Презентация к уроку английского языка "The Russian Federation"

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Russia is the largest country in the world.

• Total area of Russia is about 17 000 000 square kilometres.

• The population is about 145 000 000 people

The colours of the national flag are white, blue and red.

Russia’s state emblem is a double headed eagle

The country is a parliamentary republic.

• The President is the Head of the state

• The main law of the country is the Constitution

The country is washed by 12 seas and 3 oceans:

• The Pacific Ocean
• The Arctic Ocean
• The Atlantic Ocean
• The Barents
• The White
• The Kara
• The Laptev
• The East Siberian
• The Chukchi
• The Bering
• The Okhotsk
• The Japan
• The Baltic
• The Sea of Azov
• The Black Sea

Russia borders on many countries:

Georgia

Finland

Norway

Byelorussia

Ukraine

Poland

Mongolia

China

Armenia

and others.

Russia is rich in rivers and lakes.

• The Volga is the longest river in Russia.

• Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.

There are several mountain chains in Russia:

The Urals

The Caucasus

The Altai and others

Russia is an industrial country.

• It has a lot of mineral resources:

coal

iron

natural gas

Russia is an agricultural country.

Russians plant corn, fruit and vegetables.

Russia has a very rich history.

There are a lot of museums, theatres, cinemas libraries, churches and art galleries in big Russian cities.

Big cities are usually noisy with heavy traffic in the streets.

The capital of Russia is MOSCOW

Moscow is one of the biggest cities in Europe with population more than ten million people.

The second largest city in Russia is St. Petersburg.

The city is on the Neva.

Russia is a great country with a great culture!