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Russia’s Landscape and History

Russia’s Landscape and History. Chapter 8. A Vast Landscape. Section 1. Russia is the world’s largest country. Ural Mountains Borders 14 other countries and includes 11 time zones. Russia’s south border is in the middle latitudes where the northern border is in the Arctic Circle.

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Russia’s Landscape and History

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  1. Russia’s Landscape and History Chapter 8

  2. A Vast Landscape Section 1

  3. Russia is the world’s largest country. • Ural Mountains • Borders 14 other countries and includes 11 time zones. • Russia’s south border is in the middle latitudes where the northern border is in the Arctic Circle. Russia’s Climate

  4. North European Plain • Moscow • St. Petersburg • Steppe • Caucasus Mountains European Russia

  5. Siberia • Tundra • Permafrost • The taiga • Southern Siberia • The Kamchatka Peninsula East of the Urals

  6. Black Sea • Caspian Sea • Lake Baikal • The Volga River Inland Water Areas

  7. P. 242 #2-8

  8. Describe the geography of Russia, 3-5 sentences Bellringer for 11/8/12

  9. A Troubled History Section 2

  10. Kiev • KievanRus • Muscovy • Ivan III • Ivan the Great Early Russia

  11. Czars • Ivan the Terrible • Ivan IV • Catherine the Great • Peter the Great • St. Petersburg Rise of the Czars

  12. 1812 • Napoleon Bonaparte • 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky • Industrialize Dramatic Changes

  13. 1917 • Russian Revolution • Vladimir Lenin • Growth of Soviet Power • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics • Joseph Stalin • Cold War The Soviet Era

  14. Mikhail Gorbachev • Perestroika • Free enterprise system • glasnost Soviet Collapse

  15. P. 242 #2-8 • P. 249 #2-8

  16. Name three landforms that are found in Russia Bellringer for 11/9/12

  17. The New Russia and Independent Republics Chapter 9

  18. From Communism to Free Enterprise Section 1

  19. Communism vs Free Enterprise Difficult Changes in Russia

  20. The Moscow Region • Port Cities • Kaliningrad • St. Petersburg • Murmansk • Vladivostok • Siberia • The Volga and Urals Region Russia’s Economic Regions

  21. Nuclear energy • Air pollution • Life expectancy • Water pollution Environmental Issues

  22. Russia’s People and Culture Section 2

  23. Today, Russia is a democracy • Also a Federal Republic • Russia’s President • 1st Boris Yeltsin • 2nd Vladimir Putin • Both strengthened the economy. Political Challenges

  24. Majority group • Slavs who speak Russia • Minority groups • 100 other ethnic groups • Chechnya Ethnic Challenges

  25. Urban and Rural Life • 75% of population live in cities • Religion • Russian Orthodox Church • Celebrations, foods and sports • Borscht • Shchi • piroshki Daily Life

  26. Skazki • War and Peace • Tchaikovsky • SleepingBeauty • The Nutcracker Rich Cultural Traditions

  27. The Republics Emerge Section 3

  28. Armenia • Erevan • Azerbaijan • Baku • Cash crops • Georgia • T’bilisi Republics of the Caucasus

  29. Kazakhstan • Steppe • nomads • Uzbekistan • Tashkent • Aral Sea Central Asian Republics

  30. Turkmenistan • Garagum • Ashgabat • Kyrgyzstan • Tian Shan • Elevation • Bilingual • Bishkek • Tajikistan • Ismail Samani Peak • Dushanbe Central Asian Republics

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