1. Physical Geo of Russia: Climate and Vegetation Objective: Explain the impact of Russia’s size and location on its climate

2. A Climate of Extremes Continentality-a regions distance from the moderating influence of the sea Siberia-less than 50°F, sometimes as low as -90°F

5. Vegetation Tundra-mosses, lichens, small shrubs Forest-taiga-primarily coniferous trees, largest forest on Earth Steppe-temperate grassland, chernozem Desert-located in Central Asia, Kara Kum, Kyzyl Kum

6. Tundra Around the World

7. Taiga around the World

9. Taiga

10. Steppe in Uzbekistan

11. Steppe in Northern European Plain

12. “As a result of state- farm and collective-farm construction the USSR became the country of the most powerful agriculture in the world.” (1931)

13. Kara Kum Amu Darya Caspian Sea

14. Central Asia Kyzyl Kum Syr Darya Amu Darya

15. Kyzyl Kum Desert

16. Crater in the Kara Kum Desert - Turkmenistan

19. Turkmenistan – Door To Hell