In terms of territory Russia is the worlds largest country and Canada the second. Between them these huge nations occupy most of the northern part of the northern hemisphere. Both countries include a sizable extent of frozen wilderness. Canada covers the northern part of the North American continent while the Russian federation sits astride the northern parts of Europe and Asia. The two nations both have vast areas of forest and their forestry industries produce a large part of the worlds softwood and wood pulp. Both countries hold extensive mineral deposits and the mining of zinc, uranium and nickel in Canada and iron ore, tungsten, gold, silver and diamonds in Russia rank these countries among the worlds key producers. Five per cent of Canadian land is suitable for the growing of crops while 10 per cent of Russian land is arable. The majority of Russians live in the temperate, European part of the country while the bulk of Canadians have settled in the clement conditions found within 400 km of the border with their southern neighbour the United States.
Question: The second sentence may have been more correct if it read ... the Russian federation covers the northern part of both Europe and Asia rather than sits astride the northern part of Europe and Asia.
Options:
A. true, B. false, C. uncertain
Answer: C