geography russia Flashcards
continents Russia in
Asia and Europe mostly Asia
stretch of water separating Russia + Alaska
the Bering strait
time-zones Russia has
11
size of Prussia
17.1 million km²
population Russia
146 million people
Russia is rich in
oil, gas, coal, timber, metal, and diamonds
plants in taiga biome
coniferous forests pines, spruces and larches
what fraction of worlds trees in taiga
⅓
name of coldest biome
tundra biome
names of russia biomes
temperate Forest, taiga, Steppe, tundra
Russia population density
8.4 people per km²
plants in tundra biome
fungus grasses and shrubs
european russia
77% of the population lives here
Moscow
capital city
almost 2 million people
many factories
ST. Petersburg
second largest city
5 million people
has a port and lots of industry
north caucasus
farming + muslim religion
has republic of chechnya
Sochi
Russia’s top resorts on Black Sea with warm summers
kalingrad
russia’s second port
on the baltic sea
manufactures goods
kola Peninsula
far north
mild in winter
Highly industrial and polluted
Murmansk
main city of the kola Peninsula
port
ice free in Winter - imprtant for fishing
farmland
there are lots
very large
crops include wheat barley and potatoes
rural village
there are many of these
they are in decline as people are moving to the city
Crimea
officially part of Ukraine
in 2014 people voted it to be a part of Russia sevastpool is a Port and naval base
Sakka republic
in Siberia
covers one fifth of Russia
Russia coldest region
fewer than 1 million people
Sakka history
Not many people lived there until its natural resources were discovered in the 1920s
What sakka produces
¼ of the worlds diamonds + 24% russian gold
silver, tin, tungsten, antimony and uranium
