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Physical Characteristics of Russia and Central Asia Francisci WG.4
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Climate Regions Climate regions include: – Tundra: treeless Arctic region with permafrost (frozen soil); extreme northern regions. – Taiga: Frozen forest of coniferous trees – mostly in Siberia. – Steppe: Semi-arid and found in Central Asia.
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Time Zones Russia and Central Asia sit on two continents: Europe and Asia and cover 11 different time zones.
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Mountain Areas The Ural Mountains divide Europe and Asia
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Mountain Areas The area west of the Ural Mountains has rich soil called chernozem: very black and rich soil filled with nutrients. Because of this black soil, this region is commonly referred to as the black earth belt.
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Mountain Areas The land east of the Ural Mountains is called Siberia: “Sleeping Land”. Siberia extends from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in the east. This region is rich in natural gas, mineral resources and oil.
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Rivers Many of the rivers in this region flow northward and empty into the Arctic Ocean. – Example: Ob River
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