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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Siberia experiences permafrost, which is a layer of soil that remains frozen year-round. This makes it difficult to construct permanent structures on the land surface because the ground is unstable.

Why Is Development in Siberia Limited