Chp. 11 - Sec. 1.3 Natural Resources

Russia & the Eurasia republics have plentiful natural resources but.....

• many are in

  remote locations

• many remain

  untouched

• many are located in the fareastern & coldest parts

Russia is the world's richest in:

• natural

  resources

• government

  policies

• industrial

  development

Natural resources are important for Russia's:

• economy

• government

• geography

Nonrenewable resources:

• cannot reproduce quickly enough to keep pace with their use

• natural gas

• coal

• oil

Very old decayed plant material:

• peat

• is burned like coal

• is a type of hydroelectric power

• 

hydroelectric power

• force of the river's water to generate electricity

• 
• one of Russia's many energy resources

• is a mineral resource

Russia's many mineral resources include:

• iron & aluminum

• gold, copper,

  platinum

• uranium, cobalt

• manganese, chrome

IRON ORE

• Russia & Kazakhstan are the main sources

• 20% of the world's reserves are in Russia

• used to produce iron & steel

• used in the construction of bridges, roads, & railways

A huge reserve of minerals were found in

• Afghanistan

• Armenia

• Albania

• Argentina

How does permafrost challenge the location of a large quantity of minerals?

• difficult to drill or mine

• difficult to transport due to distance

• easy to access

• easy to drill