Transcript Europe and Russia: Physical Geography

World Geography
Europe and Russia:
Physical
Geography
Unit 5
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Land and Water
•What are the main physical features
of Europe and Russia?
•How have the physical features of
Europe and Russia affected where
and how people live?
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Size and Location
• Europe and Russia are parts of
_______________________________
______________________________.
• About ______________ of Russia is in
Europe and the rest is in Asia.
• The ______________ are the dividing
line between Europe and Asia.
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• Europe is a small continent that has 47
different countries.
• _______________________________
______________________________.
• _________ is the largest country in the
world.
• It is almost twice the size of Canada or
the United States.
• Much of Europe and nearly all of
Russia is ________________ than the
United States.
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Major Landforms of Europe
Europe: Land Regions
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Major Landforms of Russia
• Russia lies on the _________________.
• Europe and the Western Part of Russia
share the ______________________.
• Russia’s largest cities, Moscow and St.
Petersburg, are in this region.
• _________________________________
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• To the east of the Urals is the Asian part
of Russia—a _____________________.
• Siberia makes up about _____ percent of
Russian territory, but it has only 20
percent of Russia’s people because of its
harsh climate.
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• Farther east is the Central Siberian
Plateau.
• And even farther east, are the East
Siberian Uplands which include more
than ___________________________.
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The Rivers of Europe and Russia
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• The Rhine travels 865 miles from
Switzerland to the Netherlands and the
North Sea.
• ___________________________. Canals
and tributaries connect it to the furthest
reaches of Western Europe.
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• The longest river on the European
continent is Russia’s Volga.
• __________________________________
_________________________________.
• The Volga has many tributaries and
canals.
• They link the Volga to the Arctic Ocean
and the Baltic Sea.
• __________________________________
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Climate and Vegetation
• How do oceans and mountains affect
climate in Europe and Russia?
• What different climates and kinds of
vegetation do Europe and Russia
have?
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A Wide Range of Climates
• The climates in part of Russia and Europe
vary greatly.
• __________________________________
_________________________________.
• Areas that are far from the ocean often
have extreme weather.
• __________________________________
__________________________________
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• Mountains also affect the amount of
____________________ in an area.
• Areas ______ of mountains receive heavy
rainfall and areas _________ of mountains
receive lighter rainfall.
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The Gulf Stream and the North
Atlantic Current
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Major Climate Zones of Europe and
Russia
Major Climate Zones of Europe
• ____________________________________
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___________________________________.
• Moisture-carrying winds from the Atlantic
Ocean make these areas rainy.
• The climate region that surrounds the
Mediterranean Sea has summers that are hot
and dry and winters that are mild and rainy.
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Major Climate Zones of Russia
• __________________________________
_________________________________.
• Here, summers are short and winters are
long and cold.
• __________________________________
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• On the warmest days, temperatures rarely
get above 40°F.
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The Vegetation of Europe and
Russia
The Vegetation of Europe
• The natural vegetation of Europe is _______.
But, most of the forests have been cleared to
make way for ________________________.
• Northern Europe still has coniferous forests.
• ____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
___________________________________.
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The Vegetation of Russia
• Russia has three vegetation zones:
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• The tundra and forest zones extend
across Siberia. In the tundra, winters last
up to _________ months and the ground
is permafrost. Russia has many forests,
including the taiga.
• __________________________________
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Natural Resources
• What are the major natural resources
of Europe and Russia?
• How do Europe and Russia differ in
their use of natural resources?
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Resources of Western Europe
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• The most important
natural resources in Europe include
_________________________________.
• __________________________________
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• Water is needed to drink and to nourish
crops. It can also be used to produce
_________________________________.
• Fossil fuels provide a source of energy for
industries. Europe is a leading world
industrial power.
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Resources of Eastern Europe
• Eastern Europe has similar resources to
those of Western Europe. Silesia, the area
where Poland, the Czech Republic, and
Germany come together, has large
deposits of coal.
• Silesia is a major __________________.
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• __________________________________
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• It has several other fuel resources—oil
and natural gas.
• Its most important resource is its _______.
• Therefore, ____________ is an extremely
important activity in Ukraine.
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Resources of Russia
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• Russia has not developed its natural resources
as much as Western Europe.
• Russia is one of the largest producers of ___ in
the world. It also has the largest reserves.
• Scientists estimate that Russia has about one
third of the world’s _______________________.
• ______________________________________
______________________________________
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• Most of Russia’s deposits of oil, natural gas, and
coal are located in Siberia; retrieving the
resources is difficult.
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