Lesson 5: Russia’s Natural Resources & Global Influence (KS3 Geography)

Students examine Russia’s major deposits of oil, gas and coal, and explore how extreme environments—particularly Siberia—make extraction challenging. They evaluate how Russia’s resource wealth shapes global interdependence through energy exports. Includes an accompanying worksheet.

Learning Objectives

• Identify Russia’s major oil, gas and coal deposits
• Explain why extreme environments like Siberia make extraction difficult
• Understand how Russia’s resources contribute to global interdependence
• Evaluate the importance of energy exports in Russia’s global role

Success Criteria
Students can:

• Locate key resource regions on a map
• Explain environmental and logistical challenges of extraction
• Describe how Russia’s energy exports link countries together
• Evaluate the global significance of Russia’s resource wealth