Francisci WG4 Russia The Facts Largest nation in the world 2x size of US Russia is larger than Pluto 25 of Russia is located in Europe and 75 is located in Asia Eurasia ID: 654140
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Physical Characteristics of Russia and Central Asia
Francisci WG.4Slide2
Russia: The Facts
Largest nation
in the world (2x size of U.S.)Russia is larger than Pluto25% of Russia is located
in Europe and 75% is located in Asia
(Eurasia)77% of Russia is located in SiberiaRussia covers
11 different time zones (9 hours from east to west)Slide3
The Climate
Climate in Russia and Central Asia varies
greatly due to the mountain ranges, oceans and the enormous
size of the area.Earth’s coldest temperature was recorded in Russia (-90⁰F).
Climate regions include:Tundra: treeless Arctic region with permafrost (
frozen soil); extreme northern regions.Taiga: Frozen forest of
coniferous
trees – mostly in
Siberia
.
Steppe: Semi-arid and found in
Central
Asia.Slide4
Mountain Areas
The
Ural Mountains are sometimes referred to as the boundary between Europe and Asia.
The mountains act as a natural barrier to stop the wind from the Atlantic Ocean from going eastward.
The area west of the Ural Mountains has rich
soil called
chernozem
: very
black
and rich soil filled with
nutrients that is good for agricultural crops.
Because of this black soil, this
region
is commonly referred to as the black earth belt
.Slide5
Sleeping Land
Siberia: A
vast Russian province encompassing most of Northern Russia found east of the Ural Mountains.
Siberia is cold and dry because of the Ural Mountains
blocking the moisture on one side.Siberia extends
from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in the east.This region is
rich
in natural gas, mineral resources and
oil
.Slide6
Lakes and Rivers
Lake
Baikal in Southern Siberia is the world’s deepest freshwater
lake.Contains as much water as all of the Great Lakes combined.
Many of the rivers in this region flow northward and empty into the Arctic
Ocean.Example: Ob River