Chapter 11 - Russia & the Eurasian Republics

Peat

• Decayed plant material trapped under Siberian ice

• Decayed plant material used as fuel in Siberia

• Decayed plant material used as fuel in Central Asian Republics

• Decayed plant material that is mined as a resource in permafrost

Katey Walter Anthony's area of study in Siberia

• Methane gases

• Peat

• Iron Ore

• Hydropower

Reason for few trees in northern Russia

• Weather is too cold

• Permafrost

• Deforestation

• Not enough daylight

Ural Mountains

• Are a divider between European Russia and Asian Russia

• Are the same elevation as the Andes Mountains

• Are also known as the My-al mountains

• Are much higher in elevation as the Pocono Mountains

Reason for few Russian ports

• Russia does not trade with the rest of the world

• Russian coastline is very small

• Little interest in Russian goods

• Ice-blocked coastline

Best area for farming in the region

• Western plains and Steppes

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Siberia

Water loss from irrigation caused it to shrink in size

• Aral Sea

• Caspian Sea

• Black Sea

• Lake Baikal

What is the origin of Central Asian country names?

• Home of the largest ethnic group

• A guy called Stan named them

• U.S.S.R. named them

• Neighboring deserts

Main uses of the Steppes

• Agriculture and grazing

• Mining and fishing

• Grazing and mining

• Mining and agriculture

Resource NOT found in Siberia

• Timber

• Diamonds

• Gold

• Copper