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A Vast Land

A Vast Land. Chapter 8, Section 1. Russia’s Climate & Landscape. Russia is by far the world’s largest country It is called a Eurasian country because it lies on 2 continents.

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A Vast Land

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  1. A Vast Land Chapter 8, Section 1

  2. Russia’s Climate & Landscape • Russia is by far the world’s largest country • It is called a Eurasian country because it lies on 2 continents. • Its southern border is in the middle latitudes while the northern portion of the countries extends past the Arctic Circle. • The Ural Mountains form the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia. • Russia shares borders with 14 different countries, and includes 11 time zones.

  3. Russia’s Climate & Landscape • Western Russia has warm, rainy summers and cold, snowy winters. • Easter Russia has short, cool summers and long, snowy winters. • Many of Russia’s ports on the Baltic Sea and Pacific Ocean are closed by ice parts of the year • Russia’s gigantic size and harsh climates make transportation difficult within the country. They must rely on railroads, rivers, and canals to move goods around.

  4. European Russia • About 75% of the population lives West of the Ural mountains, along the North European Plain. This is where the most fertile soil and mildest climate are found. • Russia’s largest cities, such as its capital, Moscow are located here. • Most of its good farmland lies in the southwestern portion of the country near the border with Ukraine. • To the far South lies the Caucasus Mountains, which are far more steep and rugged than the Urals.

  5. East of the Urals • The huge part of Russia East of the Urals is known as Siberia. • Northern Siberia has one of the coldest climates in the world, called tundra. Below the top few inches of soil the ground is permanently frozen, called permafrost. • Very few people live here: Those that do survive by fishing, hunting seals and walruses, and herding reindeer. • South of the tundra is the Taiga, the world’s largest forest. It stretches for 4,000 miles.

  6. East of the Urals • Southern Siberia contains plains, plateaus, and mountain ranges. It is home to the endangered Siberian tiger, along with bears, reindeer, wolves, wildcats, and wild boars. • In the far East is the Kamchatka peninsula, which mountains lie in the Ring of Fire. This region often experiences volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

  7. Inland Water Areas • In the Southwest, Russia borders the Black Sea which gives it access to the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. • The Caspian Sea is the World’s largest inland body of water, it consists of salt water. • Lake Baikal is the world’s deepest freshwater lake. It holds almost 20% of the world’s supply of unfrozen freshwater. • Pollution • Russia has many rivers including the Volga, Lena, Yenisey, and the Ob. Most of the rivers in Siberia flow north into the Arctic Ocean.

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