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 Mountain 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]


Climate (using Koppen Scale)

Dwd: Subarctic with bitterly cold and dry winters and brief, cool summers.[3]


Monthly Highs and Lows

  • January- High: 24°, Low: 17°[4]
  • February- High: 25°, Low: 16°[4]
  • March- High: 36°, Low: 24°[4]
  • April- High: 51°, Low: 36°[4]
  • May- High: 65°, Low: 46°[4]
  • June- High: 71°, Low: 54°[4]
  • July- High: 75°, Low: 58°[4]
  • August- High: 71°, Low: 54°[4]
  • September- High: 60, Low: 46°[4]
  • October- High: 47°, Low: 37°[4]
  • November- High: 32°, Low: 26°[4]
  • December- High: 25°, Low: 18°[4]


Average Monthly Rainfall

  • January- 1.57 in[4]
  • February- 1.28 in[4]
  • March- 1.07 in[4]
  • April- 0.95 in[4]
  • May- 1.54 in[4]
  • June- 2.33 in[4]
  • July- 2.19 in[4]
  • August- 2.22 in[4]
  • September- 1.81 in[4]
  • October- 1.96 in[4]
  • November- 1.5 in[4]
  • December- 1.41 in[4]


Average Precipitation

  • January- 1.7 in[5]
  • February- 1.4 in[5]
  • March- 1.3 in[5]
  • April- 1.7 in[5]
  • June- 3 in[5]
  • July- 3.7 in[5]
  • August- 3 in[5]
  • September- 2.6 in[5]
  • October- 2.3 in[5]
  • November- 2.3 in[5]
  • December- 2.2 in[5]


How These Things Affect Russia's Climate

Latitude:

Elevation:

Topography:

Proximity to Water;

Prevailing Winds:

Vegetation:

Japan is a High/Low Pressure Zone:

Ocean Currents:

Ocean Currents: In Russia, high elevation places will be cold because air at higher points is less dense, therefore holding less heat.[6]

Temperature decreases with altitude, so mountainous regions can have a cooler temperature. Also, mountain ranges can act as barriers to wind and rainfall.[6]

Locations near water in Russia have a higher precipitation level than places farther away from water.[7]

Cold ocean currents can cool off high temperature areas, while warm ocean current can warm up low temperature areas.[7]

China

Countries in China

China is a single country.


Latitude and Longitude Ranges

Approximate latitude: 18°15′N to 53°30′N [8]

Approximate longitude: 74°E to 134°30′°E[8]

Coordinates of its capital, Beijing:[8]

Latitude: 39°54′50″N [8]

Longitude: 116°23′30″E [8]


Elevation Range

Highest Spot: JASMINE! FILL THIS IN!!!!!

Lowest Spot: Turpan Pendi (the Turpan Depression) 700 meters[8]

Major Topographic Features

Major Rivers:

  • Hong Ze Hu[8]


Volcanoes:

  • Baekdu Mountain[8]
  • Honggeertu[8]
  • Holocene Jingbo[8]
  • Keluo Group[8]
  • Holocene Kunlun Volcanoes[8]
  • Leizhou Bandao[8]
  • Holocene Longgang Group[8]
  • Tianshan Volcanic Group[8]
  • Holocene Wudalianchi[8]


Mountains:

  • Heng Shan Bei[8]
  • Heng Shan Nan[8]


Bordering Oceans

The Pacific Ocean,the Mediterranean Sea, and the China Sea border China.[8]

Climate (using Koppen Scale)

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Monthly Highs and Lows

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Average Monthly Rainfall

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Average Precipitation

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How These Things Affect China's Climate

Latitude:

Elevation:

Topography:

Proximity to Water;

Prevailing Winds:

Vegetation:

Japan is a High/Low Pressure Zone:

Ocean Currents:

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. [9]


Bordering Oceans

  • North Pacific Ocean[2]


Climate (using Koppen Scale)

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Monthly Highs and Lows

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Average Monthly Rainfall

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Average Precipitation

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How These Things Affect Japan's Climate

Latitude: Japan’s latitude is located in the temperate zone, a very similar latitude to that of Eastern United States. Because it is in this zone, the temperatures are usually warm and mild. [10]

Elevation: Japan ranges in elevation from 500 feet, to around 5,000 feet. In the areas closer to sea level, like BLANK, it is generally warmer than those at the mountaintops, like Mount Fuji, where snow is common. [11]

Topography: Japan is rugged and mountainous in most areas. On these mountains, precipitation is common and temperatures are colder. Once past a mountain, the air tends to be less saturated, and precipitation is less common. [11]

Proximity to Water; Japan is a string of islands completely surrounded by water, which brings many rainy days and lots of typhoons (5-6 a year)[12]

Prevailing Winds:

Vegetation:

Japan is a High/Low Pressure Zone:

Ocean Currents:Major ocean currents in Japan including the warm Kuroshio current and the cold Oyashio Current. These currents affect Japan's climate by BLANK BLANK BLANK. [12]

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://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/kimmel/GRG301K/grg301kkoppen.html
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 http://weather.uk.msn.com/monthly_averages.aspx?&wealocations=wc%3aRSXX0063&q=Moscow%2c+RUS&setunit=F
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/RSXX0063
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.rmets.org/activities/schools/local_winds.php
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.aip.org/history/climate/oceans.htm
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 http://www.noaa.gov
  9. ↑ http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+jp0005)
  10. ↑ http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/japan/japanworkbook/geography/japgeo.html
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/mountains/climate.htm
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://www.photius.com/countries/japan/climate/japan_climate_climate.html
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