climate
what are the main elements for describing climate?
temperature and precipitation
what are climate graphs used to show?
precipitation and temperature
what is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
what is relief?
the elevation of the grounds surface (distance from sea level)
True or False: Australia is wider than the moon
True! The moon stretches 3,474.8 km where as Australia is about 3,860.0 km
what is precipitation?
rain, snow, hail, and sleet
what does the red line show in a climate graph?
temperature
what two continents is Russia in?
1. Europe
2. Asia
what do landscapes include?
physical features such as landforms, bodies of water, vegetation, and human features which are built by people
The country that Ms. Trebilcock calls home. Bonus point if you can name the city!
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Define climate
the state of the atmosphere in a specific area over a long period of time?
what do the blue bars show on a climate graph?
amount of total precipitation each month
True or False: Russia is the second largest country in the entire world!
False! It's the largest
what is a physical feature?
*bonus* name examples
a permanent features that is found naturally and has not been transformed much by human activity (river, lakes, mountains)
If you traveled to this mountain range, you’d find yourself standing between two continents: Europe and Asia, where people sometimes get confused about where they are.
Ural mountains
what decreases as altitude increases?
temperature
what is shown on the horizontal axis in a climate graph?
months
what are the 3 landscapes in the temperature zones?
1. mediterranean
2. oceanic
3. continental
what is a human feature?
*bonus* name examples
a landscape that has been transformed a lot by human activity (bridges, buildings, etc)
How many time zones does Russia span?
11
what are the 3 factors that affect temperature and precipitation?
1. distance from the equator
2. altitude
3. proximity to the sea
why do we use climate graphs?
to understand the precipitation and temperature of a specific location over a year
Why is Russia's Eastern side sparsely populated?
Relief and temperature! The eastern side of Russia has a high elevation and is significantly colder than the western (by an average 10 degrees).
True or False: Upland areas are densely populated
False! They're sparsely populated, meaning they don't have many people living in them.
What is the smallest country?
Vatican City