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Europe and Russia: Physical Geography

World Geography. Europe and Russia: Physical Geography. Unit 5. Land and Water. What are the main physical features of Europe and Russia?. How have the physical features of Europe and Russia affected where and how people live?. Size and Location.

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Europe and Russia: Physical Geography

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  1. World Geography Europe and Russia: Physical Geography Unit 5

  2. Land and Water • What are the main physical features of Europe and Russia? • How have the physical features of Europe and Russia affected where and how people live?

  3. Size and Location • Europe and Russia are parts of _____________________________________________________________. • About ______________ of Russia is in Europe and the rest is in Asia. • The ______________ are the dividing line between Europe and Asia.

  4. Europe is a small continent that has 47 different countries. • _____________________________________________________________. • _________ is the largest country in the world. • It is almost twice the size of Canada or the United States. • Much of Europe and nearly all of Russia is ________________ than the United States.

  5. Europe: Land Regions Major Landforms of Europe

  6. Major Landforms of Russia • Russia lies on the _________________. • Europe and the Western Part of Russia share the ______________________. • Russia’s largest cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg, are in this region. • __________________________________________________________________________________________________.

  7. _________________________________________________________________. • To the east of the Urals is the Asian part of Russia—a _____________________. • Siberia makes up about _____ percent of Russian territory, but it has only 20 percent of Russia’s people because of its harsh climate.

  8. __________________________________________________________________________________________________. • Farther east is the Central Siberian Plateau. • And even farther east, are the East Siberian Uplands which include more than ___________________________.

  9. The Rivers of Europe and Russia • _____________________________________________________________________________________________________. • The Rhine travels 865 miles from Switzerland to the Netherlands and the North Sea. • ___________________________. Canals and tributaries connect it to the furthest reaches of Western Europe.

  10. The longest river on the European continent is Russia’s Volga. • ___________________________________________________________________. • The Volga has many tributaries and canals. • They link the Volga to the Arctic Ocean and the Baltic Sea. • _____________________________________________________________________________________________________.

  11. Climate and Vegetation • How do oceans and mountains affect climate in Europe and Russia? • What different climates and kinds of vegetation do Europe and Russia have?

  12. A Wide Range of Climates • The climates in part of Russia and Europe vary greatly. • ___________________________________________________________________. • Areas that are far from the ocean often have extreme weather. • _____________________________________________________________________________________________________.

  13. Mountains also affect the amount of ____________________ in an area. • Areas ______ of mountains receive heavy rainfall and areas _________ of mountains receive lighter rainfall.

  14. The Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Current

  15. Major Climate Zones of Europe and Russia Major Climate Zones of Europe • ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________. • Moisture-carrying winds from the Atlantic Ocean make these areas rainy. • The climate region that surrounds the Mediterranean Sea has summers that are hot and dry and winters that are mild and rainy.

  16. Major Climate Zones of Russia • ___________________________________________________________________. • Here, summers are short and winters are long and cold. • ___________________________________________________________________. • On the warmest days, temperatures rarely get above 40°F.

  17. The Vegetation of Europe and Russia The Vegetation of Europe • The natural vegetation of Europe is _______. But, most of the forests have been cleared to make way for ________________________. • Northern Europe still has coniferous forests. • _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

  18. The Vegetation of Russia • Russia has three vegetation zones: ___________________________________________________________________. • The tundra and forest zones extend across Siberia. In the tundra, winters last up to _________ months and the ground is permafrost. Russia has many forests, including the taiga. • ___________________________________________________________________.

  19. Natural Resources • What are the major natural resources of Europe and Russia? • How do Europe and Russia differ in their use of natural resources?

  20. Resources of Western Europe

  21. The most important natural resources in Europe include _________________________________. • _____________________________________________________________________________________________________. • Water is needed to drink and to nourish crops. It can also be used to produce _________________________________. • Fossil fuels provide a source of energy for industries. Europe is a leading world industrial power.

  22. Resources of Eastern Europe • Eastern Europe has similar resources to those of Western Europe. Silesia, the area where Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany come together, has large deposits of coal. • Silesia is a major __________________.

  23. ___________________________________________________________________. • It has several other fuel resources—oil and natural gas. • Its most important resource is its _______. • Therefore, ____________ is an extremely important activity in Ukraine.

  24. Resources of Russia

  25. Russia has not developed its natural resources as much as Western Europe. • Russia is one of the largest producers of ___ in the world. It also has the largest reserves. • Scientists estimate that Russia has about one third of the world’s _______________________. • __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. • Most of Russia’s deposits of oil, natural gas, and coal are located in Siberia; retrieving the resources is difficult.

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