Russia and Northern Eurasia

1. Unit V Sections 1 - 5 Russia and Northern Eurasia

2. Bell Ringer • Chapter 15 Vocab A and B Only • Chapter 15 Test 11-20 • Prepare for presentations after lesson today

3. Unit V Breakdown • 5.1 Outline Mapping and PPT. Lecture • 5.2 Cultural Characteristics PPT. Lecture and BLM • 5.3 Economics of Russia and Northern Eurasia PPT. • 5.4 Rise and Fall (PC Lab Paper)

4. Unit Objectives 1. I can apply the five themes of geography to Russia and Northern Eurasia?2. I can construct a graph to display geographic information?3. I can analyze strategies to deal with environmental challenges in Russia and Northern Eurasia?4. I can describe how environmental challenges are posed by the physical environment or the impact of natural processes?5. I can compare, contrast, and analyze the distribution, growth rates, and other demographic characteristics of human populations in various countries or regions in Russia and Northern Eurasia?6. I can identify the distribution of economic systems in Russia and Northern Eurasia?7. I can analyze regional issues associated with territory and resources?

5. Russia and N. Eurasia • This area covers @ 1/6 of the world’s land area • The land area spreads across 11 time zones • Remember, the continental US has just four

7. Russia • World’s largest country (1.8 x U.S.) • 139 Million people • 26th largest spender on military • Moscow is the capital

9. Kazakhstan • 9th largest in the world (4x Texas) • Largest land locked country! • 15 million people (#64) • What does that say about its population density? Any ideas?

11. Kyrgyzstan • 87th largest (@ size of S. Dakota) • 5 ½ million people (110th World) • Capital is Bishkek • GDP per capita is $ 2200 (#186/216) • What does this say about their industrial capabilities? • Rich or poor country?

12. Kok-Boru

13. Tajikistan • # 96 of largest in the world (Wisconsin) • @ 7.5 million people (#96!) • What do those figures say about the population density? Explain • GDP/capita is $2000 (190 rank)

15. Turkmenistan • Coming in as # 53 largest (think California!) • @ 5 million peeps (#116) California has 7 times their population! • GDP/capita is $7500 (# 127)

17. Uzbekistan • # 57 in the world in size ( again @ like California) • 28 million Uzbeks = #44 in the world • GDP/capita is $3100 (#168 worldwide) • What does this mean?

19. Russia and N. Eurasia • Ural Mountains – act as a “dividing” line between Europe and the west Siberian Plain • Eurasia – Some consider Europe and Asia a single continent

20. Russia and N. Eurasia • Northern European Plain – stretches @ 1000 miles from the Ural Mtns. inland • Chernozem – or “black earth” is one of the world’s most fertile soils

22. Russia and N. Eurasia • Central Siberian Plateau – a fairly “high” altitude area stretching toward the east • Russian Far East – home to volcanic mountain ranges including the Kamchatka Peninsula which has 20 active volcanoes

23. Avachinsky Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia

24. Tuesday Agenda • Chapter 16 Vocabulary • Chapter 16 Test 11-15

25. Russia and N. Eurasia • Southern areas of Russia feature tall mountains, barren uplands, and semi-arid grasslands • Caucasus Mountains – stretch between the Black and Caspian Seas • Turan Plain – extensive lowland between the Caspian Sea and Central Asia

27. Rivers and Lakes • The Ob, Yenisey, and the Lena Rivers drain into the Arctic Basin, the regions largest basin. • The Volga River, longest on the European continent, drains the Caspian Sea basin

28. Volga Ob Lena Yenisey

30. Rivers and LakesAral Sea Timeline Click Me! • Russia boasts some of the world’s largest lakes • Caspian Sea is the world’s largest inland sea (saltwater) • Aral Sea is also a large saltwater lake • It has lost 80% of its volume since the 1960’s due to irrigation (feed rivers)

32. Rivers and Lakes • The Aral may disappear completely within 20 -30 years if steps are not taken to replace the water • Lake Baikal – the deepest lake in the world (400 miles across and more than a mile deep) • It contains 20% of the world’s fresh water

35. Resources • Russia has huge reserves of natural resources • Coal, Iron Ore, Oil, and Natural Gas • Forests hold 1/5 of the world’s timber • Harsh Climate and rugged terrain often makes it difficult to harvest

36. Climate • Humid Continental Climate - hot, humid summers with bitter winters is the norm in this climate type • Subarctic Climate – extremely long, cold winters and short, mild summers are found in this climate type • Continentality– the effect that distance has on the climate

37. Climate • Siberians actually use the frozen rivers and streams as roads for part of the year • The Siberian region is home to permanently frozen ground called Permafrost. • It can be as deep as 1500 feet!

38. Vegetation Regions • Tundra – located in the Arctic and only moss, lichens, and small shrubs can survive the cold • Forest – located south of the Tundra Region • Home of the largest forest on earth, the Taiga

40. Lichen

41. Vegetation Regions • Steppe – temperate grassland area in the central parts of the country • Desert – located in the western and central plains areas of Central Asia • The Aral Sea is located in this area and is disappearing because the rivers that filled it are being siphoned for irrigation

42. Russian Winter • In Siberia, the world’s most variable temperature range has been recorded • -90°F to 94°F = 184 degree swing! • It stays mostly cold throughout the year • When the ice melts, the region is “attacked” by Black Flies and Mosquitoes

44. Russian Winter • The bitter Russian Winter was responsible for defeating Napoleon’s Army in 1812 and also helped turn the tide against Hitler’s army in WWII • Trans-Siberian Railroad – was built to link Moscow and a port city (Vladivostock) and covered 5700 miles and 7 time zones!

45. Trans-Siberian Railroad

47. Bell Ringer • Chapter 17 Vocab! A and B only

48. Cultural Characteristics • The Russian state began between the Baltic and Black Seas • @ 900 C.E. Vikings established a settlement that has become the city of Kiev • Mongolians – took the region and controlled it for @300 years

50. Cultural Characteristics • Ivan the Great, a Russian prince from Moscow kicked the Mongols out and starting stretching the empire to the Pacific Ocean • People who lived in these areas became part of the Russian Empire (languages, ethnicities, religions varied)