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RUSSIAN FEDERATION

RUSSIAN FEDERATION . Российская Федерация. RUSSIA’S DIMENSIONS. Largest country in the world. Spans 11 Time Zones From East to West: Gulf of Finland to Alaska From North to South: Above the Arctic Circle to Salt Lake Twice the size of the United States. RUSSIA’S REGIONS. Siberia.

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RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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  1. RUSSIAN FEDERATION Российская Федерация

  2. RUSSIA’S DIMENSIONS • Largest country in the world. • Spans 11 Time Zones • From East to West: Gulf of Finland to Alaska • From North to South: Above the Arctic Circle to Salt Lake • Twice the size of theUnitedStates

  3. RUSSIA’S REGIONS Siberia European Russia Russia’s Far East Eastern Frontier

  4. Pink & Red = Vital Agricultural Areas Green = Little to No Agricultural Activity Blue = Reindeer Herding

  5. RUSSIA’S REGIONS EUROPEAN RUSSIA Population and Industrial Center Volga River is key waterway Ural mountains are eastern barrier EASTERN FRONTIER Borders China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan Lake Baikal is key area RUSSIA’S FAR EAST Limited Accessibility Asian Frontier? FISHING – Primary Industry

  6. SIBERIA • LARGER THAN THE CONTINENTAL U.S., BUT...LESS THAN 15 MILLION PEOPLE • CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT • DISTANCE • COLD TEMPERATURES • ARCTIC WINDS • POOR SOILS • RESOURCE POTENTIAL • PRECIOUS MINERALS • METALLIC ORES • OIL AND NATURAL GAS • TIMBER

  7. CLIMATE AS A RESTRICTIVE FEATURE • AGRICULTURE • SHORT GROWING SEASONS • EROSION (ACCELERATED BY SNOW MELT) • SETTLEMENT PATTERNS & TRANSPORTATION (limited) • INDUSTRY • HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION (for heat) • EXTRACTION (more expensive in permafrost)

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