Russia

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

• The capital is Moscow• It is 6,000 miles long• It is made up 15

republics

LANDFORMS

• North European Plain and the West Siberian Plain

• Ural Mountains: mark the division between Europe and Asia

• Pamir Mountains - blocks moisture from the Pacific creating deserts

SEAS AND LAKES

• Water is supplied by inland lakes and seas

• The Caspian Sea is the largest inland sea– Its tributaries are used

for irrigation

The Aral Sea

• Shrinking because of ____________________________________

• Lake Baikal - the deepest lake in the world

RIVERS

• Dneiper• Don• Volga• They are all in the

western part of the country

• Used as highways for trade

Rivers

• Rivers in Siberia• Ob • Yenisei• Lena• They supply

hydroelectric power

CLIMATE

• Most of the Russian Republics are above the 49th degree of latitude

• It is cold continental - long, bitter cold winters and short summers

• Russians have limited growing seasons and transportation problems– Permafrost

RESOURCES

• Timber, coal, oil, iron ore, natural gasses, platinum, etc.

• Major problem- most of the resources are in Siberia and very difficult to access

POPULATION

• Russia is a multicultural nation

• Over 100 nationa lities are represented each with its own culture

• Many nationalist groups have demanded their independence which cause the breakup of the Soviet Union

• 1. Permafrost:

• 2. What is the major land form of Russia?

• 3. How has the climate affected the Russian economy?