2. Current Events R. hopes to win W., M., and D.C. S. agrees to six-point peace plan. Flying c. closer to reality. Man may have bought $2 m. painting at g.s.

3. On this day… 1860 P.E. makes debut. 1882 J.J. killed by fellow gang member. 1936 B.H.—convicted killer of C.L. baby executed. 1969 R.N. wants to V. the V.W.

25. Physical Geography of E.E. and Russia Eastern Europe and Russia is over 8 million square miles – Area is larger than that of Canada, U.S., and Mexico combined!!

26. Plains North European Plain – ¾ of Russian and Eurasian people live here – Warsaw, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Kiev (Ukraine) Ukraine is most significant farming country in region – Rich Topsoil Known as chernozem

27. West Siberian Plain – East of Ural Mountains – World’s largest area of flat land – Much of it is evergreen and swamp

28. Turan Lowland – Between Caspian Sea and the Tian Shan Mountain Range – Much of it is desert

29. Mountains Carpathian Mountains – Part of Alpine Mountain Range – Stretches from southern Germany into Czech Republic, Slovakia into Romania

30. Caucasus Mountains – Southwest corner of Eurasia – Forms border between Russia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia – Mt. Elbrus rises 18,510 feet

31. Ural Mountains – Stretch from Arctic Ocean to Aral Sea – Rise only a few thousand feet – Divides Asia and Europe

32. Tian Shan – “Heavenly Mountains” in Chinese – Cover much of Kyrgyzstan

33. Eastern Siberian Uplands – Wilderness of forest, mountains, plateaus

34. Pamirs – Eastern Tajikistan – Highest peak in region, rising 24,590 feet (Pik Imeni Ismail Samani)

35. Seas and Lakes Much of the northern lakes and seas are ice-covered in northern Russia – White, Barents, Kara, Laptev, East Siberian

36. Baltic Sea – Major seaport to St. Petersburg One of Russia’s first “warm” weather ports – Borders Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

37. Caspian Sea – Largest inland lake – Actually is saltwater lake – Sinking due to lack of flow from rivers

38. Lake Baikal – Deepest lake in world – Holds 1/5 of world’s freshwater supply

39. Danube River – Originates in southern Germany flowing through eastern Europe to Black Sea – Most important waterway in Eastern Europe

41. Volga River – Crosses the Northern European Plain – Flows 2,193 miles to Caspian Sea – Frozen for much of year in the northern part – Provides hydroelectricity and irrigation for farming