russia phys

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I. Defining the Realm II. General Topography A. Water Bodies B. Mountain Ranges C. Plains and Lowlands D. Major Rivers   III. Climate and Vegetation A. Conditioning Factors B. Temperature Patterns C. Precipitation Patterns D. Climate Types E. Vegetation Regions   Russia and its Neighbors: A Challenging Natural Environment

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Population Patterns: Over Space Over Time

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Make note of the “Developed World”

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I. Defining the Realm II. General Topography A. Water Bodies B. Mountain Ranges C. Plains and Lowlands D. Major Rivers   III. Climate and Vegetation A. Conditioning Factors B. Temperature Patterns C. Precipitation Patterns D. Climate Types E. Vegetation Regions   Russia and its Neighbors: A Challenging Natural Environment

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Warm North Atlantic currents keep shipping lanes open in portions of the Barents Sea.

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Murmansk: The only ice-free port with unrestricted access to Atlantic

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Slow going in Russia's Kara Sea, and much of the Arctic

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The Caspian Sea i. Shallow and Salty ii. Rising during recent decades iii. Oil Rich iv. Polluted

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Average Annual Precipitation Aral Sea

Precipitation Patterns: 

Precipitation Patterns Aral Sea

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The Shrinking Aral Sea A once prosperous fishing port (note the fish on the sign) is now 40 miles from the shoreline. Source rivers diverted for irrigation

The Disappearing Aral Sea: 

The Disappearing Aral Sea

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The Aral Sea 1992 Old Shoreline 50 miles

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Sailing the Aral Sea!!

Lake Baikalin Siberia: 

Lake Baikal in Siberia

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Lake Baikal (Baykal) i. World's Deepest Lake ii. Largest by Volume All of the water in the Great Lakes could fit in L. Baikal

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World Tectonic Plates

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Tectonic Activity: Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions

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Extent of Glaciation

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Extent of Glaciation Note Lines of Latitude

The Ural Mountains: Russia’s Appalachians: 

The Ural Mountains: Russia’s Appalachians

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The Caucasus Mountains

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Tectonic Activity: Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions

Kamchatka Peninsula: Eastern Siberia: 

Kamchatka Peninsula: Eastern Siberia

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Oil and Natural Gas in the West Siberian Plain

Physiographic Regions of Russia: 

Physiographic Regions of Russia

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Lena River delta in Northern Siberia

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Temperatures on November 16, 2002

Precipitation Patterns: 

Precipitation Patterns

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Climate Regions Humid Continental Subarctic Tundra Steppe

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Vegetation Regions of Russia