geography- polar express, yr8

year 8 geography polar express terms and definatinos

what is this a diagram of

the arctic

what is this a diagram of

antarctica

of the north

what does ARKITOS mean

name 1 difference between the arcitc and antarctica

arctic is an ocean surrounded by land. Antarctica is a continent surrounded by oceans

they both have extreme cold temperatures

name 1 similarity between the arctic and antarctica

Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan

name 3 countries that used to be a part of the Soviet Union

name 3 key elements of weather

air pressure, wind direction, precipitaiton

weather

the day to day change in the atmosphere.

climate

the average weather, calculated from a period of 30 or more years

population density

the average amount of people living in one km2 of a country

population distribution

the pattern of where people live

describe the population density of Russia

in the south west it is very densly populated because of the capital city being there as well as being closer to europe. in the north east, it is very sparsely populated because there is less resources and it is colder

diaspora

the spread or migration of people from their original homeland

superpower

a very powerful or influential country that has a great deal of control over it’s neighbours

warm-water port

a port where water does not freeze in winter, which allows ships to use it throughout the year

kievan rus

a group of historic kingdoms which eventually merged to form russia

trade bloc

a group of countries that work together to trade with each other and to protect their economies from other outside countries

allys

a country that cooperates with another for military or other purposes

soviet union

a larger country which was a communist country

1. indigenous tribes

2. native animals

3. global warming

give 3 impacts oil drilling in the arctic could have

66 ½ degrees North

the arctic circle coordinates

66 ½ degrees south

antarctic circle

Russia is one of the world’s largest producers of oil and gas

give me 1 fact about russia’s oil and gas