Year Six

Key Facts

• Russia (o cial name: Russian Federation) is the world’s largest • Given its size, the climate in Russia varies. The mildest areas country (with an area of 17,075, 200 square kilometres) and are along the Baltic Coast. Winter in Russia is very cold, with has a population of 144, 125, 000. The currency of Russia is the temperatures in the northern of reaching -50 Ruble. degrees Celsius in winter. • The capital city of Russia is Moscow. It has a population 13.2 million people within the city limits and 17 million within the Food and Trade urban areas. It is situated on the Moskva in western Russia. • Borscht is a famous Russian soup made with beetroot and sour cream. It can be enjoyed hot or cold. Physical and Human Geographical features • St Petersburg is a major trade gateway in Russia, specialising in • Major ranges: , Altai. oil and gas trade, shipbuilding yards and the aerospace industry. • Major : Amur, , , , Volga and .

Russia

The fl ag of Russian Federation (Russian: Флаг России)

Geographical Skills Key Vocabulary

• Children locate the world’s countries on a map, focusing on the • Map: a diagrammatic representation of an area of land showing environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics physical features, cities, roads etc. and major cities of Russia. • Symbol: something that represents or stands for something • Children further their locational knowledge through the else. accurate use of maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer • Key: information needed for a map to make sense. mapping. • Compass: an instrument containing a magnetised pointer • Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-fi gure grid which shows the direction of magnetic North and pointers references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance from it. Survey maps) to build their knowledge of Russia. • Climate: weather conditions. • Trade: the action of buying and selling goods and services. Links to the Rights of the Child • Currency: a system of money used in a particular country. • : an area, especially part of a country, or the world • UNCRC - Articles 12 & 13 which has defi nable characteristics but not always fi xed boundaries.