Make up special questions according to the models, and answer them. a) Model: Its total area is over 17 million square kilometres. How many square kilometres is its total area?

1. The population of Russia is over 150 million people. 2. Eighty per sent are ethnic Russians in our country. 3. The total area of Moscow is about 900 thousand square kilometres. 4. The population of Moscow is 9.5 million people. 5. Three horizontal stripes are on the Russian flag.

b) Model: Over 150 million people live in Russia. How many million people live in Russia?

1. Over 9 million people live in Moscow. 2. More than 100 minori ty nationalities live in Russia. 3. About 70 per cent of the people prefer to live in cities, towns, and their outskirts. 4. Over 80 per cent of eth nic Russians live in our country. 5. More than two hundred people vis it this museum every day.​

Let's work on the question together step by step.

a) Model: Its total area is over 17 million square kilometers. How many square kilometers is its total area?

To make a special question using this model, we need to focus on the total area mentioned. So, we can ask:

1. What is the total area of "it" if it is over 17 million square kilometers?

Now, let's move on to the given statements and answer the question.

1. The population of Russia is over 150 million people.

We are not focusing on the population here, so we skip this statement for now.

2. Eighty per sent are ethnic Russians in our country.

We are not focusing on the percentage of ethnic Russians, so we skip this statement as well.

3. The total area of Moscow is about 900 thousand square kilometers.

Here we can ask:

2. What is the total area of Moscow if it is about 900 thousand square kilometers?

To answer this, we would say that the total area of Moscow is about 900 thousand square kilometers.

4. The population of Moscow is 9.5 million people.

We are not focusing on the population here, so we skip this statement.

5. Three horizontal stripes are on the Russian flag.

We are not focusing on the Russian flag here, so we skip this statement too.

Now, let's move on to the next part of the question.

b) Model: Over 150 million people live in Russia. How many million people live in Russia?

To make a special question using this model, we need to focus on the number of people mentioned. So, we can ask:

1. How many million people live in Russia if it is over 9 million?

Now, let's answer this question using the given statements.

1. Over 9 million people live in Moscow.

We are not focusing on the population of Moscow, so we skip this statement.

2. More than 100 minority nationalities live in Russia.

We are not focusing on the number of minority nationalities here, so we skip this statement.

3. About 70 percent of the people prefer to live in cities, towns, and their outskirts.

We are not focusing on the percentage of people here, so we skip this statement as well.

4. Over 80 percent of ethnic Russians live in our country.

We are not focusing on the percentage of ethnic Russians here, so we skip this statement.

5. More than two hundred people visit this museum every day.

We are not focusing on the number of museum visitors here, so we skip this statement too.

I hope this explanation helps you understand how to make special questions and answer them using the given information!