Eastern Europe Physical Geography

Mountains and plains that influence human geography. Mountains dominate the south.

Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro. // to Adriatic coast (Dalmation). Forestry and mining

limestone bedrock sculpted into steep-sided cliffs & rocky columns

caves, sink holes, underground rivers, absence of surface rivers, streams & lakes

Slovakia to Romania. Mountains separated by large basins. Water flows into Black Sea. Small population involved in agriculture & forestry.

major land divide b/w the Danube River and Marista River

divides mainland Europe and Sandinavian peninsula. Used for trade of oil, coal and exporting minerals, timber and wood.

largest river in Poland and crucial to Polish economy.

links Europe to Asia

plains, hills and plateaus

natural barrier b/w Euro-Russia & Siber-Russia. Rich in iron ore & mineral fuels.

Natural barrier b/w Russia and countries to the South

rich black soil, supports ag. West o/Ural Mtns.

N-Euro Plain-chernozem gets expensive.

connected to isthmus o/ Perekop

Russia, Ukraine & Belarus growth. Longest river in Europe. Commercial, transportation & hydroelectric resource for million o/Russians

thick sub-surface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year ->mosses, lichens, algae and shrubs.

warm air from Atlantic Ocean. Moderate temperatures from the Oceans influence resulting in the interior having extreme variations in temperature & little precipitation

one of the most renowned Siberian lakes. SE Russia and oldest lake in the world. holds one-fifth of all unfrozen freshwater found on the planet. “Galapagos of Russia”. unusual freshwater marine species, which are of exceptional value to scientists who study how species evolve found here.

connect to Atlantic ocean allowing trade b/w Eastern Europe and the rest o/the world