Стр.28-29 Unit 1-2 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 11 класс
Learn about geography A Read the introduction below. Which of these regions have you visited? Do you live in one of these regions?
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Learn about geography
A Read the introduction below. Which of these regions have you visited? Do you live in one of these regions? Which one?
Russia has nine main ecoregions spanning its borders. In southwestern Russia lies the Caucasus mixed forest ecoregion, which extends through the Caucasus mountains. Also in this part of Russia is the Crimean Submediterranean forests complex, a relatively small ecoregion located along the shores of the Black Sea. A large grassy region, the Pantic-Caspian steppe stretches north of the Black and Caspian seas. The Kazakh steppe, less grassy than its neighbour, is a flat, semi-arid region that stretches into Kazakhstan. Mostly located in Mongolia and China, the Mongolian-Manchurian grassland just barely crosses over into southeastern Russia. The East Siberian taiga ecoregion is found deep in the heart of Siberia. In the northwest part of Russia near Poland lies the Romincka Forest. The Sarmatic mixed forests stretch through central parts of European Russia, and the Scandinavian and Russian taiga extends through northern parts of European Russia.
The Arctic desert
We associate deserts with hot. dry climates, so ittasks surprising to learn that they exist in the Arctic, where snow and ice arc abundant. Looks can be deceiving, though: in Russiatasks Arctic desert, for instance, precipitation per year is less than 20 centimetres and plant life is almost nonexistent. In addition to that, darkness rules the land for around nine months out of the year. This peculiar desert resides on Russiatasks northernmost islands, which are anywhere from 100 to 800 kilometres from the mainland. Not much goes on up there, aside from a few polar bears trying to subsist in the harsh climate. Most of what little plant life that does is exist only grows a few centimetres tall.
Temperatures remain below 10 degrees Celsius during even the warmest months, and naturally, no human beings make their home in this region.
The taiga
The taiga isntaskt a very well-known ecoregion, despite being the worldtasks largest. The region encompasses most of northern Russia. Canada, the US and parts of Scandinavia and Japan. It is characterised by dense pine forests and freshwater lakes, cold, blustery winters and short summers with moderate rainfall. Along Arctic and tundra regions, v/hich arc farther north and typically have harsher, longer winter seasons, the taiga region generally experiences even lower temperatures, going below -50 degrees Celsius, with the lowest recording being in Russia. With such a punishing climate, ittasks hard to believe that the worldtasks largest congregation of forests resides in this ecoregion. Because of its dense vegetation, a wide variety of flora and fauna exist, including fruit-bearing trees and shrubs, several species of deer and thousands of species of insects. Hundreds of thousands of people reside in this region, with the largest cities being Arkhangelsk. Tobolsk. Yakutsk and the port city of Murmansk.
The subtropics
Subtropical climates arc those regions of the world between temperate climates with typical seasonal changes and tropical climates characterised by constant warmth and humidity. A subtropical ecoregion. while generally warm and humid, will experience winter temperatures of almost freezing cold, if only for a very brief period. The city of Sochi happens to be in a region that falls in this category. Situated on the shores of the Black Sea with the Caucasus Mountains as a backdrop. Sochi receives a great deal of moisture from the sea and is protected from harsh, northerly weather by steep mountain ranges. The region is lush in vegetation, even dotted with palm trees, and Sochi is regarded as a winter getaway destination. Other notable subtropical regions in the world arc the Deep South in the US the Po river valley of Italy, southern China and the region of Buenos Aires.
B Now read about different ecoregions of Russia and answer the questions.
1 Which region do you imagine covers the smallest area in Russia?
2 Which region is likely the most difficult to access? Why?
3 What flora exists in the region of Sochi that is more likely found on a tropical island?
4 Why is it surprising that the lowest of temperatures occur in the taiga?
5 In which region would you likely find yourself all alone?
6 Why doesn’t Sochi ever experience blizzard-like weather?
7 Which region covers the greatest amount of land?
8 In which region would you have difficulty finding something to eat?
Unified state exam
Steps to success
In Speaking Task 1 take your time before you start reading. Look carefully at phrases and sentences, as well as single words. When you start reading, do not stress every word. You should give less emphasis to grammatical words and more emphasis to content words.
C Choose a paragraph from the text and read it aloud.
Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some interesting material for the presentation and want to read it to your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to read it aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.
Project: Ecoregions of Russia
Choose one of the main ecoregions of Russia and write a short profile. Include a picture of the ecoregion.
Caucasus mixed forests region
Crimean Submcditerrancan forest complex
Pontic-Caspian steppe
Kazakh steppe
Mongolian-Manchurian grassland
East Siberian taiga
Romincka Forest
Sarmatic mixed forests
Scandinavian and Russian taiga