Russia

Russia

1. Mountains

   • Ural Mountains
     • Natural border between Asia and Europe
     • Asian Russia-to the east of them-is usally called SIBERIA
   • Caucasus Mountain
     • It is the highest peak Mount Elbrus.
     • At 5642 metres it is Europe's highest mountain
   • Asian part of Russia has more high land, overall.

2. Plains and Plateaus

   • East European Plain
     • Where most of Russia's population lives.
     • It has been a farmland, and a less harsh climate overall
   • West Siberian Plain
     • Low and flat.
     • It has lots of boggy land, and coniferous forests and frozen tundra.
     • Also the plain lies world's basin of oil and gas reserves.
   • Central Siberian Plateau
     • It is n upland area, with flat places.
     • This also holds resources: like coal,oil,gas,nickel,iron,copper,gold,silver,platinum,diamonds and more.

3. Lakes and Seas

   • Lake Baikal
     • It is the world's oldest and deepest lake (but not the largest in area)
     • It holds 20% of earth's liquid fresh water.
   • Caspian Sea
     • Even though it is called a sea it is a lake- world's largest by area.
     • It lies below sea level.
     • Over 130 rivers flow into it- the Volga is the biggest.
     • But none flow out. It does not over flow.
   • Baltic Sea
     • It is bordered by Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave,
     • It joins the North Sea
   • Black sea
     • Flows into the Mediterranean Sea
     • The climate around the Black sea is mild, with warm sunny summers.
     • So this is where you'll find Russia's seaside resorts

4. Rivers

   • Volga
     • It's the longest river in Europe.
     • It has a special place in Russian long history and culture
   • The Ob, the Irtysh is its main tributary, Yenisey and the Lena are also other rivers
   • The Amur, is also another river. Forms a natural border between Russia and China

5. Volcanoes

   • Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands have lots of active volcanoes
     • This is because they lie near the edge of the Pacific tectonic plate
     • They are part of the Ring of fire around the Pacific Ocean
   • Mount Elbrus is also a volcano.
     • It last erupted about 2000 years ago.
     • It too lies near a plate boundary.
     • Over millions of years, plate movements closed up an acient ocean and folded land up to form the Caucasus Moutains