Most people have their own idea of Siberia.However, all agree that this inhospitable region - a unique land in the territory of which it is possible to discover the wilderness of nature, which for many years has not been a single person.
Foreigners believe that this vast snow-covered areas in which you will not find any animal or bird or human.What it really is, and what is the nature of Siberia?
Territory
Sources indicate different areas of Siberia.This is an average of 10 to 12 million square kilometers of land.The difference already 2 million due to the difference in the views of scientists: some believe that the Far East is a part of Siberia, while others secrete ET in a separate area.For this reason, the boundaries of the Siberian Federal District is quite difficult to determine: the west is clearly the Ural Mountains, in the north area is framed by the Arctic Ocean, to the south stretches the boundaries of our country's eastern border is causing a lot of debate - some scientists are inclined to believe the border ranges of the Pacific watershed.In short, this region is located in the high and mid-latitudes.The climate is the main part of the largest region of the country unfriendly, sharply continental and really harsh.
Nature
Nature in Siberia is very varied, not least because of the incredible extent of land.The largest area of this part of the country - the West Siberian Plain, Central Siberian Plateau, the mountains of the Northeast and the mountains of Southern Siberia.
Wildlife Siberia varies mostly from the south to the north.You can trace a clear division of natural areas in the forest-tundra, and so on. D. In the forest and the tundra is most common moss, lichens and grasses, perennials.The most typical of the Siberian taiga lands.Coniferous forests extend to the territory to 2 thousand kilometers without any signs of habitation.Dark coniferous taiga is formed mainly of fir and spruce.It is also often possible to meet the Siberian cedar.Taiga also with light pine needles more typical places in the east of the Yenisei.Basically this is Daurian larch taiga.Incredible natural monument - lime island, located in the Altai.
the south of Western Siberia taiga nature represented steppe and forest steppe.Actually, this is the area where wildlife comes to an end.These territories were the most altered by the presence of the person and the consequences of its economic activity.Former steppe is now turned into arable land, the beautiful marshy meadows - in hayfields.Some of the unique animals remembered today only rare centenarians.Many animal species are lost forever the nature of Siberia, some of them can still be seen in the local nature reserves.
Flora Flora mountainous areas is very diverse, this is especially evident in a high-altitude zones.So, are the foothills of the steppe vegetation, slopes - mountain taiga forests, high ridges - treeless landscapes, rich in grasses, the tundra and stone placers.
This rich nature of Siberia has a long list of rare plants.Only in Siberia meets slipper Grandiflora devil's high, Baikal anemone and many others inscribed on the pages of the Red Book, plants.
