Russia and the Former Soviet Republics

1
Russia and the Former Soviet Republics

• Physical Geography of Russia and the Former
  Soviet Republics

2
Former Soviet Republics

• Central Asian
• Republics
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan

• Transcaucasia
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Georgia

• Western Republics
• Belarus
• Estonia
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Moldova
• Ukraine

3
Physical Geography

• The Caspian Sea
• Ural Mountains
• Caucasus Mountains
• Turin Plain
• The Kara Kum
• Northern European Plain
• West Siberian Plain
• Black Sea
• Lake Baikal
• Aral Sea

4
Caspian Sea

• The Caspian Sea is the largest inland lake
  covering 143,630 square miles

5
Ural Mountains

• These Mountains run from north to south
  separating Russia into a European section and an
  Asian section
• The Ural mountains are an old range of rounded
  peaks. They contain rich mineral resources.

6
Caucasus Mountains

• The Caucasus Mountains separate the Caspian Sea
  from the Black Sea.

7
(No Transcript)
8
The Turin Plain and Kara Kum Desert

• The Kara Kum is one of central Asias largest
  deserts covering the country of Turkmenistan.

9
Pamirs of Tajikistan

• The rugged barren Pamirs of Tajikistan are called
  Bam I Dunya roof of the world This area is the
  meeting place of the major Asian mountain ranges.

10
The Northern European Plain Black Earth Belt

• The regions Richest soils lie in the Black Earth
  Belt which extends from western Ukraine to
  southeastern Siberia

11
The West Siberian Plain

• The Ural Mountains separate The West Siberian
  Plains from the Northern European Plain. It is
  the worlds largest flat region. Covered with
  swamps and marshes, the area is too flat to drain
  well.

12
Black Sea Coast

• A mild climate and beautiful scenery make the
  Black Sea coast a popular vacation spot.

13
Lake Baikal

• Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
• The lake stretches 400 miles from north to south.
  
• It and holds nearly 20 of the worlds fresh
  water.

14
Aral Sea
15
Armenia

• Armenia lies in a seismic region and earthquakes
  happen often. In 1988 a violent Quake killed
  thousands of people in the western part of the
  country

16
Azerbaijan

• The capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, lies in one of
  the worlds major producing areas.
• The major source of wealth for the economy of
  Azerbaijan is oil.

17
Russia

• Russia is the largest country, covering almost
  1/3 of the continent of Europe and almost ½ of
  the continent of Asia.
• The continental United States is a little less
  that 3 ½ times smaller than Russia and the
  Eurasian Republics

18
Russias Famous Caviar

• Russias Famous caviar comes from sturgeon caught
  in the Caspian Sea. Caviar is salted sturgeon
  eggs!