1. Russia and the Republics Ch 15

4. Northern Landforms Intro North European Plain 1/6 of world landmass
Lowland
In west to Ural Mtns
Chernozem – fertile soil of plain
Lots of agriculture here
75% of population
Moscow (Russian cap), St Petersburg, Kiev (Ukraine)

8. West Siberian Plain E of Urals to Yenisey R
Arctic O to foothills of Altay Mtns
Slopes downhill to N
Rivers drain to Arctic O

9. Central Siberian Plateau and Russian Far East
Uplands and mtns dominant
High plateaus ft
Far East
E of Lena R
Volcanic ranges
Kamchatka peninsula
120 volcanoes
20 active
Sakhalin, Kuril Islands
Seized from Japan after WWII
Japan still claims

14. Southern landforms Caucasus and Other Mtns Caucasus
btw Black and Caspian Seas
form border btw Russia and Transcaucasia
Trans= Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Further east
Tian Shan and others
Southeastern border of Central Asia
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Block moisture from south
Create arid climate in central Asia

19. Turan Plain Lowlands East of Caspian 2 rivers Syr Darya Amu Darya
Very dry area – 2 deserts
Kara Kum
Kyzyl Kum

21. Rivers and Lakes Drainage Basins and Rivers
Drainage basin=area drained by river + tributaries
Arctic Basin Ob
Yenisey
Lena
3=1,750,000 cubic ft/sec
Caspian
Volga
Longest river in Europe
60% Russia’s river traffic

22. Volga drainage basin

25. Lakes Caspian Saltwater 750 mi N-S Largest inland sea-world Aral
Lost 80% water since 1960
Extensive irrigation
Vanish soon

26. Aral Sea

28. Lake Baikal Deepest in world 1 mile 400 mi N-S 20% world’s fresh water
1200 species unique to lake

31. Regional Resources Intro Lots of resources Transportation difficult
Abundant Resources
Coal
Iron, metals
Oil & gas
Forests
1/5 world total
Hydroelectric-rivers
Resource Management
Harvest and transport difficult
Harsh climate
Long distances
Siberia
Source of many resources
In far east – long distances
Frigid temps
Environmental damage
Mining
Oil/gas production
Thermal pollution
Hot discharge from dams/hydroel plants
Little govt control of pollution

33. Forests

34. An explosion at Russia's largest power generator—the Sayano-Shushenkaya hydroelectric plant in Siberia—has killed at least 12 people, and another 64 are thought to be lost in the wreckage. It's an environmental disaster of monumental proportions: in addition to the tragic deaths, the damaged plant has released an oil slick over 10 miles of the surface of nearby Yenisei River
August, 2009