Bell Work: Thursday 12.5.2013

1. Pick up the Russian physical geography notes off the back table. • Use pages 334 – 341 of your textbook. • Write down three things about Russia from pictures and/or maps. Bell Work: Thursday 12.5.2013

3. Russia – Physical Geography

4. RUSSIA-US SIZE COMPARISON Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

5. 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!!! Physical Patterns

6. High latitude, continental climate, temperature extremes • Cold climate and rugged terrain limit human settlement and agriculture

7. 80o Arctic Circle Alaska 60o 40o Latitudinal Impact Hawaii Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

8. Agricultural Regions (Fig. 9.5) Agricultural Triangle (Developed Triangle) Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

9. This marks the boundary between Asia and Europe. • They are very old and heavily eroded, yet they contain Iron ore and minerals. Ural Mountains

10. 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. Volga River

11. 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. Lake Baikal

12. 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

13. West Siberian Plain

14. Permafrost prevails here. Central Siberian Plateau

15. 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. Siberia

16. 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. Taiga

17. Most of Russia has a harsh climate with long, cold winters and short, relatively cool summers. • There are only four main climate regions. • Steppe • Humid Continental • Subarctic • Tundra Climate

18. 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. Tundra

19. Tundra

20. This is the dominant climate region of Russia. • For 120 – 250 days of the year, there is snow on the ground. Subarctic

21. Subarctic

22. Most of Russia’s North European Plain is this. • January – 9 degrees to 21 degrees. • July – 56 degrees to 75 degrees. Humid Continental

23. Humid Continental

24. Temperate grassland. • Dry summer and long, cold, dry winters. • Sunflowers, mint, and beans flourish here. Steppe

25. Steppe