landscape made up of natural features created by Earth including mountains, rivers, deserts, coastlines, and climate

landscape made up of features that people have built or changed in the environment including cities, roads and farmland

how things are linked and affect each other

GIS: Analysing the human and physical geography of Russia

Geography

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)

Moscow: A city in Russia

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 natural feature created by a process such as erosion or deposition

a large area of high ground with steep sides and a flat top

a piece of land that is almost all surrounded by water, except for a small part that is connected to a larger landmass

a relatively dry climate with very hot summers and very cold winters, found in locations away from the sea

imaginary lines on Earth showing position north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees

a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals

the way something is spread out or arranged over a specific geographic area

a cold, treeless area with frozen ground and low plants like mosses and grasses

a cold, northern forest of mainly pine and spruce trees

a rich, dark soil full of nutrients and found in temperate grasslands

selling goods or products to other countries

a large, flat area of land with grass and few trees, found in regions with dry climates and cold winters

the average number of people that live within a square kilometre

a type of map which uses different shades of colours to show the amount of something

a calculation involving birth and death rates to understand population growth rates

a large and growing part of a country's people are elderly

process by which more people move from rural areas to cities

also called the Soviet Union, it was a large communist country led by Russia (1922–1991)

a line that separates places like countries or regions

how someone sees themselves, shaped by culture, history, beliefs, language, and experiences

a system where the government owns property, and resources are shared equally

a system where people vote to choose leaders, allowing them to shape laws and decisions

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

those descended from the original inhabitants of a country or region, living in culturally distinct communities

the uneven distribution of resources, opportunities and living conditions

something that has been done the same way for a long time, over generations

natural energy sources of coal, oil, and natural gas that formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals over millions of years

natural resources that can be used to produce energy and are constantly replenished, such as sunlight, wind, water and geothermal heat

describes impacts that are not immediate but develop or become clear in the future

a country that can project its power and influence all over the world

the people trained and organised by a country to defend it and potentially fight in wars, along with the weapons, vehicles and equipment they use

natural sources of energy, like oil, gas, or coal, that a country has stored underground and can use in the future

taking action to reduce the negative effects of something

ground that stays frozen for two or more years in a row

all the basic systems in a country such as transport and power supply

Russia: How does geography shape the country?

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