1. GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF RUSSIA AND EURASIA

2. Taiga – World’s largest forest

3. Ural and Caucasus Mountains
Ural Mountains:
The dividing line between Europe and Asia
Very old and worn down; do not reach very high
Very long – runs from Arctic Ocean to Russia’s southern boundary.
Caucasus Mountains:
High rugged mountains
Fertile region of valleys where many non-Russian people live.
13 different ethnic groups live in this region.

4. Arctic Ocean Russia has a long coastline.
Ice freezes all ports except Kaliningrad
Alaska is close neighbors with Russia across the Arctic Ocean.

5. Black Sea and Caspian Sea
Used to connect Russia with the Mediterranean Sea.
Caspian Sea:
Largest inland body of water in the world
Salt Water Sea
Russia shares the sea with 4 other countries:
Azerbaijan
Iran
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan

6. Lake Baikal World’s deepest freshwater lake
Holds 30% of the world’s supply of unfrozen freshwater.
The world’s oldest lake
Some of the fish and plant species in the lake can be traced back to prehistoric years.
A huge natural laboratory that attracts scientists.

7. Volga River Longest River in Russia Important Transportation Route
It and other rivers in European Russia are connected by canals.
Transports people and goods from one city to another.