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CLIMATE AND VEGETATION
Chapter 15, Section 2
Desert Kara Kum – covers
most of Turkmenistan
Kyzyl Kum – in Uzbekistan
Together they cover 230,000 sq. mi.
Steppe Grassland that
extends from southern Ukraine to Altay mountains
Chernozem found here
Forest Taiga – mostly coniferous forest Home to many kinds of animals
Deciduous Trees Redwoods Birch Trees
Oak Trees Maple Trees
Coniferous Trees
Evergreens Spruce Trees Pine Trees
Tundra Arctic climate zone Vegetation = mosses, lichens, small
herbs and low shrubs
Climate Regions Dominated by humid continental and
subarctic climates Climates are affected by high latitude,
the wall of mountains to the southeast and continentality – a region’s distance from the moderating influence of the sea
Seattle Fargo Miami Russian Weather
4750 miles
Most moisture comes from the Atlantic Ocean Loses moisture the further inland it
goes
It is so cold in Siberia that they can use frozen lakes and rivers as roads during parts of the year
Mountains block moist air traveling northward from the Indian and Pacific oceans creating semiarid and desert climates in Central Asia
Transcaucasia – subtropical climate due to moist air from the Mediterranean Sea