Danilo's Russia Report - as a part of the Cultural Studies 10 YO class curriculum

1. RUSSIA BY DANILO FOGLIO Mr. Fleming 10 YO class

2. Russia is located on the continents Asia and Europe. It’s neighboring countries are the following: Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Japan. WHERE RUSSIA IS LOCATED

3. Mountains in Russia: Elbrus, Dykhtau and Pushkin peak all in the Cauca's mountain range. Rivers : Volga and Ural. GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES

4. As you can see on the chart the weather can get as cold as – 10 c during the winter time and as warm as 25 c. Climate

5. Native Russian plants some native plants are Rhizomatous Perennial, Crocus and Arnica Montana and the national flower Chamomile. chamomile

6. Native Russian animals are Baikal seal, Black capped marmot, Amur leopard, Siberian hamster and Amur brown lemming. Siberian hamster Native Russian animals

7. 1240-Mongols take over Russia. 1480-slavs defeat Mongols. 1547-Ivan the Terrible becomes czar. 1812- Napoleon invades Russia not winning. 1922-The USSR is created. 1941-1945- WW2 1945- 1960-Cold war 1961-First man in space 1991- The USSR dissolves. History of russia

8. Here are some Russian holidays: Russia day November 4th, Victory day 9th May and labor day 1th May. Russia day RUSSIAN CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS.

9. Russia government is a federation. There president is Medvedev. He is head of the government. They meet and make the laws in the Kremlin. Russian goverment

10. Russia's money is the ruble. It’s economy is built up mostly by oil and mining industries, but also by coal, gas and chemical production. Russian economy

11. Russia's mountains are a perfect place to ski or snow board during the winter, but during the summer it’s a ideal place to take long walks. The cities are all full with many shops and museums.