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The Experience of Russia. By Yuseina & Freddy. Location. Russia is located in Northern Asia. It is bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and North Pacific Ocean. The latitude is 60 degrees North, 100 degrees East. It has a total of 17,098,242 square miles. Place.
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The Experience of Russia By Yuseina & Freddy
Location • Russia is located in Northern Asia. • It is bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and North Pacific Ocean. • The latitude is 60 degrees North, 100 degrees East. • It has a total of 17,098,242 square miles.
Place • The lowest elevation point is in Caspian Sea -28 m. • The highest elevation point is in Gora El’brus 5,633 m. • There is volcanic activity in the Kuril Island. • Volcanoes & earthquakes Kamchatka Peninsula. • There is spring floods and forest fires.
Human Environment/Interaction • There is air pollution from heavy industries. • There are emissions from coal fired electrical plants. • There is soil contamination from agricultural chemicals. • There is ground water contamination from toxic waste.
Movement • Russia exports petroleum, natural gases, metals, wood and wood products. • Russia exports to the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, China, Turkey and Ukraine. • Russia imports machinery, vehicles, plastic, semi-finished metal products, fruits and medical instrument.
Region • Russia is in Asia. • Russia’s total is 17,098,242 sq km. • Russia’s total land is 16,377,742 sq km. • Russia’s total water is 720,500 sq km.
Weather • Russian winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia. • Russian summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast.
Citation • “Russia” https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html • Alvarado, Paula. (11-11-08). Certified and Recovered Wood Design Furniture by Arqom. Buenos Aires. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/certified-recovered-wood-furniture-arqom-argentina.php • http://top-10-list.org/2009/08/04/most-polluted-large-world-cities/ • http://top-10-list.org/2009/08/04/most-polluted-large-world-cities/