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Russia
Physical Geography
• Physical Geography is the study of
physical features of the earth's surface.
• Total area of Russia is 6,592,800 sq miles.
• Thirteen Percent of Russia are bodies of
water.
• Russia has many mountain ranges and
Rivers.
Climate
•Most of Russia has
a continental
Climate.
•Russia has a low
amount of
precipitation each
year.
•Russia has cold
long winters with
brief summers.
Landforms
• Russia
has many mountain
ranges spread out through
the country.
•The main mountain range
in Russia is Caucases
Mountains.
•Russia also has the Kara
Kum Desert.
•Many seas surround Russia.
•These bodies of water
include- Black Sea, Caspian
Sea, Baltic Sea, Barents Sea,
Kara Sea, Laptev Sea,
Siberian Sea, Bering Sea,
and Arctic Ocean
Biomes
•A biome is a large
geographical area of
distinctive plant and
animal groups, which
are adapted to that
particular
environment.
•South Russia is
mainly steppe
•North Russia is all
tundra
•Center Russia has a
biome known as Tiaga
Rivers
•There are many seas surrounding Russia and many rivers that empty into these seas.
•The Don river empties into the Black Sea.
• The Volga empties into the Caspian Sea.
• The Northern Dvina empties into the White Sea.
• Western Dvina into the Baltic Sea.
• Pechora into the Barents Sea.
•Russia has more than 100,000 rivers over seven miles or more.
Oceans
•Russia touches the Arctic ocean to the north
•To the east, Russia touches the Pacific Ocean.
Lakes
•To the north
west Russia has
two lakes.
•Ladoga lake
•Onega Lake
•To the south
east Russia has
another lake
called Lake
Baikal
Topography
•Topography is the study of earths surface shape and features.
•Russia's Topography has the deepest river on the world.
•The lake is called lake Baikal and it is 2,442 ft deep.
•The topography of Russia resembles that of the northernmost portion of the North
American continent.
Social Geography
• Social geography is a branch of
geography that focuses on the study of
patterns and processes that shape
human interaction.
• The population of Russia is
141,909,279.
• The population growth rate of Russia is .467%.
Cultural
Groups
•There are about all types
of cultural groups in a
country as large as Russia.
•All groups in Russia have
equal rights.
•The main group in Russia
is Orthodox Christianity.
•Other groups include
•Islam
•Buddhism
•Protestantism
•Catholicism
• Judaism
Tribes
•Many of the tribes in tundra
Siberia are nomadic reindeer
herders.
• The tribes that live in taiga
Siberia are hunter gatherers.
•None of the tribes languages
do not compare to the
Russian language.
•There are 200,000 tribe
members in 30 different
tribes.
•Some of the larger tribes
have their own republic
within the Russian state.
•The smaller tribes are being
run off by outsiders that are
starting new industry.
Vernacular
Regions
•Vernacular Region is an area that
people believe to exist as a part of
their cultural identity.
•Russian regional is very weak.
•Russia also has very weak
historical provinces along with
unofficial vernacular regions.
Agriculture
•Russia's largest agriculture
region extends from central
district all the way to
European Russia.
•Russia has 200 million
hectares of agriculture land.
•Of the 200 million hectares
about 120 million hectares
are used for row crops.
•Thirteen percent of crops
perish over the winter due to
weather related issues.
•Russia has a shortage of
machinery because of the
high cost.
•Most Russian farms are in
debt.
Population
Densities
•Russia has a very low
population density along
with many other countries
in the North.
• The population density
has been falling because of
low birth rates and the
population growth rate is
declining.
•Russia has th eone of the
lowest population density
in the world. With
22 people per square mile.
• 73 % of the population
lives in urban areas.
Geography
•Geography is the study of
people, culture, and beliefs in
relation to regional and/or
physical location.
•Russia is the largest country
and has a very diversified
geography.
•Russia has the Ural
mountains in the east and
Caucasus Mountains that
extend across the south.
•¾ of the population live in
the cities or towns of western
Russia.
•The Geographic size of Russia
is 6.6 million square miles.
Ural Mountains
Conflict
•Conflict are problems or opposition between people,
ideas, or interests.
• Russia has many ethnic problems.
• The two opposing groups are the Russians and the
Chechens.
• These problems occurred from a Chechen man killing
a Russian man in a bar.
•Many problems have been rising in the past years due
to this incident between the Russians and the
Chechens.
Cultural
Diversity
•Cultural Diversity is
the exploration of
peoples beliefs and
differences
•Russia’s main religion
is Orthodox
Christianity.
•The government of
Russia is Federal Semi
Presidential
democratic republic.
•The current president
is Dmitry Medvedev.
Government Headquarters in Moscow
Economics
•Economics are the study of
values, production,
distribution, and consumption
of goods and services.
•Northern Russia relies on
livestock.
•Southern Russia produces
grain.
•Exports have been rising a
little in Russia over the past
years.
•The imports have fallen over
the last years.
•China does a lot of trading
with Russia.
•Most of China’s imports from
Russia are energy sources.
Global
Interaction
• Global Interaction is the
social, economic, and
political interaction of the
global community.
• Russia has 190 diplomatic
relations with other
countries and has 144
embassies.
• Russia is one of the five
permanent members of
the United Nations.
• Russia has close relation
with North Korea.
•
(L-R) Monmohan Singh of India, Dmitry
Medvedev of Russia, Hu Jintao of China, Luiz
Inacio Lula de Silva of Brazil.
Citizenship
• Citizenship is the
expectations, privileges,
and limitations one has to
be a member of a
community both large or
small.
• Justice in the court is
equal for all citizens.
• The president is elected
by the citizens for a six
year term.
• Russia allows few political
rights and civil liberties to
its citizens.