Номер A, страница 28 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Комарова, Ларионова

Learn about geography. Units 1 and 2 - номер A, страница 28.

Условие.

The Arctic desert

We associate deserts with hot, dry climates, so it's surprising to learn that they exist in the Arctic, where snow and ice are abundant. Looks can be deceiving, though; in Russia's Arctic desert, for instance, precipitation per year is less than 20 centimetres and plant life is almost nonexistent. In addition to that, darkness rules the land for around nine months out of the year. This peculiar desert resides on Russia's northernmost islands, which are anywhere from 100 to 800 kilometres from the mainland. Not much goes on up there, aside from a few polar bears trying to subsist in the harsh climate. Most of what little plant life that does exist only grows a few centimetres tall. Temperatures remain below 10 degrees Celsius during even the warmest months, and naturally, no human beings make their home in this region.

A Read the introduction below. Which of these regions have you visited? Do you live in one of these regions? Which one?

Russia has nine main ecoregions spanning its borders. In southwestern Russia lies the Caucasus mixed forest ecoregion, which extends through the Caucasus mountains. Also in this part of Russia is the Crimean Submediterranean forests complex, a relatively small ecoregion located along the shores of the Black Sea. A large grassy region, the Pontic-Caspian steppe stretches north of the Black and Caspian seas. The Kazakh steppe, less grassy than its neighbour, is a flat, semi-arid region that stretches into Kazakhstan. Mostly located in Mongolia and China, the Mongolian-Manchurian grassland just barely crosses over into southeastern Russia. The East Siberian taiga ecoregion is found deep in the heart of Siberia. In the northwest part of Russia near Poland lies the Rominska Forest. The Sarmatic mixed forests stretch through central parts of European Russia, and the Scandinavian and Russian taiga extends through northern parts of European Russia.

The taiga

The taiga isn't a very well-known ecoregion, despite being the world's largest. The region encompasses most of northern Russia, Canada, the US and parts of Scandinavia and Japan. It is characterised by dense pine forests and freshwater lakes, cold, blustery winters and short summers with moderate rainfall. Along Arctic and tundra regions, which are farther north and typically have harsher, longer winter seasons, the taiga region generally experiences even lower temperatures, going below –50 degrees Celsius, with the lowest recording being in Russia. With such a punishing climate, it's hard to believe that the world's largest congregation of forests resides in this ecoregion. Because of its dense vegetation, a wide variety of flora and fauna exist, including fruit-bearing trees and shrubs, several species of deer and thousands of species of insects. Hundreds of thousands of people reside in this region, with the largest cities being Arkhangelsk, Tobolsk, Yakutsk and the port city of Murmansk.

The subtropics

Subtropical climates are those regions of the world between temperate climates with typical seasonal changes and tropical climates characterised by constant warmth and humidity. A subtropical ecoregion, while generally warm and humid, will experience winter temperatures of almost freezing cold, if only for a very brief period. The city of Sochi happens to be in a region that falls in this category. Situated on the shores of the Black Sea with the Caucasus Mountains as a backdrop, Sochi receives a great deal of moisture from the sea and is protected from harsh, northerly weather by steep mountain ranges. The region is lush in vegetation, even dotted with palm trees, and Sochi is regarded as a winter getaway destination. Other notable subtropical regions in the world are the Deep South in the US, the Po river valley of Italy, southern China and the region of Buenos Aires.

Решение.

Решение 2.

A Прочтите введение ниже. Какие из этих регионов вы посещали? Вы живете в одном из этих регионов? В каком именно?

Ответ: I have not had the opportunity to visit any of these regions mentioned in the text. I also do not live in any of them.

Я не имел(а) возможности посетить ни один из упомянутых в тексте регионов. Я также не живу ни в одном из них.