climate regions of e.e. and russia
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Climate Regions of E.E. and Russia. What influences Russian climates? Lack of mountains near lowlands Leads to significant wind gusts Most of country is located far from open sea water Open water tends to moderate temperatures Northern location 75% of region is located north of U.S. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Climate Regions of E.E. and Russia• What influences Russian climates?
– Lack of mountains near lowlands• Leads to significant wind gusts
– Most of country is located far from open sea water• Open water tends to moderate temperatures
– Northern location• 75% of region is located north of U.S.
– More than ½ of land is covered with snow for 6 months a year– ½ of land is permafrost
» Permanent frozen layer of soil beneath ground
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• Most common climates– Humid continental
• Wide range of temperatures– Short but warm summers
» 65 degrees F in July– Long and extremely cold winters
» 21 degrees F in January• Common in North European Plain
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• Subarctic– Severe cold for much of year
• 10 degrees F in February• 55 degrees F in July• Little variety of plant life
– Taiga» Needle-leaved evergreens» Very common in Siberia
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• Tundra– Most northern areas of Russia– Extremely cold temperatures in winter
• Winter temperatures average between -20 to -30 degrees F– Limited sunlight in winter
• Temperatures rarely get above 50 degrees F• Summer brings constant light
– Topsoil is very thin above permafrost• Little vegetation
– Mosses, bushes, short grassesX%^$@!!!!
It’s cold here in the tundra
region of Russia!!
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• Drier regions of E.E. and Central Asia– Very southern region of Russia into “Stans”
• Steppe (10 to 20 inches of rain a year)– Thick clumps of trees with vast areas of opens spaces and grasslands
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• Desert (Less than 10 inches of rain a year)– South of steppe– Bare rock and sandy dunes with little vegetation
I wish I had a bottle of water right now!
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• Temperatures of the steppe and desert– Astana, Kazakhstan
» Averages 81 degrees F in July» Averages 10 degrees F in January