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*gental rolling topography
*Volga River
*Don River |
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*North to South - covers 2,000 miles
*High in North, wider in South
*Forests and Minerals
*20 commercially usable minerals
*Basis for Russian Industrialization
*low because of erosion |
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*world's largest unbroken lowland
*unsuitable for agriculture
*harsh winters + poor soils + permafrost + swampy
*Ob River and Yenisey River = spring flooding
*world's largest peatlands
*oil and natural gas |
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*hilly uplands
*harsh climate
*permafrost
*Lena River = spring flooding
*low population
*rich mineral sources |
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*rugged terrain
*Verkhoyansk Mts and Yablonovy Mts
*many volcanoes
*coldest region
*Bering Strait
*Kamchatka peninsula
*Sakhalin Island
*Lake Baikal
*Kalyama River and Amur River |
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*glaciated mountains
*source region for rivers Ob & Yenisey
*Sayan
*Altai |
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*extension of the European Alpines
*btw Black sea and Caspian Sea
*border b/w Russia and Georgia/Azerbaijan
*aka Caucasus Region
*strategic location in oil pipelines
*prone to earthquakes |
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*national river of Russia
*lies entirely in Russian Federation
*origin = Valdai Hills
*mouth = Caspian Sea
*length = 2,300 miles
*basin combined size of the UK, France, Germany, and Italy |
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*origin = SW Russia
*mouth = Sea of Azov
*length = 1,200 miles
*basin countries = Russia, Ukraine
*linked to the Volga River by the Volga-Don Canal |
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*origin = Altoy Mts.
*mouth = Kara Sea (Arctic Ocean)
*length = 3,400 miles
*problem = spring flooding |
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*origin = NW Mongolia
*mouth = Kara Sea (Arctic Ocean)
*length = 2,500 miles
*problem = spring flooding |
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*origin = Baikal Mountains
*mouth = Arctic Ocean
*length = 2,700 miles
*huge delta ~250 miles wide
*delta is frozen tundra for 7mo/year
*spring flooding = a huge problem |
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*largest island of Russia
*Strait of Tartar
*Soya Strait; mountainous
*Ainu+Nivkh; Russia, Japan, China
*oil and natural gas |
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"Ruler of the East"
*most important Pacific port for Russia
*on the coast of Sea of Japan
*close to China and North Korea
*humid cold climate; cool summer, dry winter
*east end of Trans-Siberian Railroad |
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*the deepest lake (5,300 ft.) >1mile
*20% of all fresh water on earth
*at least 25 million years old
*unique ecosystem with more than 2500 recorded plant and animal species, 75% of which are found nowhere else
*plentiful fish - omul
*Selenga River supplies ca. 50% of water flow into lake
*designated World Heritage Site by UNESCO |
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| Why is the majority of Western Siberian Plain ot suitable for agriculture? |
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*cold climate
*poor soils
*swampy/marsh land |
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| What causes spring flooding of the major rivers in Siberia? |
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*rivers break up in reverse; upper streams (in the south) melt first
*the mouths of most Siberian rivers remain frozen thru the spring = ice jams that cause backed-up meltwater to flood extensive areas |
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| Where are the major oil & natural gas fields in Russia? |
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*West Siberian Plain
*Yamal Peninsula |
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What indigenous peoples live in the Russian Far East?
Where do they live? |
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*Chukchi, Kerek, Koryak, Alyutor, Kamchadal
*live on far Eastern coast of Russia, btw Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea |
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| What makes Vladivostok unique? Why is it important to Russia? |
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*on the coast of Sea of Japan
*shipping and commerical fishing good
*Russia's most important Pacific Ocean port
*the home port of Russia's Pacific Fleet |
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*main route runs from Moscow to Vladivostok
*3rd longest single continuous service in the world
*built btw 1891-1916, spans 8 timezones
*takes about 7 days to go whole way |
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| What makes Lake Baikal unique? |
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| *unique ecosystem, with more than 2500 recorded plant and animal species, 75% of which are found nowhere else |
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| What countries do the Altai Mountains border? |
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| *Russia, Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan |
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| What makes the Caucasus region unique? |
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*numerous ethno-national groups
*strategic location in oil pipelines
*border btw Russia and Georgia/Azerbaijan |
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*ecosystems defined by major vegetation type
*warmer temp + higher rainfall = more abundant vegetation |
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What are the 4 major zones of biomes of Russia? Where are they? What are the key features of each?
*continued on other slides* |
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*Tundra
*Taiga (wooded Tundra)
*Mixed Forest
*Steppe/grassland (wooded steppe) |
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*location: fringes entire Artic ocean coastline
*climate: permafrost, short summer
*nat.veg: mosses, lichens, hardy grasses |
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*location: Gulf of Finland to Kamchatka Peninsula
*climate: no dry season, short cool summer
*nat. veg: spruce and larch trees |
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*location: Belarus - Rus.Fed Urals
*climate: very cold winter, no dry season
*nat. veg: firs, pines, larches, birch and oak trees |
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| Steppe/grassland (wooded steppe) |
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*location: West Siberia
*climate: dry winter, short cool summer
*nat. veg: feather-grass |
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| Russian Physiographic Regions |
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