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GEOG 433

2. Russia / USSR’s Setting in the World

3. Russia and the NIS
Fig. 1.2 Russia and the NIS

4. Satellite view of Northern Eurasia
The Kyoto Protocol is an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Kyoto Protocol Opened for signature December 11, 1997 at Kyoto, Japan
Entered into force February 16, 2005.
Conditions for entry into force 55 parties and at least 55% CO emissions by UNFCCC Annex I parties.
Parties 161 countries (as of Feb. 2006) 4

5. Figure 1.1 Blinnikov, p.3.

6. Table 9.1 Russian Rankings, Blinnikov, p. 125.

7. Figure 3.1, Blinnikov, p. 24.

8. Fig 2.1 Map Physical features, Blinnikov, p. 10.

9. Relative Location FSU No. Amer.
Relative locations of post-Soviet states & North America
Relative Location FSU No. Amer.

10. Relative relief

11. Fig 1.6 Russia major physical features

12. Mean sea level Pressure, winds, January

13. Mean sea level Pressure, winds, July

14. Ave. July Temperatures (deg. C)

15. Mean air temperature (deg. C), July

16. Average July temperatures (deg. F)

17. Average air temperature (deg. C) January

18. Mean air temperatures (deg. C), January

19. Average January temperatures (deg. F)

20. Permafrost thickness 20

21. Permafrost Regions in the FSU21

22. Permafrost (in meters)and snow cover (in cm)
- Much of the region is covered by permafrost, permanently frozen ground, of varying depths and continuity
- Makes construction or economic activity very difficult 22

23. Average duration/days of winter period (t < 0ºC)
- Length of winter period, when the temperature drops below freezing
- Extreme are areas with 9 months of winter
- Coldest place in world are Oymyakon and Verkhoyansk, -57°
- Includes most of Siberia, Far East, and European north 23