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Russia: Climate and Vegetation Ch. 15-2

A Climate of Extremes Continentality-a regions distance from the moderating influence of the sea Siberia-less than 50°F, sometimes as low as -90°F

Vegetation Tundra-mosses, lichens, small shrubs Forest-taiga-primarily coniferous trees, largest forest on Earth Steppe-temperate grassland, chernozem Desert-located in Central Asia, Kara Kum, Kyzyl Kum

Tundra Around the World

Taiga around the World

Taiga

Steppe in Uzbekistan

Steppe in Northern European Plain

“As a result of state-farm and collective-farm construction the USSR became the country of the most powerful agriculture in the world.” (1931)

Amu Darya Kara Kum Caspian Sea

Central Asia Syr Darya Kyzyl Kum Amu Darya

Kyzyl Kum Desert

Crater in the Kara Kum Desert - Turkmenistan