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RUSSIA Climatology Continentiality Effect Distance Decay Russification distance from the sea the greater the extremes of climate Dryer air limited temperatures regulated by oceanic masses o Altitundinal Effect colder climate with increasing altitude the further a point is from the center the poorer the quality of communication Russia has this issue because it spans 12 time zones 108 Distinct racial groups 124 different languages 140 million people since Russian Independence Extremely large number of women shortage of men Racially culturally and linguistically diverse Everyone must speak write Russian practice the Russian national religion and have complete loyalty to Russia this is how they maintain unity Scorched Earth Policy Landforms Enemy is the mouse and you re the cheese Enemy burns land as friendly travels in Morale of this policy don t fight a land wars in Asia because you can t compensate for space Permafrost o frozen soil all year round Tundra Taiga Steppe o during the summer the top couple of inches thaws out o water just sits there and you get lots of swaps very soggy o covered in thick forest with deep roots o 75 85 of Russia covered in forest Glacier o semi arid land grassland o wheat region o Large mass of snow and ice o Moves forward and retracts o Fjord U shaped valley cut by glacier and flooded o Glaciated Valley Cut through mountains o Moraine Ground left after glacier retreated o Terminal Moraine Line where glacier stopped moving forward then retreated o Kettle Ponds Formed by melting snow and ice left by glacier Peninsulas Kamchatka N E Russia Environmental wonderland lots of volcanic activity and geysers Largest bear in the world lives here lots of wildlife Small population underdeveloped N W Russia A couple of degrees warmed because the Gulfstream ends here Russian Navy HQ located here Kola Siberia Center of Russia Northern European Plain located west of Siberia broken by Ural mountains Russia plain is a part of this Mountains Tien Shen o lower south center of Russian Asia Ural Mountains o borderline that separates Europe and Asia o located in the middle of Russia Caucasus Mountains o S W Russia o Called the shatter belt because the mountains caused the humans in the area to split up into the many valleys Bodies of Water Lake Baikal o deepest lake in the world o 20 25 of the world s freshwater supply is located here o Eastern Siberia o flows North from Lake Baikal to the Arctic Ocean freezes since it flows north o Yakutsk Basin located to the West of Lena River lots of natural resources here especially Lena River minerals Yenisey River Ob River Volga River Don River o flows North and also freezes o flows North and also freezes o flows south into the Black Sea o longest river in Europe flows south to the Caspian Sea landlocked sea so NO trade o most of Russia s culture comes from here Center of Culture o Allows trade with Europe through the Bosporus controlled by Turkey o canal built to connect the Volga River Cities Murmansk o Naval Base Vladivostok o Sea port on the Pacific Ocean Rim trade port o Trans Serbian Railroad Moscow Vladivostok o Eastern Fortress o Economic Metropolis Yakutsk o West of Lena River in the Yakutsk Basin o Industrial city Irkutsk Capital of Eastern Siberia o Near Lake Baikal o Started out as a jail thus it has a very smart open minded diverse population because of all the minorities that were sent here Novosbirsk Capital of Western Siberia o on the Ob River engineering science university is located here Yekaterinburg Capital of Ural Mountains Region o mining town Bauxite Titanium o biggest company is Boeing o famous for being the second capital during the war royalty came here Nizhny Novgorod o most northern city o lots of heavy industry o heart of the steel industry Kazan o river port on east side of Volga River like St Louis o world s largest helicopter factory o Mongols last important city NOW the Islamic city in Russia Tartars live here racial descendants of Mongols Samara o 5th largest city o Russian Space Aircraft city o Russians retreated here during Hitler invasion Volgograd Stalingrad o River port canal located here with Don River o Where WWII was won common belief outside of the USA o Largest army ever assembled in world history here biggest battle Rostov o On the Dawn River the only big city with sea access like New Orleans o Russia s silicon valley o Cossacks live here racial group of famous warriors extreme right wing St Petersburg Leningrad created o Created by Czar Peter the Great filled with marble palaces most beautiful manmade city o Window on the West built to be a capital until Communists took over o Hitler s siege was here o 900 days three years of constant warfare o No surrender greatest feats of human endurance o 4 million to less than 1 5 million people left Capital of Russia Moscow o Biggest city in Europe o Largest transportation city o Slavic city Testable Pictures Moscow St Basil s Cathedral Icon that represents Russia think Anastasia movie Red Square overlooking wall and cathedral Kremlin Walls walled fort ONLY RED wall Presidium white building green roof with wall in front of it Russian White House looks like Bellamy with buildings on the side The Bolshoi Theatre little pink flower garden in front of white building BALLET St Savior Cathedral HQ s white building with GOLD domes walkway leading to it o 33 Christianity is founded o 1054 E Orthodox and W and S Catholic Christians split o 1522 Martin Luther splits Church Lutheran St Petersburg Winter Palace giant pole with cross in front of huge light green building Summer Palace gold statues light yellow building Palace of Catherine the Great light blue palace Volgograd Battle Mother Russia memorial lady holding up sword Eternal Flame hand holding up torch w flame Yekaterinburg Kazan Islamic Borderline between Europe Asia written in Russian Afghan War White Kremlin Walls WHITE wall Islamic capital Syuymbike Tower light brown tower w green and gold tip Samara Space Center rockets and airplanes Samara Space Capital Novosibirsk War memorial Russia Gingerbread Architecture brown wooden walls with pastel shingles Caviar Ukraine On the steppe of the Northern European Plain Dnieper River runs through the middle Crimean Peninsula European Land Feature 95 Russian on Peninsula Bread Basket for Europe Winter Wheat Surrounded completely by Russia Slavic People half Orthodox half Catholic Cities Capital Kiev biggest city located on Dnieper River Ukraine Arch giant


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