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1. Physical Geography of Russia and the Republics:
A Land of Extremes
From the frozen Arctic tundra of Siberia to the
deserts of Kazakhstan, size and climate help
define Russia and its former republics.
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2. SECTION 1 Landforms and Resources
SECTION 2 Climate and Vegetation
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SECTION 3 Human-Environment Interaction
Physical Geography of Russia and the Republics:
A Land of Extremes
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Section 1
Landforms and
Resources
• Flat plains stretch across the western and
central areas of the region. In the south and
east, the terrain is more mountainous.
• Many resources in Russia and the Republics
are in hard-to-reach regions with brutal
climates.
4. Northern Landforms
A Tremendous Expanse of Territory
• Russia and the Republics cover 1/6 of earth’s land
surface
- 8 1/2 million square miles
- three times the land area of U.S.
- region crosses 11 time zones
• Northern 2/3 of region divided into four areas
Landforms and Resources
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Northern European Plain
• Northern European Plain an extensive lowland area
• Stretches over 1,000 miles from the western border
to the Urals
• chernozem—world’s most fertile soil, abundant in
area
• 75% of region’s 290 million people live on the Plain
- cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev
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West Siberian Plain
• Ural Mountains—separate Northern European,
West Siberian Plains
- some see them as dividing line between Europe
and Asia
- some consider Europe and Asia as single
continent—Eurasia
• Plain lies between Urals and Yenisey River
(west to east)
- between Arctic Ocean and Atay Mountains
(north to south)
• Plain tilts northward, so rivers flow to Arctic Ocean
continued Northern Landforms
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Central Siberian Plateau and Russian Far East
• Uplands and mountains are dominant landforms
• Central Siberian Plateau between Yenisey, Lena
rivers
- high plateaus that average 1,000 to 2,000 feet
• East of Lena River is Russian Far East and system of
volcanic ranges
- Kamchatka Peninsula has 120 volcanoes, 20 still
active
• Sakhalin, Kuril islands at south of peninsula
- taken from Japan by USSR after WWII; still claimed
by Japan
continued Northern Landforms
8. Southern Landforms
The Caucasus and Other Mountains
• Caucasus Mountains lie between Black and Caspian
seas
- border between Russia, Transcaucasia—
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
• Central Asia region includes “stan” republics
- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan
• Southern border a massive wall of mountains,
including the Tian Shan
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The Turan Plain
• Between Caspian Sea and the mountains, uplands
of Central Asia
• Very dry, despite Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers
• Two large deserts, Kara Kum and Kyzyl Kum
continued Southern Landforms
10. Rivers and Lakes
Drainage Basins and Rivers
• Main drainage basins (areas drained by major river,
tributaries)
- Arctic and Pacific oceans; Caspian, Baltic, Black,
and Aral seas
• Arctic basin is largest
- Ob, Yenisey, and Lena rivers drain over 3 million
square miles
• Volga River, longest in Europe, drains Caspian Sea
basin
- flows 2,300 miles south from Moscow
- carries 60% of Russia’s river traffic
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Lakes
• Caspian Sea is 750-mile-long (north to south)
saltwater lake
- largest inland sea in world
• Aral Sea, east of Caspian, is also saltwater
- has lost 80% of water volume since 1960 due to
irrigation
continued Rivers and Lakes
Lake Baikal
• Deepest in world: a mile from surface to bottom at
deepest point
- 400 miles long, holds 20% of world’s fresh water
- very clean lake, home to 1,200 unique plant,
animal species
12. Regional Resources
Abundant Resources
• Huge reserves of coal, iron ore, other metals
• Region also a leading producer of oil and natural gas
- petroleum deposits around Caspian Sea among
world’s largest
• Forests have 1/5 of world’s timber
• Large producer of hydroelectric power due to rivers
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Resource Management
• Hard to get at, move resources due to climates,
terrain, distances
- many resources are in Siberia—frigid, arctic,
Russian area of Asia
• Mining, oil and gas production cause grave
environmental damage
• Hydroelectric plants damage animal and plant
habitats through:
- damming
- discharge of unusually hot water
(thermal pollution)
• Leaders must balance economic needs,
environmental responsibilities
continued Regional Resources
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Section 2
Climate and Vegetation
• Much of Russia and the Republics lie in
subarctic and tundra climate zones.
• In the region’s southern areas, semiarid
and desert climates feature warmer winters
and hot summers.
15. A Climate of Extremes
Major Climate Regions
• Humid continental and subarctic climates dominate
region
• Continentality—effect the region’s enormous size
has on its climates
• Distance from sea decreases precipitation
- moisture from Atlantic Ocean is lost further inland
• Distance from sea also creates extreme
temperatures
- average Siberian temperatures are usually below
50 degrees F
- Siberian temperatures can drop below –90
degrees F
Climate and Vegetation
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Major Climate Regions
• Cold weather has impact on daily life
- Siberians use frozen lakes and rivers as roads for
part of year
• Region has layer of permafrost that can reach
depths of 1,500 feet
• Warmer, semiarid and desert climates in Central
Asia
- southeast mountain wall blocks moist Indian,
Pacific ocean air
• Moist Mediterranean air creates subtropical climate
in Transcaucasia
- region’s health resorts were once tourist
destinations
continued A Climate of Extremes
17. Vegetation Regions
Four Major Regions
• The 4 major vegetation regions run east to west in
wide strips
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Tundra
• Mostly in Arctic climate zone; only specific
vegetation can survive
- mosses, lichen, small herbs, low shrubs
Forest
• South of tundra:
- taiga—largest forest on earth, mostly coniferous
- sable, fox, ermine, elk, bear, wolves
- deciduous trees dominate lower latitudes
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Steppe
• Temperate grassland from southern Ukraine to Altay
Mountains
- highly fertile chernozem soil
- region is major source of grain for Russia and the
Republics
continued Vegetation Regions
Desert
• Wide plains in west and central areas of Central Asia
• Two main deserts together cover 230,000 square
miles
- Kara Kum (Turkmenistan)
- Kyzyl Kum (Uzbekistan)
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Section 3
Human-Environment
Interaction
• The region’s harsh climate has been both
an obstacle and an advantage to its
inhabitants.
• Attempts to overcome the region’s
geographic limits have sometimes had
negative consequences.
20. The Shrinking Aral Sea
A Disappearing Lake
• Aral Sea gets water from Amu Darya and Syr Darya
rivers
• In ’50s, rivers are drawn on to irrigate Central Asian
cotton fields
- flow from rivers becomes a trickle, sea begins to
evaporate
Human-Environment Interaction
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The Effects of Agriculture
• Pesticides and fertilizers for cotton are picked up by
runoff
- runoff—rainfall not absorbed by soil, runs into
streams and rivers
- chemicals carried into Aral kill all 24 native species
of fish
• Retreating sea waters expose fertilizers, pesticides,
salt
- windstorms blow them onto nearby populations
• Substances increase diseases: throat cancer, typhoid,
hepatitis
• Central Asia child mortality rates are among highest in
world
continued The Shrinking Aral Sea
Continued . . .
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22. SECTION
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Saving the Aral
• To maintain present lake level, 9 of 18 million farm
acres have to go
- would cause great hardship for farmers
- many argue only such drastic measures can save
the Aral
continued The Shrinking Aral Sea
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23. The Russian Winter
Coping in Siberia
• 32 million Siberians live with the earth’s most
variable temperatures
- city of Verkhoyansk can be -90 degrees F in
winter, 94 degrees F in summer
- most of the time it is cold
• Warm weather melts ice, forms pools, swamps
- become breeding grounds for mosquitoes, black
flies
• Buildings on permafrost sink and fall when their heat
thaws ground
- buildings must be set off ground on concrete
pillars
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Continued . . .
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War and “General Winter”
• Harsh climate has helped Russia fight off invaders
• In early 1800s, French leader Napoleon Bonaparte
conquers Europe
• Bonaparte invades Russia from Poland in 1812
- arrives in Moscow in September, as winter begins
- Muscovites burn the city leaving no shelter
- Napoleon retreats; cold helps doom 90% of his
100,000 men
continued The Russian Winter
25. Crossing the “Wild East”
The Trans-Siberian Railroad
• In late 1800s, Siberia is like U.S. “Wild West”
- travel is dangerous, slow
• Emperor orders 5,700-mile Trans-Siberian Railroad
built
- links Moscow to Pacific port of Vladivostok
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An Enormous Project
• From 1891 to 1903, 70,000 workers move 77 million
cubic feet of earth
- clear 100,000 acres of forest; bridge several major
rivers
continued Crossing the “Wild East”
Resource Wealth in Siberia
• Railroad helps populate area so resources can yield
profit
- in first 10 years, 5 million people use railway to
settle Siberia
- begin mining coal, iron ore
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