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Physical Geography of Russia &
the CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
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Russia and the CISPhysical Geography
Russia is about twice the size of the continental U.S.
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Russian Plains
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NORTH EUROPEAN PLAINS
Agricultural Zone- most of Russia’s farming is here
Chernozem = black earth called the “Black Earth Belt”
75% of population lives in plains & 3 largest cities- Moscow, St. Petersburg & Kiev
Ukraine= “The Bread Basket” of the region
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NORTH EUROPEAN PLAINS
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WEST SIBERIAN PLAINS World’s largest flat area-Covers an area of
about 1.2 million square miles Formed by glacial deposits after the last Ice
Age.
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TURAN PLAINSDesert Region Kara Kum (black
sand) Kyzyl Kum (red
sand desert)
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CENTRAL SIBERIAN PLATEAU high plateaus
highlands & mountains are the dominate landform.
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Mountains of
Russia
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URAL MOUNTAINS Divides Europe and Asia
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CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS Between the Black
& Caspian Seas and forms border between Russia and Transcaucasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia)
Mount Elbrus (extinct volcano that
is Russia’s highest point)
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Mt. Elbrus18,510
ft
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Russian Seas and
Lakes
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BLACK SEA Only warm water sea found in
Russia Outlet to the Mediterranean-
IMPORTANT in Russian’s History!
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CASPIAN SEA World’s largest
inland sea (actually a lake) Rivers run into the lake
but no outlet to the Ocean
It is a saltwater lake
Lake is shrinking from evaporation
How does this effect the salt content?
This picture is taken in March- notice there is still ICE covering part of the Caspian Sea, lake divide equally, sea depends on length of coastline.
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ARAL SEA Rivers that drain into Aral Sea are
being used for irrigation for cotton fields which causes Aral to shrink
Aral Sea Video
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LAKE BAIKAL World’s oldest & deepest
freshwater lake Holds 1/5 of earth’s fresh water (as
much as all the Great Lakes combined)Lake Baikal is:40 miles wide 400 miles long 1 mile deep
Houston to Dallas = 226 miles
Over
1200
species
of plants
& animals
unique
to the
lake
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Russian Rivers
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RIVERS IN RUSSIA
Long & navigable Frozen most of the year= Makes
trade difficultRivers used for irrigation,
transportation routes or hydroelectric power for densely populated urban areas
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VOLGA RIVER
Called “Mother Volga”- provides the needs for the people
longest river in Europe / 4th longest in Russia
provides essential trade, communication, energy & water
Carries about 60% of Russia’s river traffic
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Natural Resources of Russia
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NATURAL RESOURCES
gold – world’s 2nd largest producer
oil – soon to rival Saudi Arabia in production
natural gas – world’s leading exporter
hydroelectric power 1/5th of the world’s timber
supply Coal and Iron
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SIBERIA
Many natural resources are found here
Difficult to remove resources because of its harsh climate & rugged terrain (landscape)
Most of Russia’s longest rivers—which supply 84% of the country’s water—are located in Siberia (only 25% of the population lives)
Temperature fluctuates from about 50F to
-90F
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SIBERIA
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Trans Siberian Rail Road
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Russian Climate
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RUSSIA’S CLIMATE ZONES
Climates are effected by high latitude and the mountains to the southeast
Continentality: Distance from the sea which effects climate and precipitation
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RUSSIA’S CLIMATE ZONES
Humid Continental & Subarctic climates dominate the northern & eastern region
Semiarid & Desert climate around Transcaucasia region
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Russian Vegetation
Regions
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VEGETATION REGIONS
steppe – wide, temperate grasslands in central Russia
taiga – vast woodland of evergreen forests
tundra – flat, treeless plains near Arctic Ocean