PPT-Central Asia/ Russia Physical and Human Geography

Major Landforms Northern European Plain Ural Mountains Caucasus Mountains Turan Plain Northern European Plain Chernozem black earth Moscow St Petersburg Kiev 75 live here Ural Mountains . Cultural Heritage. DIVERSE ETHNIC GROUPS. Diverse ethnic groups, customs, and. . traditions (many people of Turkic. . and Mongol heritage). Cultural Heritage. • . Ballet. Fabrege. eggs. Fabergé . “The Queen of Social Sciences”. Dream big…. As a young man my fondest dream was to become a geographer. However, while working in the customs office I thought deeply about the matter and concluded that it was far too difficult a subject. With some reluctance, I then turned to physics as a substitute.. Northern Landforms. Russia and the Republics in size: About 3(x) of the U.S. / 11 times zones/ nearly 1/6. th. of Earth’s land surface. It is the only country to reach two continents (Europe and Asia). . SECTION 1: GEOGRAPHY. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY . Russia & the Eurasian republics take up about one-sixth of the land surface of the entire Earth.. Russia is the largest country in the world in total land mass. . Francisci WG.4. Russia: The Facts. Largest . nation. in the world (2x size of U.S.). Russia is larger than . Pluto. 25% of Russia is located . in . Europe. . and 75% is located in . Asia. (Eurasia). Chapter 11 . Bell Ringer March . 26, 2018. Page 311 – Map Lab. What is the elevation of the Ural Mountains? How does the elevation of the Steppes compare with the Ural Mountains? . Determine how density differs west and far east of the Urals. What physical features contributes to the population distribution? . How does the geography impact the population distribution of Southern and Eastern Asia?. Standards. SS7G9 The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern Asia. . a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Ganges River, Huang He (Yellow River), Indus River, Mekong River, Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert , Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula. . North Africa and Southwest Asia Physical Geography Physical Geography Plate Tectonics Clashing Plates Arabian Plate into Eurasian Plate Separating Plates Arabian Plate pulling apart from African Plate GEOGRAPHY HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY HANDBOOK Objectives : The student will . . . 1. E xamine the five themes of geography. 2. Explore how they aid geographic observation and analysis 3. Identify some ways in which the geography of the United FORESTS Forests of the Caucasus and Central Asia – Forest Nuts in Central Asia Ekrem Yazici Roman Michalak UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section Sustainable natural resources and their value chain – NUTS Seminar. in . geography. Presentation. No. . 2. Mgr. Soňa Patočková. SOŠ a Gymnázium Staré Město. 2011. 1. Content. What. . is. . geography. ?. Definition. . of. . geography. History. . Essential Question:. Where are the major physical features and nations of Southern & Eastern Asia located?. Standards:. SS7G9a.. Locate on a world and regional political- physical map:. Ganges River, Huang He (Yellow River), Indus River, Mekong River, Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River, Bay of Bengal, India Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula.. The World in Spatial Terms. Geography is the study of the special physical and human characteristics of a place or region.. An important part of geography is the relationship between humans and their environment.. Diversity. Russia and . Central. Asia are made up of diverse ethnic groups, . customs. and traditions.. Some heritage groups include:. Slavic. : Indo-European group from Scandinavia that lives in .