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Russia Unit 5, C.14 Info.

C. 14 Russia Useful Maps RA 20-27 W. and E. Russ. Maps: 338-341 C. 14, pages 344-359 Why do we study Russia?

C. 14 Info. Section 1 Variety of Landforms Massive area, 11 Time Zones Ural Mts., Old, worn, divide Russia into Western and Eastern Caucasus Mts. form the southern border of Western Russia

C. 14 N. European Plain covers most W. Russia S. Plain 75% of Population lives here Rich soil

C. 14 Coasts: largest of any country Borders Arctic, Pacific, Baltic, Black, & Caspian oceans/seas Ports are frozen most of the year Lake Baikal: Deepest lake in world, 1/5 or 20% of world’s freshwater supply (5314 ft), 1 mile is 5280!

C. 14 Black Sea: Russia’s warm water outlet to the Med. Sea Caspian Sea: actually a saltwater lake, no outlet, just an inlet (Volga River) Volga River article link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130837658

Nice to know! What is the difference between a lake and a sea? Seas are deeper Larger volume of water Connected to oceans Continuous stretch of salt water Lakes are more shallow Usually surrounded by land on all sides Water is able to move through Exceptions: Caspian Sea (Lake), Landlocked, Salty,

C. 14 Rivers Volga R.: 4th largest in Russia, links Moscow to Caspian, Black, and Baltic Seas Siberian R.: flows North to Arctic Ocean Icecaps cause floods, very swampy Hydroelectric Power is available

C. 14 Natural Resources Soil, 10% can be farmed/arable Fishing is a staple food, crab legs? 1/5 (20%) of world’s forests in Siberia Black Earth Belt feeds Russia wheat, barely, rye, oats Misc. 100 volcanoes in Kamchatka Peninsula! Amur River borders China and Russia!

This is an older mountain range, rounded… creates a border for EW Russia?

Capital of Russia…??

The Kremlin Why would the onion shaped roof be beneficial in this climate region?

Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal

These generate electricity for Russia (and other countries too!)

Natural Resources…

Sturgeon

Cavier

Video Links! Youtubes Caviar Mafia – Kazakhstan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EfYk6q8wdw Catching a sturgeon! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByBEmo_Yb3A Fish Farm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XwLGE0Q5_o

Videos continued… Shark Finning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo8K1-BVtNw About 6 minutes long