Ethnic customs and bad habits of the countries of Eastern Europe and North Asia

2. Eastern Europe includes other countries besides Russia.

3. Western Siberian plains: Ula Mountains ~ Yenisei River, plains of shallow sea marshes, transportation is obstructed.

4. Central Siberian Plateau: Yenisei River ~ Lena River, river erosion, much division.

5. Eastern Siberian mountains: Lena River ~ Pacific Ocean, many island arcs, earthquakes, volcanoes.

6. The eastern half is the Euro-Russian Plain; Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine are located in it.

7. North of the plain → glacial erosion, many lakes and swamps; south → fertile black soil, wheat and sugar beet production, river navigation to form a network of canals.

8. The western half of the main Alps, the Trans-Sivan Alps and the Hungarian plains, the Wallachian plains, developed agriculture.

Climate:Climate of Northern Asia and Eastern Europe

1. Characteristics: cold, dry

2. Mostly temperate continental climate

3. Long freezing period at high latitudes, only the Black Sea coast has more rain.

The freezing period everywhere:

a. Europe and Russia: 3~5 months

b. North Asia: more than 6 months

c. North of the Arctic Circle: more than 8 months

9. The rest of Eastern Europe: the transitional climate between the continental North Asia and the maritime Western Europe. Freezing period 1 to 3 months.

Flora of North Asia and Eastern Europe 1. Northern tundra zone: mosses.

2. Central forest belt: cold-needle forests and mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests.

3. Southern steppe belt: steppes.

Settlements

1. Mainly in the plains → agrotowns.

2. Mostly formed because of industrial and mining industries, railroad traffic.

3. mostly capitals or agro-industrial centers