Fairy-tale World

Fairy-tale World

Fairy-tale World

Fairy-tale World

Chapter 12 Russia

What do you know about Russia?

• 1991• The Soviet Union• Breakup• Largest

• National flag

• Area

3,849,670 square miles 6,592,692 square miles

twice the size of the United States

• Major CitiesMoscow

St. Petersburg

• Major Religions

Islam

Russian Orthodo

x东正教

• Major Language

Russian

Ural Mountains 乌拉尔山脉

Is Russia part of Europe or part of Asia?

What Scandinavian country is on Russia’s northwestern border?

Scandinavia 斯堪的纳维亚

What ocean is north of Russia?

What are three peninsulas in Russia?

What is the capital of Russia?

What direction is Moscow from St. Petersburg?

Why do you think most people live west of the Ural Mountains?

Lesson 1

Where is Russia Located?

Baltic Sea

Bering Sea

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3 4

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Which countries form Russia’s western boundary?

Estonia 爱沙尼亚

Latvia 拉脱维亚

Belarus白俄罗斯

Ukraine乌克兰

Which countries are on Russia’s southern border?

Kazakhstan 哈萨克斯坦

Mongolia 蒙古

What Are Russia’s Physical Regions?

Physical regions and main rivers in Russia

West EastRussia

boundary

A. Where is Russia located?

1. Russia stretches from the ________ Sea on the west to the ________ sea on the east.

Baltic Bering

1. ____________ of the people live on the Russia Plain.

2. The _________ Mountains divide Europe from Asia.

3. Siberia has three subregions: _______________, ___________________, and __________________.

B. What are Russia’s physical regions?

Three-fourths

Ural

West Siberian PlainCentral Siberian PlateauEast Siberian Uplands

Chernozem 黑钙土

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