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Chapter 15

Chapter 15. Physical Geography of Russia. Section 1. Land Forms and Resources. Russia and the Republics occupy a large territory. Is 3 times the size of the United States. Region sprawls across two continents. Europe Asia. Region sprawls across two continents.

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Chapter 15

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  1. Chapter 15 Physical Geography of Russia

  2. Section 1 Land Forms and Resources

  3. Russia and the Republics occupy a large territory • Is 3 times the size of the United States

  4. Region sprawls across two continents • Europe • Asia

  5. Region sprawls across two continents • Cross 11 time zone throughout Europe and Asia

  6. CHERNOZEM • Black top soil – one of the world’s most fertile region • See page 345

  7. What % of the regions 290 million people live on this plain • 75 % • Or 217 million people live on the plains

  8. Three largest cities on the plains • Moscow, Russia • St. Petersburg, Russia • Kiev, Ukraine

  9. Ural Mountains • Separate the Northern European and West Siberian plains • Divides Europe and Asia

  10. Eurasia • Combined continents of Europe and Asia

  11. Caucasus Mountains(kaw-kuh-suhs) • Stretch across the land that separates the Black and Caspian Sea

  12. Transcaucasia Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, located – between Caucasus Mts. and borders of Turkey and Iran

  13. Central Asia • Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Tajikistan • Turkmenistan • Uzbekistan

  14. SIBERIA • Region in central and eastern Russia, from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific • Known for mineral resources • Russian government used this region as a political exile site

  15. Section 2 Climate and Vegetation

  16. CONTINENTALITY • Russia and the Republics enormous size has a major effect on its climate • Russia's climate increases as one travels east, with average temperature differences between the warmest (July) and coldest (January) ...

  17. TAIGA(Tahy-guh) Largest forest in the world Continuous belt of evergreen forests across the Northern Hemisphere North America and Eurasia

  18. PROBLEM OF RUNOFF • Rainfall not absorbed by soil, which can carry pesticides and fertilizers from fields to rivers which can endanger the food chain

  19. TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD • Railroad that links Moscow (on the west) to the port of Vladivostok (on the east) • Runs 6,000 miles across bitter cold, undeveloped region

  20. REASONS RAILROAD IS BUILT • Speed up travel • Populate the region • Develop resources

  21. TIME ZONES • 24 time zones in the world • 360 degrees • 15 degrees in each time zone

  22. INTERNATIONAL DATELINE • Marks where a new calendar day begins

  23. Chapter 16 A Diverse Heritage

  24. Section 1 Russia and the Western Republics

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