Geography Presentation

1. Siberia
By Ashlee Keane, Ashley Baczkowski, Rachel Morales

2. Location and Physical Environment
Location
Encompasses much of the Eurasian Steppe
Extends eastward from the Ural Mountains to the watershed
between the Pacific and Arctic drainage basins, and
southward from the Arctic ocean.
Makes up about 77% of Russia’s Territory

3. Physical Environment
The climate in the southernmost part along the Trans-Siberian railway, where
most of the population lives, is humid continental climate with cold winters but
fairly warm summers
January averages about 5℉ and July about 66℉
most common climate in Siberia is continental subarctic with the annual
average temperature about 23℉ and roughly -13℉ average in January and
63℉ in July.

4. Siberian Winter

5. Siberian Summer

6. Who lives in Siberia?
Population growth has ceased
Economically, they are significant to Russia because their
hydroelectric power is coveted
Exportation of raw materials such as gas, coal, petroleum, timber,
metal ores, minerals, and energy sources maintain the economic
status.
Being one of the coldest places on earth inhabited year round they
live by small amounts of herding, hunting, and forms of pastoralism

7. History
Joined Russia in the late 16th century
Russia began stripping Siberia of its natural resources
Relationship became strained, and even today it is this way
It was more commonly seen as a place where Russia sent
criminals and banished citizens.
More predominantly in the late 16th century, early 17th
century, and again in the 20th century.

8. Why is Siberia unique and special?
Throughout history, literature, and media Siberia is painted as a
desolate wasteland, a hub for the unwanted and barbaric.
In one of the most famous psychological crime novels ever written,
Crime and Punishment, Siberia is a place of redemption.
There is still an entire group of people who survive and thrive here, in
what some say is the harshest place on this planet, with both political
turmoil, economic turmoil, and one of the harshest climates.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/national-geographic-
channel/all-videos/av-10386-10586/ngc-black-dolphin-prison/

9. Why we chose this region
Since Siberia is considered one of the most desolate places on
earth we wanted to find out more about it and why it became that
way politically and geographically.
We also wanted to learn more about the people that live there
and what they do to survive.

10. Sources
http://discoversiberia.net/about-siberia/surprising-facts-
about-siberia/
http://www.nsc.ru/sicc/siberia_.htm
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/
2004/05/0512_040512_tvoymyakon_2.html
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/national-
geographic-channel/all-videos/av-10386-10586/ngc-black-
dolphin-prison/

11. The End!