GEOG 1001 : Exam 1 Study Guide
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Continentality- land heats up quickly along with cools very quickly. H2o absorbs insulation from the sun slower than land, but releases it slower. Water bodies help stabilize air temps (greater temp extremes in russia between summer and winter months). Irkustk 75 annual range lows -20 highs- 0 in winter months lows-50 highs- Siberia e. of urals, n. of kazakhstan, mongolia, & china. 77% of russia"s land; 30% of its pop. Underlain by permafrost- which is seasonally frozen ground that limits the growth of vegetation and makes and makes any type of construction. Rain fall a year is usually under twenty inches falling mostly in the summer. 2/3 of russians lived in environments that were harmful to health. 2 the shrinking aral sea (this area has a lot of dry climate) Salinity (became saltier) increased due to the sea shrinking to 25% of its. Soviet initiatives in 1960s emerge to divert two rivers (amu darya, syr.
