GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Russia
Russia is one transcontinental country extending from European lowlands across Siberia to the Pacific. The Urals provide a conventional division within this continuous landmass.
Fast Facts
- European Russia contains Moscow and much of the population and established settlement network.
- The West Siberian Plain, Central Siberian Plateau and Russian Far East are physical regions, not separate countries.
- Ob, Yenisei and Lena drain toward the Arctic; Amur drains toward the Pacific; Volga drains to the Caspian.
Connected lessons
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