Russian plain, or Eastern Europe - the second extent plain in the world, only slightly inferior to the territory of the Amazon.From west to east it stretches more than 2,500 kilometers, and from north to south - about 1,000 of its Western frontier bordering states such as Ukraine and Belarus, and further, its territory stretched up to the Urals.The reason is plain old platform, mostly covered with a cover of sedimentary rocks.Only two places in Karelia and on the Kola Peninsula, this prehistoric platform reaches the surface, forming the so-called Baltic Shield.
Climate Russian plains mostly moderate, and only towards the extreme north goes to the subarctic.Line continental climate extends to the east and southeast.Year-round rainfall, usually associated with westerly winds that blow in from the Atlantic.Here they fall more than in other lowland areas of the Russian Federation.The most moist can be considered as sources of the largest rivers - the Northern Dvina and the Volga.And in the northwest plains, these are areas of Ladoga, Onega, Chud, Ilmen lakes with adjacent smaller ponds, most of which in its origin belongs to the glacier.
If we consider the climate of the southern suburbs of the Russian plain, there is much less rainfall, summer is dry and hot winds are frequent, causing considerable damage to the national economy.
Water Russian plains replenished by snow and rainfall, melting of snow and ice, spring floods.Naturally, the groundwater also play an important role in this process.But this does not apply to the southern rivers, which are not so abounding in water and power at the expense of the groundwater they are limited.
climatic and relief peculiarity caused clear separation the whole territory of the plains in the natural areas.Moreover, here is about 40 percent of the grassland of the country and 12 percent of pasture.As the populations of, on the territory of the East European Plain is home to almost fifty percent of the population of the Russian Federation.
Russian plain generously endowed with natural resources.A big plus in their development and use is a dense population of people of the territory.
types of resources:
- water
As already noted, in the territory of the Russian plain runs a large number of big and small rivers.
largest waterway is the Volga.Its economic importance can not be overestimated, t. To. The river connects different economic regions of the country, it irrigates more than two million hectares of land, an important shipping center.In terms of fish production Volga also plays a significant role.
Behind the Volga there is a Don, also the largest water resources in Russia.Production of fish, shipping, and other household and economic needs, satisfied by Don, talk about the great importance of this river.
Russian plain washed by the White and the Black, Baltic and Caspian Seas.Extraction of seafood, oil and gas, marine resorts with recreation centers, hotels and resorts, ports, international and regional - all this makes every marine resource in its own unique and extremely important for the country.
- minerals and natural resources of the Russian plain
These include, for example, iron ore: in the Kursk region, in unique fields, containing up to 50% of their reserves in the country.Bauxite alumina famous Belgorod region.Phosphates, potash and rock salt supply to Moscow and Bryansk area.These chemicals are actively mined and found a wide range of applications.In these areas, as well as in the Tula and Belgorod, found and for many years actively developed deposits of building materials - chalk, quartz sand, kaolin clay, and others.
Russian plain self-sufficient and neighboring regions with energy resources - gas, oil, peat,coal.Located their fields in the Middle Volga region, Ivanovo, Kostroma regions.
- animal and plant resources
territory of Western European Plain has the most favorable conditions for the development of such branches of agriculture as crops and livestock.Forest wealth in the form of wood and hunting resources - an important source of revenue in the Russian economy.
