The cards Question Russia spreads across which two continents? Tap to flip Answer Europe and Asia. Question In geography, what is a physical landscape? Tap to flip Answer A landscape made up of natural features created by Earth, e.g. mountains, rivers, deserts, coastlines and climate. Question In geography, what is a human landscape? Tap to flip Answer A landscape made up of features people have built or changed, e.g. cities, roads and farmland. Question Is Russia's climate always cold? Tap to flip Answer No. It varies across Russia's territory and across the year. Question What is a plateau? Tap to flip Answer A large area of high ground with steep sides and a flat top. Question What is a peninsula? Tap to flip Answer A piece of land almost surrounded by water, joined to a larger landmass by a small part. Question Give one example of a feature of Russia's physical geography. Tap to flip Answer E.g. the Ural Mountains, the Siberian Plateau or its vast plains. Question In Russia, are the highlands mainly in the south or the north? Tap to flip Answer In the south; the north has flat plains. Question Which river is the longest in Europe? Tap to flip Answer The Volga, which flows through central Russia. Question Which Russian peninsula has volcanic landscapes with active volcanoes? Tap to flip Answer The Kamchatka Peninsula. Question What is the world's largest inland body of water? Tap to flip Answer The Caspian Sea, in southern Russia. Question What is a continental climate? Tap to flip Answer A fairly dry climate with very hot summers and very cold winters, found away from the sea. Question What three factors influence the climate of a place? Tap to flip Answer Latitude, altitude and distance from the sea. Question What is altitude? Tap to flip Answer Height above sea level or ground level. Question In Russia, do interior regions or coastal areas receive less precipitation? Tap to flip Answer Interior regions, because they are further from the sea. Question What is a biome? Tap to flip Answer A large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals. Question What is tundra? Tap to flip Answer A cold, treeless area with frozen ground and low plants such as mosses and grasses. Question What is taiga? Tap to flip Answer A cold, northern forest made up mainly of pine and spruce trees. Question Which biome occupies Russia's northernmost latitudes? Tap to flip Answer Tundra. Question What is chernozem? Tap to flip Answer A rich, dark, nutrient-filled soil found in temperate grasslands. Question What is a steppe? Tap to flip Answer A large, flat area of grassland with few trees, in regions with dry climates and cold winters. Question Why are temperate grasslands called 'breadbaskets'? Tap to flip Answer Because they produce much of the world's wheat and cereals. Question Give one characteristic that makes temperate grassland especially good agricultural land. Tap to flip Answer Its climate, its soil or its terrain. Question Where are Russia's main agricultural areas? Tap to flip Answer In the west of the country and within the steppe. Question Do more people in Russia live in the west or the east? Tap to flip Answer In the west. Question What is population density? Tap to flip Answer The average number of people living within a square kilometre. Question What is a choropleth map? Tap to flip Answer A map that uses different shades of colours to show the amount of something. Question Why are there increasing numbers of people aged 65+ in Russia? Tap to flip Answer Because of improvements in life expectancy. Question What is urbanisation? Tap to flip Answer The process by which more people move from rural areas to cities. Question On which river is Moscow located? Tap to flip Answer The River Moskva. Question In which building is Russia's national government housed? Tap to flip Answer The Kremlin, in Moscow. Question What is GDP per capita? Tap to flip Answer A country's total value of goods and services produced in a year (GDP), divided by its population. Question Why is Moscow not representative of life in all of Russia? Tap to flip Answer It is the richest and most developed part; other regions differ in culture, economy and infrastructure. Question Who are Indigenous peoples? Tap to flip Answer People descended from the original inhabitants of a country or region, living in culturally distinct communities. Question In Russia, between which areas is inequality most marked? Tap to flip Answer Between rural and urban areas. Question Give one challenge faced by Indigenous peoples in Russia. Tap to flip Answer E.g. loss of land, access to services, population decline or cultural erosion. Question Why does Russia export fossil fuels to other countries? Tap to flip Answer It produces more fossil fuels than it needs. Question Give one type of renewable energy Russia has significant potential for. Tap to flip Answer E.g. wind, geothermal, hydro or solar. Question What is a global superpower? Tap to flip Answer A country that can project its power and influence all over the world. Question What is permafrost? Tap to flip Answer Ground that stays frozen for two or more years in a row. Question Give one effect of melting permafrost in Russia. Tap to flip Answer Damage to infrastructure, or the release of greenhouse gases. Question How fast is Russia warming compared with the global average? Tap to flip Answer At more than twice the global average, especially in the Arctic. Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage Key stage 3 (Years 7–9) Course KS3 Geography Unit Russia: How does geography shape the country? 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