Category: Geography
From the history of the study of the Arctic Ocean
The exploration of the Arctic Ocean has always been a difficult and dangerous business. People who have studied the ocean in different periods are real heroes, they deserve appreciation and respect. At the end of the XVIII century. According to the results of the sailing of the Russian expedition Vitus Bering, a reliable map of…
Nature of Siberia
1. In what climatic zones are Siberia and the Far East located? Why are there four climatic regions in the temperate climate? The region is located in the arctic, subarctic and temperate climatic zones. The presence of several climatic regions within the same belt is explained by the great extent of the region in the…
High altitude Andes in South America
The higher the mountains and the closer they are to the equator, the more have the natural belts from the foot to the top. In the Andes, near the equator, the moist equatorial forests rise to a height of 1500 m above sea level. Above the equatorial forests are replaced by a belt of mountain…
Forest Complex of Russia
1. Is it possible to replace wood with other materials? Most wood products can be made from other materials, and in some cases, substitute products can be even better. For example, plastic skis now almost completely replaced wooden ones. However, wood is still widely used in everyday life and industry, both for economic and for…
Geological structure, minerals and climate of Oceania
The geological structure of the islands of Oceania and their origin are closely related to the structure of the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. In the west of the Pacific, the Pacific and Indo-Australian plates converge, forming uplifts. In the places of their collision, earthquakes and volcanism are observed. Most of the islands of Oceania…
Methods of geographical research of the Earth
Although mankind has accumulated a lot of knowledge about the Earth, however, many phenomena and processes occurring on it have not been sufficiently studied. It is not always possible, for example, to envisage the consequences of the influence of economic activity on nature or to warn about an impending earthquake. Therefore, scientists continue to explore…
Agriculture and plant growing in Russia
1. Why is the share of agricultural land so small with such a large area of Russia? Compare their area with the area of agricultural lands of other countries. Indeed, agricultural land in Russia occupies small areas. This can be explained by the fact that most of the country’s territory is in an inappropriate climate…
Economy of the Far East
1. What features of the economic and geographical situation of the Far East remained unchanged, and which have changed over time? The remoteness of the territory from European Russia and the wide access to the seas of the Pacific and Arctic Oceans remain unchanged. They define the region as the most important outpost of Russia…
Zone and azonal natural complexes of the Earth
It is impossible to understand the world around us, studying only its separate parts. In nature, everything is interconnected, woven into one whole by thousands of visible and invisible threads. Unravel this tangle and understand the unity of air, water, soil, plants and animals, see the harmony in this, at first glance, chaos and trying…
Key facts on the topic “Australia”
Australia is the smallest continent in the world, entirely in the Southern Hemisphere. The southern tropic crosses the continent almost in the middle. Australia is remote from other continents by the expanses of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, which explains the uniqueness of its nature. Australia’s shoreline is indented a little. Australia was opened by…