Geo Ch.4

  1. Locations and names of mountain ranges, rivers, and othe impt physical areas of the region
    • eastern extension- N. european plain, ural mountains,uplsnd central siberian plateu
    • south- caucasus
    • carpathian mtns-urkraine
    • ural-romaine
    • volga-most impt river
  2. kopper geiger climate zones
  3. major physiographic regions of area
    • n. european plain,kygrize steppe, yakstuk basin
    • ural mtns, russian plain, caucasus plain
    • west siberian lowlands, kola peninsula
    • central asian ranges, eastern highlands, kamchatka peninsula
  4. tundra?
    taiga?
    steppes?
    • only mosses and lischens can grow
    • coniferous forests, spruces, firs, south of tundra
    • semiarid grasslands
  5. permafrosts? why it presents challenges to building and maintaining infrastructure
    • permanently frozen soil
    • forms swaps and wetlands
  6. basic points of how russian empire came into being
    • trade route netween scandinavia, constinanople, and baghdad
    • christianity
    • missionary
Author
Anonymous
ID
71220
Card Set
Geo Ch.4
Description
Geo
Updated