What continent does Russia traditionally belong to?

Continent to which Russia belongs: Europe

Europe, also known as "Europa" (Europe), named after the Greek mythological character "Europa" (Greek: Ευρ?πη?), Europe is located in the northwestern part of the Eastern Hemisphere. Europe is located in the northwestern part of the Eastern Hemisphere, north of the Arctic Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, south of the Atlantic Ocean belongs to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.

The continent extends east to the Polar Ural Mountains (66°10′E, 67°46′N), south to Cape Marocchi (5°36′W, 36°N), west to Cape Rocca (9°31′W, 38°47′N), and north to Cape Norrchen (27°42′E, 71°08′N).

Europe's area is the world's sixth, the population density of 70 people/km?, is the world's third most populous continent, after Asia and Africa, more than 99% of the population belongs to the Europaean race, is a relatively homogeneous continent.

Europe is one of the continents with a high standard of living, high environmental and human development indices, and suitable for living.

Extended information:

1, Russia's regional location

Located in 30 ° ~ 180 ° E, 50 ° ~ 80 ° N, the land across the Eurasian continent, located in the eastern part of Europe and the Asian continent of the northern part of the territory of most of its Europe is the Eastern European Plain. North adjacent to the Arctic Ocean, east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Finland.

2, Russia's topography and geomorphology

The terrain is dominated by plains and plateaus. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north, and low in the west and high in the east.

West almost all of the plains of Eastern Europe, to the east of the Ural Mountains, the West Siberian plains, the Central Siberian Plateau, the North Siberian lowlands and the East Siberian mountains, the Pacific coast mountains. To the southwest towers the Greater Caucasus Mountains, with the highest peak, Mount Elbrus, at 5,642 meters above sea level.

3, Russia's climate characteristics

Most of the region is in the north temperate zone, the climate is diverse, mainly temperate continental climate, but north of the Arctic Circle belongs to the cold climate. The temperature difference is generally large, the average temperature in January is -18 ℃ ~ -10 ℃? and the average temperature in July is 11-27℃.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Europe