major cities in Russia are far apart on great distances from each other.
- Above all, Russia majorly lies between the higher latitudes which makes it a temperate region.
- The temperatures in Russia fall down up to -30°C in winters making it tough to carry out the transportation of petroleum products and other goods.
