World Regional Geography Russia

Ten Geographic Qualities

Ten Geographic Qualities 1. Region Covers 1/6 of world’s total landmass 2. Most of region is at high latitudes which are cold, dry & harsh 3. Russia has more neighbors than any other country 4. Very small population & most people live in the west

Ten Geographic Qualities 5. Few good & suitably located ports - almost landlocked 6. Multinational Empire dominated by Russia 7. National economic planning communism

Ten Geographic Qualities 8. Russia - divided by Ural mountains 9. Hundreds of ethnic groups isolated by distance and geographic barriers 10. Largest reserves of natural resources in the world

Regions & States

The Kremlin Moscow is the capital and largest city in Russia. The Kremlin is the center of government. The Kremlin

States of the Former USSR Russia European States -Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus Caucasus States - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia Central Asian States, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan & Kyrgyzstan

Historical Geography

Historical Geography Pre Tsarist - before Ivan IV - 16th century Tsarist Period 16th century to 1917 Cossacks carried Russian presence to Pacific & Alaska Peter the Great 1682-1725 Catherine 1762-1796 Bolshevik Revolution 1917 Break -up of the Soviet Union 1991

Physical Geography

Physical Geography of Russia Rivers Volga Ob Lena Don Lakes Baikal Lodoga Volga

Physical Geography of Russia Seas Aral Barents Bering Okhotsk Black Caspian

Physical Geography of Russia Landform Regions Russian Plain Ural Mountain West Siberian Plain Central Siberian Plateau East Siberian Uplands Kazak Uplands Caucasus Mountains Kamchatka Pennisula

Physical Geography of Russia Climates North Asia is dominated by Snow Climates known as Humid Continental & Subarctic (Siberia) Central Asia is dominated by dry Desert & Steppe Climates Mountainous regions provide a variety of Mid-latitude climates to Ice Climates

Cultural Geography

Cultural Geography of Russia Population – 143.70 million Official Language – Russian Economics – mixed

The ruble is the currency of the Russian Federation Russia, the largest country in the world, It stretches over 6,000 miles from the Baltic Sea to the North Pacific. The ruble is the currency of the Russian Federation http://www.opencourtresources.com

1st Russian composer to gain world wide honors. He wrote symphonies, operas, piano solos, and ballets. He is best known for his ballets: Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Matryoshka- (ma-tree-OSH-ka) A popular toy in Russia is a nesting doll called Matryoshka. The grandfathers carved them out of wood and used them to tell stories to their grandchildren.

                                                                            Fabergé Eggs A Jeweler named Peter Fabergé created beautiful eggs for the tsars. The eggs, were decorated with gold, silver, and gemstones. Only 43 of the original 53 eggs still exist today, each valued at over a million dollars!!

Cultural Geography of Russia Religions Orthodox Christian in the Slavic Regions Islam in the Central Asia Republics Communism sought to eradicate traditional religions

St. Basil’s Cathedral St. Basil’s Cathedral is a beautiful building in Moscow’s Red Square. The “onion dome” shape is found often in Russian church architecture.