Current Events R. hopes to win W., M., and D.C. S. agrees to six-point peace plan. Flying c. closer...

Current Events

• R. hopes to win W., M., and D.C.• S. agrees to six-point peace plan.• Flying c. closer to reality.• Man may have bought $2 m. painting at g.s.

On this day…

• 1860 P.E. makes debut.• 1882 J.J. killed by fellow gang member.• 1936 B.H.—convicted killer of C.L. baby executed.• 1969 R.N. wants to V. the V.W.

Physical Geography of E.E. and Russia

• Eastern Europe and Russia is over 8 million square miles– Area is larger than that of Canada, U.S., and Mexico combined!!

Plains

• North European Plain– ¾ of Russian and Eurasian people live here– Warsaw, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Kiev (Ukraine)

• Ukraine is most significant farming country in region– Rich Topsoil

• Known as chernozem

• West Siberian Plain– East of Ural Mountains– World’s largest area of flat land– Much of it is evergreen and swamp

• Turan Lowland– Between Caspian Sea and the Tian Shan Mountain Range– Much of it is desert

Mountains• Carpathian Mountains

– Part of Alpine Mountain Range– Stretches from southern Germany into Czech Republic, Slovakia into

Romania

• Caucasus Mountains– Southwest corner of Eurasia– Forms border between Russia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia– Mt. Elbrus rises 18,510 feet

• Ural Mountains– Stretch from Arctic Ocean to Aral Sea– Rise only a few thousand feet– Divides Asia and Europe

• Tian Shan– “Heavenly Mountains” in Chinese – Cover much of Kyrgyzstan

• Eastern Siberian Uplands– Wilderness of forest, mountains, plateaus

• Pamirs– Eastern Tajikistan– Highest peak in region, rising 24,590 feet (Pik Imeni Ismail Samani)

Seas and Lakes

• Much of the northern lakes and seas are ice-covered in northern Russia– White, Barents, Kara, Laptev, East Siberian

• Baltic Sea– Major seaport to St. Petersburg

• One of Russia’s first “warm” weather ports– Borders Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

• Caspian Sea– Largest inland lake– Actually is saltwater lake– Sinking due to lack of flow from rivers

• Lake Baikal– Deepest lake in world– Holds 1/5 of world’s freshwater supply

• Danube River– Originates in southern Germany flowing through eastern Europe to Black Sea– Most important waterway in Eastern Europe

• Volga River– Crosses the Northern European Plain– Flows 2,193 miles to Caspian Sea– Frozen for much of year in the northern part– Provides hydroelectricity and irrigation for farming