GEOGRAPHICAL
FEATURES OF
RUSSIA AND
EURASIA
Taiga – World’s largest forest
Ural and Caucasus
Mountains
 Ural Mountains:
 The dividing line between
Europe and Asia
 Very old and worn down; do not
reach very high
 Very long – runs from Arctic
Ocean to Russia’s southern
boundary.
 Caucasus Mountains:
 High rugged mountains
 Fertile region of valleys where
many non-Russian people live.
 13 different ethnic groups live in
this region.
Arctic Ocean
Russia has a
long coastline.
Ice freezes all
ports except
Kaliningrad
Alaska is close
neighbors with
Russia across
the Arctic
Ocean.
Black Sea and
Caspian Sea
 Black Sea:
 Used to connect Russia
with the Mediterranean
Sea.
 Caspian Sea:
 Largest inland body of
water in the world
 Salt Water Sea
 Russia shares the sea with
4 other countries:
 Azerbaijan
 Iran
 Turkmenistan
 Kazakhstan
Lake Baikal
 World’s deepest freshwater
lake
 Holds 30% of the world’s
supply of unfrozen
freshwater.
 The world’s oldest lake
 Some of the fish and plant
species in the lake can be
traced back to prehistoric
years.
 A huge natural laboratory
that attracts scientists.
Volga River
Longest River in Russia
Important
Transportation Route
It and other rivers in
European Russia are
connected by canals.
Transports people and
goods from one city to
another.