The Land is Always
Tougher In Russia
By, Alexander Cox & Anthony
Li
Introduction: Problems and
Solutions
Problems
• Cold Climate: Very cold climate
causes rivers to freeze and permafrost to
Form
• Ring Of Fire: a large ring of
volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula
• Permafrost : a frost that forms in
the winter months and stays
permanently till Summer preventing
Architecture and mining
Solutions
• Ice Breakers
• Specific architecture
(pilings)
Landforms Of Russia
Map
Landforms: Mountains, Plateaus & Plains
Ural Mountains: The mountain rage that is
the border of Asia & Europe.
Elevation:1000m
 Caucasus Mountains: The mountain range
separating Russia and South East Asia.
Mt. Elbrus: 5642m
 North European Plains: The Large plain
west of the Ural Mountains

Land Forms: Mountains, Plateaus &
Plains Continued
West Siberian Plain: The large plain just
West of the Central Siberian Peninsula
 Central Siberian Plateau: a huge plateau in
the center of Russia
A few other mountain ranges in Russia are:
Sayan Mts., Yablonovyy Range, Stanovoy
Range, Verkhoyansk Range, & Kolyma
Range

Land Forms: Bodies of Water
Kolyma River
Ob River
Yenisey River
Volga River
Don River
Irtysh River
Lena River
Amur River
Ural River
Lake Baikal
Landforms & Peninsula
Russia’s largest peninsula is the
Kamchatka.
Russia has many landforms including the
Ural mountains and the Siberian plain.
Climate Introduction
Climate
The climates of Russia are Steppe, Humid
continental, Subarctic and Tundra
The annual precipitation is 2.9 in.
The record high temperature of Russia is
98F
The record low temperature is -44F
Annual Snowfall
About 160 to 200 days of snow annually
Unique Features
Taiga large evergreen
forests that are in
Siberia. Mostly found
in humid subtropical.
Permafrost not even
hardy evergreens can
grow there.
Permanently frozen
layers of soil. Covers
40% of Russia.
CREDITS
Written By: Anthony Li & Alexander Cox
Illustrated By: Anthony Li & Alexander