1. Russia Unit 5, C.14 Info.

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

3. 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

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

5. 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!

6. 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:

7. 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,

8. 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

9. 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!

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

11. Capital of Russia…??

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

13. Lake Baikal

14. Lake Baikal

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

16. Natural Resources…

17. Sturgeon

18. Cavier

19. Video Links!
Youtubes
Caviar Mafia – Kazakhstan
Catching a sturgeon!
Fish Farm

20. Videos continued… Shark Finning
About 6 minutes long