Title: Map Work Related to Russia Overview: This lesson is for students to: • locate physical and political features on a map Lesson Focus: • Location and region themes of geography as they relate to Russia Materials: • map of Russia for each student • overhead map of Russia • teacher created list of physical and political features of Russia • discussion questions What to Do: 1. Students are to label their maps using class atlases, classroom maps, possible text and classroom books. 2. Teacher uses overhead map of Russia to point out specific areas. 3. After labeling maps, students should reflect on the questions. Whole class or small group discussion may take place (see discussion questions). Lesson created by Carol Mohrlock 8 Physical and Political Features of Russia * Label the following features on the map. Cities • St. Petersburg • Murmansk • Moscow • Volgograd • Chelyabinsk • Perm • Kazan • Nizhniy Novgorod • Samara • Astrakhan • Omsk • Novosibirsk • Yakutsk • Irkutsk • Khabarovsk • Vladivostok Countries • Finland • Estonia • Lativia • Lithuania • Poland • Belarus • Ukraine • Georgia • Kazakhstan • Mongolia • China • North Korea Lesson created by Carol Mohrlock 9 Bodies of Water • Barents Sea • Kara Sea • Baltic Sea • Black Sea • Laptev Sea • Caspian Sea • Lake Baikal • Volga River • Ob River • Irtysh River • Lena River Land Forms • North European Plain • West Siberian Plain • Central Siberian Plateau • Caucasus Mountains • Ural Mountains • Sayan Mountains • Yablonovy Mountains • Arctic Circle Lesson created by Carol Mohrlock 10 Questions 1. What observations do you have about the location of Russia’s cities? 2. Why might the cities be located in this region of Russia? 3. How have human actions modified the physical environment of European Russia? 4. As you note the location of cities throughout Russia, what networks and patterns are suggested in terms of Russia’s economy? Lesson created by Carol Mohrlock 11.