RUSSIA AND EURASIAN REPUBLICS – GEOGRAPHY

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Russia Chapter 8.
Advertisements

A Vast Land: Climate and Geography of Russia. RUSSIA cfm?guidAssetId=3d1c6ddd-6f91-4f79- 92ba bf0fc&blnFromSearch=1&product.
RUSSIA REVIEW. Russia St. Basils Cathedral (Russian Orthodox Church) Moscow, Russia.
The Physical Geography of Russia
Europe and Russia: Physical Geography
Physical Geography of Russia Lake Baikal Folders/ Composition books Crossword Scissors (if you have them)
RUSSIAN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Physical Features of Russia. 1-Russia has a large coastline, but does not benefit from its closeness to the sea. Explain why it does not benefit.
Chapter 15 Physical Geography of Russia & the Republics A Land of Extremes Objective: Examine key features of the landforms, resources, climate, vegetation,
Section 1: Natural Environments Section 2: History and Culture
Russia SOL Review. Most important areas of Russia GDP (Gross Domestic Product) Kazakhstan Russia Turkmenistan.
Central Asia/ Russia Physical and Human Geography.
Europe Unit.  Russia is 6,592,735 square miles  Russia and the Republics are located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres  Russia and the Republics.
Do you Know??? Russia is the largest country in the world in land area. How does it compare in terms of population? Where do most people in Russia live?
How does location, climate, and natural resources affect population distribution on Europe?
A Vast Land: Climate and Geography of Russia. Geography World’s largest country Almost twice size of U.S. “Eurasian” country: Russia lies on Asia but.
Russia and the Republics: Landforms and Resources
A Vast Land: Climate and Geography of Russia. Geography World’s largest country Almost twice size of U.S. “Eurasian” country: Russia lies on both Europe.
The Russian Federation
Russia and the Former Soviet Republics Ch. 15-1: Physical Geography.
RUSSIA’S LAND FACTS What is the largest country in the world?
Chapter 13 The People and Land of Russia Vocabulary Section 1 Section 2.
Physical Geography of Russia
Ch. 14- Section 1- Russia Russia- largest country- world 6.6 million square miles- 2 continents- Europe and Asia- 11 time zones.
Russia and the Eurasian Republic
RUSSIA’S LAND FACTS What is the largest country in the world? What area has the largest supply of minerals in Russia? What is the largest forest in the.
Europe and Russia LandandWater. Europe Landforms Small continent – peninsula in the Atlantic Ocean Ural Mountains are a natural boundary between Europe.
C RUSSIA – CHAPTER 8 CLUES World Geography. #1 The physical feature separating Eurasia Ural Mountains.
Russia & the Republics. Russia & the Republics Physical Geography.
It's Always Tougher in Russia By: Mandy Quan, Ken Zou, and Jonathan Kermah.
Tundra A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
The New Russia & Independent Republics Chapter 9.
Russia and Central Asia Physical Geography. The Land Russia is the largest country on earth. It spans 11 time zones. The dividing line between Europe.
Europe Country Comparisons United Kingdom - Russia Italy - Germany United Kingdom - Russia Italy - Germany.
Russia THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION The capital is Moscow It is 6,000 miles long It is made up 15 republics.
Chapter 15 Physical Geography of Russia. Northern Landforms Northern European Plain –Western Russia to Ural Mountains Chernozem: black earth Moscow, St.
Physical Geography: Russia. Bye Bye Soviet Union In 1991, the Soviet Union broke up into 15 independent republics. Russia is by far the Largest.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Russia and the Republics. Landforms and Resources Russia and the Republics take up a huge land area  Russia is the largest country.
Geography.  How has Russia’s harsh climate come to its aid?  Name two reasons for the building of the Trans-Siberian Railroad.  Why was this project.
Location of U.K. A country of islands – Wales, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Across the English Chanel from the UK is France West, across the.
Russia and the CIS Physical Geography
Jeopardy Cultural Geography Physical Geography Imperial Era Soviet Union ?????? Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500.
The Big Idea Russia is big and cold with vast plains and forests; whereas the Caucasus countries are small, mountainous, and warmer. Main Ideas The.
RUSSIA.
Russia’s Land. The Type of Land in Russia Most of Russia is a subarctic and tundra climate which makes the land bad for farming. The Ring of Fire in the.
Caucasus and Eastern Europe Russia. Key Terms Due Thursday at beginning of class RUSSIA – CHAPTER 16 Cyrillic czar Bolsheviks gulags.
The New Russia & Independent Republics Chapter 9.
Russia Sarah Eggebraaten and Tim Franklin. Physical Geography of Russia.
SECTION 1: LANDFORMS AND RESOURCES NORTHERN LANDFORMS  Northern European Plain  Chernozem: black earth; some of the world’s richest soils  Large.
Russia has 5 “largests”.
 Russia is the largest country in the world  It occupies approximately 3 times the land area of the U.S. (look at the comparing data chart on pg. 337)
Bell Ringer Why do time zones exist?
Waterway and landforms
The Physical Geography of Russia
Physical Geography of Russia
Russia & the Eurasian Republics:
Physical Geography of Russia and the Republics
Russia and Central Asia
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF RUSSIA AND EURASIA
Russia A Vast Land: Climate and Geography of Russia.
Russia A Vast Land: Climate and Geography of Russia.
Russia A Vast Land: Climate and Geography of Russia.
Tuesday, october 29, 2013 Bellringer:
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF RUSSIA AND EURASIA
Russia and the Republics
The New Russia & Independent Republics
Physical Geography of Russia
Russia and Central Asia
Russia Unit 5.
Physical geography of russia
Presentation transcript:

RUSSIA AND EURASIAN REPUBLICS – GEOGRAPHY

Lake Baikal, Russia

Giant Sturgeon- Lake Baikal Deepest fresh water lake Holds about 20% of world’s supply of unfrozen fresh water Oldest freshwater lake = nearly 30 million years Some fish and plants are prehistoric Many scientists study there

Lake Baikal Monsters Alligator Gar Tales of a prehistoric monster

Volga River -Largest River in Europe – Astrakhan = Old Russian city by the Caspian Sea once conquered by Ivan the Terrible

Volga River – Important for Transportation

East Siberian Sea

East Siberian Sea Marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean Covered with ice most of the year

Wild Life in the East Siberian Sea

Caspian Sea About the size of California, the Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water. Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan border the Caspian Sea.

Caspian Sea - Petroleum Production

Due to outdate machinery , careless practices, and strong currents, the Caspian Sea faces serious pollution issues with Russia causing about 80% of the pollution

The Ural Mountains

Ural Mountains Resources Coal Mining Gold Emeralds Potassium salts used mostly to make fertilizer

Ural Mountains Pollution The Soviet Union relocated their industrial base to the Ural Mts. during the Nazi advancement. Later, Soviet nuclear industry was developed there during the Cold War. Both have contributed greatly to the pollution in this area.

Sayan Mountains – NE of Lake Baikal

Sayan Mountains – South Russia Around Mongolian Border Often the people of this area look more Mongolian than Russian Reindeer are prevalent in this area.

West Siberian Plain

West Siberian Plan The W. Siberian Plain, just west of the Asian side of the Ural Mountains, is a home to farming, urban areas and wilderness.

Central Siberian Plain Central Siberian Plain covers 1/3 of Siberia Short, warm summers with long, harsh winters Many natural resources such as coal, iron, gold natural gas, platinum and diamonds Predominantly wooded area

North European Plains

European Plans – In Russia The North European and Eastern European Plains join to make the European Plain. (Or You’re●a●peein’ Plain) One of the greatest uninterrupted plains on the Earth and runs from the Pyrenees Mts. Across N. Europe to the Urals into Russia. Most of the area is agricultural

St. Petersburg, Russia Once the capital of Russia, Lenin switched capital to Moscow for better protection from invading nations. Built by Czar Peter the Great in early 1700s. Important port and cultural center Located on the Neva River- shipbuilding center

Moscow, Russia “About 800 years old, Moscow is the political and cultural center of Russia (347)”. Russia’s economic and industrial center Once center for heavy industry, now moving toward light industry or consumer goods manufacturing. Transportation port