World Geo Ch. 14****
Only ______ Russia's land can support ___________
10% agriculture
Tundra ~ covers about _____ of Russia ~ average annual temperature is below _________ ~ ___________- both coniferous and deciduous trees
10% freezing mixed forest
Russia has ______ of world's coal deposit
16%
________ of Russia water traffic is on the Volga River
2/3
Lake Baikal is ______ miles long, ___ miles wide, and over a mile deep
400 40
RUSSIA: ______ million square miles. Located in _______ and ______. Spans _____ time zones. Borders ____ countries.
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From Ukraine to southwest Siberia-250,000,000 acres of fertile land
Black Earth Belt
Important warm water sea that flows into the Mediterranean
Black Sea
Largest in one body of water in the world; really a salt lake water yet
Caspian Sea
Mountains between the black sea and the Caspian Sea
Caucasus Mountains
_______ (salted fish eggs) are a Russian delicacy that has declined
Caviar
Rich, black topsoil found in the southern half of the North European Plain
Chernozem
____ built on the Volga have interrupted migration of __________, The fish that supply the eggs
Dams sturgeon
About 75% of the region is located ______________ than the continental US
Farther north
Two major climate zones of the regions: ~ ___________- North European Plain ~ __________- Siberia
Humid Continental Subarctic
A peninsula in eastern Russia; has more than 100 volcanoes
Kamchatka Peninsula
In southern Siberia; oldest and deepest lake in the world; has 20% of the worlds total freshwater supply
Lake Baikal
__________ and _________________, two of the most populated cities are here
Moscow and St. Petersburg
Caucasus Mountains- Russia's highest peak; 18,510 feet
Mount Elbrus
About 75% of the Russian population live here
Northern European Plain
Siberia has a lot of marshes & swamps because most rivers flow ________ and are ______ for most of the year
Northward frozen
Permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground
Permafrost
Has huge reserves of mineral fuels
Russia
Leads the world in producing hydroelectricity
Russia
What is the world's largest country?
Russia
_________ covers the ground nearly _______ of the year in the subarctic
Snow 3/4
Is the dominant climate region in Russia
Subarctic Climate
A forest that covers 40% of European Russia and extends into Siberia World's largest coniferous forest
Taiga
Vast treeless plains far to the north
Tundra
A boundary between European Russia and Asia Russia
Ural Mountians
The most important river in European Russia
Volga River
World's largest area of flat land; 1 million square miles
West Siberian Plain
Russia has the longest continuous __________ of any country in the world
coastline
Northern part of North European Plain is _____, ____________, with swamps and lakes
flat, poorly drained
Sturgeon now being fist illegally to meet the ___________ for caviar
global demand
Russia has few ports that are _________ year round
ice-free
Russia has worlds largest producer of ________
natural gas
Southern part of the North European Plain has _________________ and rich, black topsoil
navigable waterways
Ural Mountains-
old, worn down mountains rich in Iron ore, oil, natural gas
Russia has large ________ deposit
petroleum
Lake Baikal has been _______ four years by run off from paper and ____ factories
polluted pulp
Black Earth Belt's region is the landing producer of _________________
wheat, rye, barley, beets
