Презентация на тему по английскому языку The Russian Federation

the world. It occupies about one-seventh of the earth's

surface. It covers the eastern part of Europe and the northern part of Asia. Its total area is about 17 million square kilometres.

3 oceans: the Pacific, the Arctic and the Atlantic.

In the south Russia borders on China, Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan. In the west it borders on Norway, Finland, the Baltic States, Byelorussia and Ukraine. It also has a sea-border with the USA.

country in the world where such a variety of

scenery and vegetation can be found. We have steppes in the south, plains and forests in the midland, tundra and taiga in the north, highlands and deserts in the east.
There are two great plains in Russia: the Great Russian Plain and the West Siberian Lowland. There are several mountain chains on the territory of the country: the Urals, the Caucasus, the Altai and others. The largest mountain chain, the Urals, separates Europe from Asia.

Europe's biggest river, the Volga, flows into the Caspian

Sea. The main Siberian rivers — the Ob, the Yenisei and the Lena — flow from the south to the north. The Amur in the Far East flows into Pacific Ocean.

deepest lake (1600 meters) is Lake Baikal. It is much

smaller than the Baltic Sea, but there is much more water in it than in the Baltic Sea. The water in the lake is so clear that if you look down you can count the stones on the bottom.

are concentrated in the European north of the country,

in Siberia and in the Far East. On the vast territory of the country there are various types of climate, from arctic in the north to subtropical in the south. In the middle of the country the climate is temperate and continental.

ore, natural gas, copper, nickel and other mineral resources.

the State is the President. The legislative powers are

exercised by the Duma.