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a) Decide which word is the odd one out in each of the following groups of words

1. cold, warm, continental, the sky; (одно существительное среди прилагательных)

2. to adopt, to symbolize, to separate, national emblems; (выражение среди глаголов)

3. highlands, lakes, rivers, a two-headed eagle; (эмблема среди географических объектов)

4. resources, deposits, outskirts, iron ore; (слова на тему природных богатств, а outskirts - это пригород)

5. population, wealth, people, nationalities (wealth - богатство, а остальные слова на тему населения)

b) Find the names for the groups of words. Fill in each of the spaces

1. highlands, lowlands, mountain chains, grasslands  — landscape

2. warm, mild, cold, continental — climate

3. gas, coal, iron ore, fertile soils — natural wealth and resources

4. Russian, American, English, Chinese — nationalities

5. the Volga, the Yenisei, the Ob, the Lena — rivers