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Geography
Most of this enormous country lies on the Asian continent, but Western
Russia is in Europe. The Ural Mountains are usually considered by
geographers to form the dividing line between European Russia and
Asian Russia.
Russia’s climates are hotter in the south and colder and drier
in the east and north. Most northerly regions are covered by ice
and relatively few people live here. Animals such as arctic foxes
and reindeer can survive the bitterly cold temperature.
Dense forest sprawls across the country, also known as Taiga, makes
up the northern part of the belt. The soil here is mainly to poor
to grow crops. Further south ,the forest becomes a mixture of coniferous
and deciduous trees. The climate in this region is milder and can
be farmed.
The shores of the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains from Russia’s
southernmost area. The slopes of the Caucasus Mountains have lush
,green fertile meadows, while the Urals contain important deposits
of iron and copper.
Climate
In the northern & central european Russia,the most varied climate;
mildest areas are along the Baltic coast. Summer sunshine may be
nine hours a day, but winters can be very cold.
While in Siberia,it has very cold winters, but summers can be
pleasant, although they tend to be short and wet. There is considerable
seasonal temperature variation.
And in the southern european russia,the winter is shorter than
in the north. Steppes (in the southeast) have hot, dry summers and
very cold winters. The north and northeastern Black Sea has mild
winters, but heavy rainfall all the year round.
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