physical features of russia
Human Features
transport
worlds largest rail way
widley used bus routes
trams are used often
train are the fastest way to get around in russia
population
the population in russia is very low compared to its size
industry
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physical
there are lot of mountains biggest one being Mount elbrus
there are also 12 active volcanoes
since russia is so big there are rivers
there are snow deserts
there is tundra which is land that is permantly frozen
russia is also 70 times bigger than england
Much of Russia is made up of rolling, treeless plains called steppes
oil and gas
mining
processing precious stones and metals
aircraft building
aerospace production
weapons and military machinery manufacture
electric engineering
In the winter, temperatures normally drop to approximately −10 °C
Average July temperatures are between 22° C
there are Deciduous forests
Found in parts of central and south-eastern Russia.
Mild summers and cold winters.
Significant rainfall up to 150mm a year
Four seasons; in winter, the trees will lose their leaves.
Many different animal species including the endangered Amur tiger.
Temperate Grasslands
Large areas of flat grassland are known as plains or steppes
They have very few trees
The West Siberian Plain is in central Russia. It is one of the world’s largest areas of continuous flatland. It contains some of the world’s largest swamps and flood plains.
Temperatures tend to be cold in winter and hot in summer
Temperate grasslands are too dry to allow forests to grow.
Economy
The Economy of Russia has gradually transformed from a planned economy into a market-oriented economy
Russia has a GDP per capita of $27,900 as of 2017, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2017.
Russia exported its mineral fuels and oils worth approximately 141.9 billion U.S. dollars, which was the highest export value among all other commodities
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tourist guideds
Tour guides lead visitors, individually or in groups, on tours less than a day in length.