Year 9 - Geography
GIS: Analysing the human and physical geography of Russia
Russia: How does geography shape the country?
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about Russia's climate and biomes and how this affects its population. Pupils will also learn about Russia's natural resources and how this affects its relations with other countries around the world.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use a geographic information system (GIS) to analyse human and physical geographical features in Russia and explain how they are related.
Key Notes
- Russia is the largest country in the world and is spread over Europe and Asia.
- Russia has a range of diverse physical and human landscapes.
- GIS can be used to locate Russia and compare the size of it relative to other countries.
- GIS can be used to analyse the relationship between physical and human landscapes in Russia.
Vocabulary To Learn
- physical landscape: landscape made up of natural features created by Earth including mountains, rivers, deserts, coastlines, and climate
- human landscape: landscape made up of features that people have built or changed in the environment including cities, roads and farmland
- interconnected: how things are linked and affect each other
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The climate of Russia is always cold.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Russia is the largest country in the world and is spread over Europe and Asia. Russia has a range of diverse physical and human landscapes.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'physical landscape'
landscape made up of natural features created by Earth including mountains, rivers, deserts, coastlines, and climate.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: The climate of Russia is always cold. Correction: The climate of Russia varies across its territory and across the year.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Climate change and Russia Study Guide
- Moscow: A city in Russia Study Guide
- Physical Landscapes and Landforms across Russia Study Guide
- Rural Russia and Indigenous peoples Study Guide
- Russia's energy Study Guide
- Russia's global power and influence Study Guide
- The biomes of Russia Study Guide
- The climate of Russia Study Guide
- The population of Russia Study Guide
- The steppe - feeding the world Study Guide
- The story of Russia through maps (1914 - present) Study Guide
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