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Russia's energy

Russia: How does geography shape the country?

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 evaluate the challenges and opportunities of Russia's reliance on fossil fuels and identify sources of renewable energy.

Key Notes

  • Russia is an energy superpower. It is in the world's top five producers for all three fossil fuels.
  • Russia produces more fossil fuels than it needs so it exports them to other countries.
  • The exports of fossil fuels bring opportunities and challenges for Russia.
  • Renewable energy use in Russia is limited in comparison to much of the world.
  • Russia possesses significant renewable energy potential, including wind, geothermal, hydro and solar.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • fossil fuels: natural energy sources of coal, oil, and natural gas that formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals over millions of years
  • renewable energy: natural resources that can be used to produce energy and are constantly replenished, such as sunlight, wind, water and geothermal heat
  • long term: describes impacts that are not immediate but develop or become clear in the future

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils can have a tendency to think about the immediate impacts and not consider those over longer stretches of time.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.

Russia is an energy superpower. It is in the world's top five producers for all three fossil fuels. Russia produces more fossil fuels than it needs so it exports them to other countries.

2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'fossil fuels'

natural energy sources of coal, oil, and natural gas that formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals over millions of years.

3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.

Mistake: Pupils can have a tendency to think about the immediate impacts and not consider those over longer stretches of time. Correction: Geographers need to think about diffferent dimensions of time i.e. short term and long term and use this as a framework to support understanding and evaluation.

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