Mountains Uplands Lowlands Sea level Depths of oceans and seas To determine heights and depths, a scale of heights and depths is placed on physical maps. With the help of the scale and the corresponding color on the maps, you can find out where the high areas of land are, where are the low, where are the deep areas of the sea (ocean), and where are shallow.
Plains Flat Hilly If the plain is not much more often meet ups and downs hilly plains, then it is called where the rise is alternately flat. You can go with depressions and hours and not meet the relief of a more varied flat plain. In nature, there are usually noticeable descents and but areas of flat and ascents. Far out rolling plains Plains are vast stretches of flat or horizon line. are combined. hilly surface.
East European Plain This is a hilly plain. She is shown in light green on the map. And on it, like patches, spots of yellow color. These are the hills. This plain is also called the Russian Plain.
West Siberian Plain This is a flat plain. It is colored green on the map. So this is lowland. Most of the territory is swamps. There are many rivers flowing across the plain.
Central Siberian Plateau Flat Top Plain Steep slopes In general, the Central Siberian Plateau is similar to the Plateau - it is a much flat or mountainous country. Here is a place of high hills with a flat surface, rather steep hilly surface and lying high above the slopes. The map on this site has all the sea level. But this is a plain, although not quite 3 ordinary. colors: green, yellow, brown
Plains make up most of the territory of Russia. However, our country is also famous for its majestic mountains. The mountains are located mainly in the south and east of Russia.
Old Mountains Young These are high and ost. The peaks of the Nenevysoki mountains formed into one slope all the mountains and ry mountains, and the same period, some many millions of years are steep, the peaks are not sharp, the slopes are backward, while others are much later. The shape is covered with snow. gentle. the mountain is indicated by its age.
Ural Mountains Stretched from north to south across the entire territory of Russia. In the old days they were called the "Stone Belt of the Russian Land". The Urals divides the continent of Eurasia into Europe and Asia. These are rather low mountains: less than 2000 m. They are called "old mountains".
Caucasus Mountains These are the youngest and highest mountains in Russia (up to 5000 m). Many peaks and slopes of these mountains are constantly covered with ice and snow. The highest mountain is Elbrus (5642 m). It is called double-headed because it has 2 vertices.
