1、Siberia,Siberia,A region of central and eastern Russia, stretching from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, known for its severe winters, mineral resources and for being a place of political exile.,http:/land.sfo.ru/eng/images/siberia.jpg,Siberia,Temperatures range from -50 to +50In the winter,
2、 frozen lakes and rivers are used for highways Siberias climate is influenced by the land so it has a continental climate. Permafrost is the permanently frozen subsoil. It extends 1500 feet under ground. There are many natural resources in Siberia, but the severe climate makes it difficult and expen
3、sive to mine or drill for the resources.,Got Milk? If youd like some, these workers sell it per frozen block complete with a wooden handle for easy carrying.,http:/www.marxists.org/history/ussr/art/photography/commerce/index.htm Used with permission,http:/www.marxists.org/history/ussr/art/photograph
4、y/farming/index.htm Used with permission,Fishing on a frozen lake, these ice-fishers are on their sweet spot.,In Siberia, these truck engines have fires lit underneath them all night and day to prevent engine parts from busting open. The tempature here is around - 45 degress C. (circa 1980s),http:/w
5、ww.marxists.org/history/ussr/art/photography/farming/index.htm Used with permission,Farm in Siberia,http:/www.marxists.org/history/ussr/art/photography/people/russia/siberia/near-mong-collective-graze.jpg,Siberia,The main means of transportation across Siberia is the Trans-Siberian railroad. The rai
6、lroad is 5,700 miles long. It was built between 1897 and 1903 The railroad was built to attract settlers to work the coal and iron ore.,http:/www.irkutsk- cities of Novosibirsk and Vladivostok were two cities that grew up along the Trans-Siberian Railroad,http:/www.irkutsk- Trans Siberian Railroad o
7、n its journey through the steppe., transsib_2002.html no copyright,http:/ Used with permission,Life on the railroad,http:/ Used with permission,Life in the frigid tundra,Yurt in Siberia,Trans Siberian Railroad,A Siberian Village,http:/ Used with permission,http:/www.whyy.org/tv12/franklinfacts/dec18
8、01_4.jpg,The lights of the towns along the Trans-Siberian railroad are clearly visible across the frozen tundra.,Siberia is a bitterly cold,The horizon east of Lake Baikal peaks through an ice covered window on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, giving a glimpse of the giant trees and the silence of the Russian taiga. Trains often do not have heat and windows ice over.,http:/dirckhalstead.org/issue9909/railroad03.htm Permission granted for educational purposes,http:/dirckhalstead.org/issue9909/railroad03.htm Permission granted for educational purposes,
