Europe and Russia: Physical Geography

1. World Geography Europe and Russia: Physical Geography Unit 5

2. Land and Water • What are the main physical features of Europe and Russia? • How have the physical features of Europe and Russia affected where and how people live?

3. Size and Location • Europe and Russia are parts of _____________________________________________________________. • About ______________ of Russia is in Europe and the rest is in Asia. • The ______________ are the dividing line between Europe and Asia.

4. Europe is a small continent that has 47 different countries. • _____________________________________________________________. • _________ is the largest country in the world. • It is almost twice the size of Canada or the United States. • Much of Europe and nearly all of Russia is ________________ than the United States.

5. Europe: Land Regions Major Landforms of Europe

6. Major Landforms of Russia • Russia lies on the _________________. • Europe and the Western Part of Russia share the ______________________. • Russia’s largest cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg, are in this region. • __________________________________________________________________________________________________.

7. _________________________________________________________________. • To the east of the Urals is the Asian part of Russia—a _____________________. • Siberia makes up about _____ percent of Russian territory, but it has only 20 percent of Russia’s people because of its harsh climate.

8. __________________________________________________________________________________________________. • Farther east is the Central Siberian Plateau. • And even farther east, are the East Siberian Uplands which include more than ___________________________.

9. The Rivers of Europe and Russia • _____________________________________________________________________________________________________. • The Rhine travels 865 miles from Switzerland to the Netherlands and the North Sea. • ___________________________. Canals and tributaries connect it to the furthest reaches of Western Europe.

10. The longest river on the European continent is Russia’s Volga. • ___________________________________________________________________. • The Volga has many tributaries and canals. • They link the Volga to the Arctic Ocean and the Baltic Sea. • _____________________________________________________________________________________________________.

11. Climate and Vegetation • How do oceans and mountains affect climate in Europe and Russia? • What different climates and kinds of vegetation do Europe and Russia have?

12. A Wide Range of Climates • The climates in part of Russia and Europe vary greatly. • ___________________________________________________________________. • Areas that are far from the ocean often have extreme weather. • _____________________________________________________________________________________________________.

13. Mountains also affect the amount of ____________________ in an area. • Areas ______ of mountains receive heavy rainfall and areas _________ of mountains receive lighter rainfall.

14. The Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Current

15. Major Climate Zones of Europe and Russia Major Climate Zones of Europe • ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________. • Moisture-carrying winds from the Atlantic Ocean make these areas rainy. • The climate region that surrounds the Mediterranean Sea has summers that are hot and dry and winters that are mild and rainy.

16. Major Climate Zones of Russia • ___________________________________________________________________. • Here, summers are short and winters are long and cold. • ___________________________________________________________________. • On the warmest days, temperatures rarely get above 40°F.

17. The Vegetation of Europe and Russia The Vegetation of Europe • The natural vegetation of Europe is _______. But, most of the forests have been cleared to make way for ________________________. • Northern Europe still has coniferous forests. • _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

18. The Vegetation of Russia • Russia has three vegetation zones: ___________________________________________________________________. • The tundra and forest zones extend across Siberia. In the tundra, winters last up to _________ months and the ground is permafrost. Russia has many forests, including the taiga. • ___________________________________________________________________.

19. Natural Resources • What are the major natural resources of Europe and Russia? • How do Europe and Russia differ in their use of natural resources?

20. Resources of Western Europe

21. The most important natural resources in Europe include _________________________________. • _____________________________________________________________________________________________________. • Water is needed to drink and to nourish crops. It can also be used to produce _________________________________. • Fossil fuels provide a source of energy for industries. Europe is a leading world industrial power.

22. Resources of Eastern Europe • Eastern Europe has similar resources to those of Western Europe. Silesia, the area where Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany come together, has large deposits of coal. • Silesia is a major __________________.

23. ___________________________________________________________________. • It has several other fuel resources—oil and natural gas. • Its most important resource is its _______. • Therefore, ____________ is an extremely important activity in Ukraine.

24. Resources of Russia

25. Russia has not developed its natural resources as much as Western Europe. • Russia is one of the largest producers of ___ in the world. It also has the largest reserves. • Scientists estimate that Russia has about one third of the world’s _______________________. • __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. • Most of Russia’s deposits of oil, natural gas, and coal are located in Siberia; retrieving the resources is difficult.