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RUSSIA III. CHAPTER 2: 122-133. RUSSIA’S PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS. REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN REALM. RUSSIA’S MANUFACTURING REGIONS (RUSSIAN CORE). OIL AND GAS REGIONS. ST PETERSBURG. MOSCOW. ST PETERSBURG (LENNINGRAD). Georgia. Azerbaijan. Armenia. TRANSCAUCASIA.
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RUSSIA III CHAPTER 2: 122-133
RUSSIA’S MANUFACTURING REGIONS (RUSSIAN CORE)
ST PETERSBURG MOSCOW
Georgia Azerbaijan Armenia TRANSCAUCASIA
RUSSIA’S MANUFACTURING REGIONS (EASTERN FRONTIER)
VAST • CHALLENGING • UNTAPPED
SIBERIA • LARGER THAN THE CONTINENTAL US, BUT...LESS THAN 15 MILLION PEOPLE • CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT • VAST DISTANCES • COLD TEMPERATURES • ARCTIC WINDS • POOR SOILS • RESOURCE POTENTIAL • PRECIOUS MINERALS • METALLIC ORES • OIL AND NATURAL GAS • TIMBER
RUSSIA’S MANUFACTURING REGIONS (FAR EAST)
RUSSIA III CHAPTER 2: 122-133