Russian Federation
Youssef Sultan
Period 1
25 September 2018
Location
Absolute Location:​ ​the Russian
Place
Physical Characteristics: ​ ​Russia is a
vast country of 17,098,242 sq km.It has
broad plain with low hills west of Urals . It
coordinates are ​6000° N, 10000° E.
has vast coniferous forest and tundra in
77% in Asia and the rest in Europe.
Siberia. It has Mount El'brus which is
Europe's tallest peak. Russia has lake
Baikal which is considered the deepest
Relative Location:​ ​Russia is
North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, lake in the world, is estimated to hold one
fifth of the world's fresh water.
extending from Europe to the North
Russia is located on lots of seas which is
Pacific Ocean. There are many
used as way of transportation.
Countries bordering Russia Japan is
The Brown bear is Russia's national animal,
in the North south and China on the
and used as a symbolize.
south and Ukraine is in the East as
well as Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia,
Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North
Korea , Latvia , Lithuania (Kaliningrad
Oblast), Mongolia, Norway and
Poland.
Human Characteristics:​ Russia
population is almost 142,257,519. The
most common language spoken is
Russian. 99% of the population is
educated. Russia spend 3.8% of its GDP.
on education.
Human/Environment
Interaction
Humans adapt to the environment​:
In Siberia it is much cooler and people
have to wear warmer clothing.. ​Russia
has lake Baikal which is estimated to hold
one fifth of the world's fresh water.
Humans modify the environment:
They grow wide range of agricultural
products ex.​grain, sugar beets,
vegetables, fruits, beef and milk​ ​. They
also have complete range of mining and
extractive industries producing coal, oil,
gas and metals. Russia has also built a
huge railways system that spans the
entire country. Forests are cut down to
make roads.
Humans depend on the
environment:​ It has wide Plains where
people farm for food. ​Also,Russia has lots
of natural resources thats why people
work in industries and mining.​ Russia is
surrounded with seas that it is used as a
way of transportation As well as Neva
River in​ ​Saint Petersburg
Movement
People​:​ ​The dominant form of
Region
Regions in the Russia:​ Russia can
be divided into eight regions:
1. Central: This region has Humid
warm summers and cold
winters.
2. Volga : This region Cold and
temperate and has significant
rainfall.
3. Ural : continental climate.
4. Southern:​Winter is shorter than
in the north.
5. Northwestern: extremely severe
winters.
6. Siberian:extremely severe
winters.
Ideas​:​ ​they depend of TV., Internet and
7. Far Eastern: experience a
mobile phones as a way of
humid continental climate.
communication.
8. North Caucasian: it has the best
climate in Russia in both
summer and winter.
Goods​:​ ​Natural resources in the
transportation in Russia is railways as
well as cars especially along highways.
Also, there are several major airports
spread across Russia.
Russia are moved mostly by train,
especially timber, and coal. Natural gas
and oil are moved by pipeline. The
majority of finished goods in Russia are
moved by freight truck.
Regions Russia is in:
1. Eastern Europe
2. Northern Asia