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Geography of Russia

Geography of Russia. Taiga - the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering areas south of the Russian tundra. Steppe - A vast, treeless, flat grassland that stretches from Ukraine across southern Russia to Kazakhstan.

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Geography of Russia

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  1. Geography of Russia

  2. Taiga - the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering areas south of the Russian tundra.

  3. Steppe- A vast, treeless, flat grassland that stretches from Ukraine across southern Russia to Kazakhstan.

  4. Tundra -a vast treeless zone lying between the ice cap and the timberline of North America and Eurasia and having a permanently frozen subsoil

  5. Permafrost - Ground that is permanently frozen, often to great depths, found in the polar climate regions Pictures from an underground permafrost Museum in Russia.

  6. Landlock –Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean.

  7. Icebreakers –Ships that can break up ice on frozen waterways so other ships may pass through them.

  8. Siberia –Vast frozen region located between the Ural mountains and the pacific ocean. Russian Siberia, Sheregesh

  9. Arctic Ocean –Ocean that forms the Northern Border of Russia. (Picture of Iceberg in Russian Arctic)

  10. Caucasus Mountains -The oil-rich region around Chechnya, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

  11. Ural Mountains/ Ural Mountain Region – Region with heavy industrial industries. Creates the border of Europe and Asia

  12. Caspian Sea - Large inland salt lake between Europe and Asia

  13. Aral Sea- Inland Sea between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan (The Dying Sea)

  14. Baltic Sea - Body of water east of the North Sea and Scandinavia

  15. Barents Sea - Large sea located in northwest Russia just south of the Arctic Ocean

  16. Volga River - Europe’s longest river located in west central Russia

  17. Don River - River that empties into the Black Sea located in southwest Russia

  18. Amur River - River located in eastern Russia that empties into the Sea of Okhotsk

  19. Lake Baikal - Worlds deepest freshwater lake located north of the Gobi Desert in Russia (Jewel of Siberia)

  20. Chernobyl- Site of a major nuclear accident in 1986 25 years ago, Chernobyl exploded, vomiting 8 tons of radioactive ash into the air which swept across the lands poisoning 25 per cent of the population and 25 per cent of the lands of Belarus. And now the new generation of children bears its legacy through a horrifying and bewildering array of afflictions. Some children are born brain-damaged, others have genetic, physiological, neurological and psychological damage.

  21. Trans-Siberian RailroadLongest single rail line in the world. Runs from Vladivostock to St. Petersburg Russia

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