Earth Science 7 - Russia, China, and Japan - 8

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Russia

Countries in Russia

Russia is a single country.


Latitude and Longitude Ranges

Latitude: about 50 degrees North to about 75 degrees North [1]

Longitude: about 28 degrees East to about 160 degrees West [1]

Elevation Range

The range is 5,661 meters from the highest spot to the lowest spot.[2]

  • Highest Spot: Mt. Elbrus = 5,633 meters[2]
  • Lowest Spot: Caspian Sea = -28 meters[2]


Large Bodies Of Water

Rivers: There are over 100,000 rivers with a length of 7 miles or greater, and even more streams, brooks, creeks, etc. [1]

Major rivers:

Major Lakes: Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world (1,620 meters). [1]


Major Topographic Features

  • Ural Moutnain Range [1]
  • The broad European Plain extends from the Ural Mountains to its western borders with Europe. [1]
  • The Caucasus Mountains include the country's highest point, Mt. Elbrus. [1]
  • The Central and Southern areas include large fertile areas, marsh, steppes (plains without trees) and massive coniferous forests. [1]
  • A few mountain ranges on the Kamchatka Peninsula contain active volcanoes.[1]


Bordering Oceans

  • Arctic Ocean [2]
  • North Pacific Ocean[2]

China

Latitude and Longitude Ranges


Elevation Range

Highest Spot:

Lowest Spot:


Large Bodies Of Water


Major Topographic Features

Mountains:


Bordering Oceans

China's latitude ranges from 18°15′N to 53°30′N. Its latitude ranges from 74°E to 134°30′°E.(from www.noaa.com)


Japan

Countries in Japan

Although it is a chain of islands, Japan is a single country.


Latitude and Longitude Ranges

  • Latitude Range: about 24 degrees North to 44 degrees North[1]
  • Longitude Range about 123 degrees East to 145 degrees East[1]

Elevation Range

Highest Spot: Fujiyama(3,776 meters)[2]

Lowest Spot: Hachiro-gata (-4 meters)[2]


Large Bodies Of Water

  • Sea of Japan [2]
  • Philippine Sea[2]
  • East China Sea[2]


Major Topographic Features

Volcanoes:

  • Sakura-jima[2]
  • AsamaKomaga-take[2]
  • Suwanosejima[2]

Japan contains four main islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu) and numerous smaller islands to the north and south, all prone to earthquakes. [3]


Bordering Oceans

  • North Pacific Ocean[2]

Links

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 http://www.worldatlas.com
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
  3. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+jp0005)