Russia climate and vegetation Flashcards
1
Q
Climate
A
1- mild
2- subarctic
2
Q
continentality
A
The degree to which the climate of a place is affected by a large land mass.
3
Q
How continentality effects the climate
A
The distance between land and sea decreases the mildness. As the mildness travels inland the air starts cancelling it out.
4
Q
Siberia climate
A
rarely exceeds 50 F and sometimes drop below -90 F
5
Q
Vegetation regions in Russia
A
Tundra, forest, temperate grassland, desert
6
Q
Tundra
A
In arctic areas
plants: mosses, lichens, low shrubs, small herbs (basically small plants)
7
Q
Taiga
A
1- Largest forest
2- soth to the tundra
8
Q
Steppe
A
1-Russia’s temperate grassland
2- expands from Ukraine through Kazakhstan to the Atlay mountain
3- Chernozem soil found there
9
Q
Desert
A
Kara Kum- Turkmenistan
Kyzyl kum- Uzbekistan
