Formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources in russia. true or false

The correct answer is - True.

Big portion of the Russian Federation is spread on a territory where the dominant climate types are of polar and sub-polar origin, where most of the year is winter, there's permafrost, the snows are very deep, the water is frozen for most of the year, and the temperatures go down to -50 C degrees. The terrain is also a big problem, as there's multiple mountain ranges steep hills, and inhospitable plateaus, that make any work extremely hard. The sheer size of the country makes the transportation of both equipment, labor force, goods, very slow and difficult.

So all in all, the geography and climate of Russia is a huge obstacle that does not allow for any easy explorations, but only for slow, hard, very expensive ones.