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.