Year 9 · Geography · beta

Russia: How does geography shape the country?

This unit teaches pupils about Russia's climate and biomes and how this affects its population. Pupils will also learn about Russia's natural resources and how this affects its relations with other countries around the world.

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Prior knowledge

  • Russia is spread across two continents, Europe and Asia.
  • Russia is the largest country in the world.
  • The world has different climate zones.
  • Climate zones influence global biomes.
  • Earthquakes and volcanoes are located at plate boundaries.
  • Global warming is caused by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions released by humans.
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can give us information about differences across the world.

Source curriculum references

  • Extend locational knowledge and deepen spatial awareness of the world’s countries using maps of the world.
  • Extend locational knowledge of Africa, Russia, Asia (including China and India), and the Middle East, focusing on their environmental regions, including polar and hot deserts.
  • Extend locational knowledge of Africa, Russia, Asia (including China and India), and the Middle East focussing on key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities.
  • Understand key processes of physical geography relating to weather and climate, including the change in climate from the Ice Age to the present.
  • Understand key processes of physical geography relating to glaciation, hydrology and coasts.
  • Understand key processes of human geography relating to population and urbanisation.
  • Understand key processes of human geography relating to economic activity in the primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary sectors; and the use of natural resources.
  • Use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to view, analyse and interpret places and data.
  • Communicate geographical information in a variety of ways, including through maps, numerical and quantitative skills and writing at length.

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