the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country (its Gross Domestic Product or GDP) in a year, divided by the population to give an amount per person

a location with meaning, shaped by its physical and human characteristics and how people perceive, experience, and give value to it

Moscow: A city in Russia

Geography

GIS: Analysing the human and physical geography of Russia

Physical Landscapes and Landforms across Russia

The climate of Russia

The biomes of Russia

The steppe - feeding the world

The population of Russia

The story of Russia through maps (1914 - present)

Rural Russia and Indigenous peoples

Russia's energy

Russia's global power and influence

Climate change and Russia

This unit teaches pupils about Russia's climate and biomes and how this affects its population. Pupils will also learn about Russia's natural resources and how this affects its relations with other countries around the world.

Russia: How does geography shape the country?

A location with meaning shaped by people and features

GDP divided by population to get value per person

Match the keywords to their correct definitions.

Which of the following best describes the Kremlin?

It is the centre of national government and wealth

Which of the following best describes Moscow’s economic importance?

a city where a country’s government is based

a large continuous area of land (e.g. Europe)

Which factor explains uneven population distribution in Russia?

Which of these is a common misunderstanding about Russian population?

What is one effect of urbanisation in Russia?

Moscow: A city in Russia

Lesson outcome