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6.4 Russia's climate zones and biomes
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Russia is big- and that means different climate zones, with different vegetation. Russia's climate is dictated by latitiude, altitude and distance from the sea.
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Size(sqaure km)
Time zones
Population
ID
11
146M
17.1M
RUSSIA'S BIOMES
Biomes are regions with similar natural vegetation, and animals. Today we are going to cover 5 biomes and each of its characteristics.
MAP OF RUSSIA'S BIOMES
Let's look at the map before we go into details.
Consists of 5 main biomes.
TUNDRA
TREELESS POLAR DESERT
Tundra is the coldest of the world biomes.
The tundra biome is covered in ice and snow in winter. But in summer the surface of the soil thaws, and low plants and shrubs grow. you may see musk ox, Arctic foxes, polar bears, grizzly bears, reindeer and ermine.
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TAIGA
The taiga is a biome of coniferous forest- trees like larch, spruce and pine, with needles instead of leaves. Larch has shallow roots, so is common in permafrost. Watch out for bears, and wolves and Siberian tigers!
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TEMPERATE FOREST
one of the world's major habitats.
Here you'll find a mixture of trees: deciduous trees such as oak and ash which lose their leaves in winter, plus coniferous trees such as spruce and pine. And you may see wolves, foxes, deer and squirrels.
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STEPPE
dry, cold, grassland
This biome is grassland, with few trees, and generally fertile soil. So farmers rear cattle here, or plough the land to grow crops such as wheat and barley. You'll find small animals like hamsters and mice.
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MOUNTAIN FOREST/MOUNTAIN STEPPE
between the submontane zone and the subalpine zone
The higher you go, the colder it gets. The soil gets thinner, and vegetation more sparse. Above a certain height-the tree line- no trees will grow. You may find mountain goats, deer, lynx, and foxes
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GALLERY
animals of the biomes
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RUSSIA
6.4 Russia's climate zones and biomes
RUS
Russia is big- and that means different climate zones, with different vegetation. Russia's climate is dictated by latitiude, altitude and distance from the sea.
CN
JP
IND
Size(sqaure km)
Time zones
Population
ID
11
146M
17.1M
RUSSIA'S BIOMES
Biomes are regions with similar natural vegetation, and animals. Today we are going to cover 5 biomes and each of its characteristics.
MAP OF RUSSIA'S BIOMES
Let's look at the map before we go into details.
Consists of 5 main biomes.
TUNDRA
TREELESS POLAR DESERT
Tundra is the coldest of the world biomes.
The tundra biome is covered in ice and snow in winter. But in summer the surface of the soil thaws, and low plants and shrubs grow. you may see musk ox, Arctic foxes, polar bears, grizzly bears, reindeer and ermine.
+INFO
TAIGA
The taiga is a biome of coniferous forest- trees like larch, spruce and pine, with needles instead of leaves. Larch has shallow roots, so is common in permafrost. Watch out for bears, and wolves and Siberian tigers!
+INFO
TEMPERATE FOREST
one of the world's major habitats.
Here you'll find a mixture of trees: deciduous trees such as oak and ash which lose their leaves in winter, plus coniferous trees such as spruce and pine. And you may see wolves, foxes, deer and squirrels.
+INFO
STEPPE
dry, cold, grassland
This biome is grassland, with few trees, and generally fertile soil. So farmers rear cattle here, or plough the land to grow crops such as wheat and barley. You'll find small animals like hamsters and mice.
+INFO
MOUNTAIN FOREST/MOUNTAIN STEPPE
between the submontane zone and the subalpine zone
The higher you go, the colder it gets. The soil gets thinner, and vegetation more sparse. Above a certain height-the tree line- no trees will grow. You may find mountain goats, deer, lynx, and foxes
+INFO
GALLERY
animals of the biomes