Insert the missing forms of the verb "to be" (is, are, was, were, will, be, etc.) 1. Natural conditions of the Region ... mainly determined by the joint influence of the Delta rivers and the Caspian Sea.
2. Throe climatic zones can … singled out in the Region territory.
3. The Region’s economic development and foreign economic activities … primarily determined by the geographic situation and natural resources.
4. Large deposits of oil and gas … found in the Astrakhan Region territory.
5. The Astrakhan Region … also the major producer of sturgeon and caviar.
6. There … many enterprises in the Region.
7. Many fish products … produced at the fish processing plants.
8. Famous Russian singers - Maksakova, Barsova, Petrov, Milashkina … born here.
9. In the vocational training system schools … reorganized as Lyceums and polytechnic colleges.
10. The Astrakhan Region … a promising area for tourism and recreation in the nearest future.
11. There … also a large collection of works by the "Russian avant-garde" artists.
12. At present there … about 50 preserve zones in the Region protected by the State, which … used or can … used for organizing bird-watching fishing and hunting tours.
