Transcript Russia - Granbury ISD

Pick up the Russian
physical geography
notes off the table
and a weekly
agenda.
Use pages 334 – 341 of your textbook.
 Write down three things about Russia
from pictures and/or maps.
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Do Now: Monday 12/1/2014
Russia – Physical Geography
RUSSIA-US SIZE COMPARISON
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Russia is the world’s
largest country.
 This vast distance
spans 11 time zones,
9 mountain ranges,
borders 13 seas, 3
oceans, and 14
countries.
 WOW!!!
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Physical Patterns
High latitude, continental climate,
temperature extremes
 Cold climate and rugged terrain limit human
settlement and agriculture
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80o
Arctic Circle
Alaska
60o
40o
Latitudinal
Hawaii
Impact
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Agricultural Regions (Fig. 9.5)
Agricultural Triangle
(Developed Triangle)
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This marks the
boundary between
Asia and Europe.
 They are very old
and heavily eroded,
yet they contain
Iron ore and
minerals.
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Ural Mountains
Russia’s most
important river.
 It is a major
transport route.
 It is a major
source of
freshwater, yet it
is heavily polluted
with human and
industrial waste.
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Volga River
The oldest (25 million years) and deepest
(1,700 m) lake in the world.
 It contains 20% of the world's total
unfrozen freshwater reserve.
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Lake Baikal
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Largest plain in the world.
It is mostly marshy lowlands.
It is the size of the United States.
Permafrost is in the Northern parts of this
area.
This contains some of the world’s largest
reserves of oil and natural gas.
West Siberian Plain
West Siberian Plain
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Permafrost
prevails
here.
Central Siberian Plateau
A vast region
comprising
almost all of
Northern Asia.
 It is known for its
cold
temperatures and
the legend of
Russia sending
criminals there to
do hard labor.
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Siberia
This is a biome of needle leaf forests.
 It is a Russian word which means forest.
 They are located at the top of the world
just below the tundra biome.
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Taiga
Most of Russia has a harsh climate with
long, cold winters and short, relatively
cool summers.
 There are only four main climate regions.
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Steppe
Humid Continental
Subarctic
Tundra
Climate
Only 10% of Russia is this.
 In the winter, the sky is dark for several
weeks at a time.
 In the summer, there is several weeks of
sunlight.
 Very few things can grow here.
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Tundra
Tundra
This is the dominant climate region of
Russia.
 For 120 – 250 days of the year, there is
snow on the ground.
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Subarctic
Subarctic
Most of Russia’s North European Plain is
this.
 January – 9 degrees to 21 degrees.
 July – 56 degrees to 75 degrees.
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Humid Continental
Humid Continental
Temperate grassland.
 Dry summer and long, cold, dry winters.
 Sunflowers, mint, and beans flourish here.
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Steppe
Steppe