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Russia I

Russia I. Hokkaigakuen Summer Exchange Map test Questions Review Russia Qualities Evolution Devolution Physiography. HOKKAI GAKUEN SUMMER EXCHANGE (IDST 2850 & 3850). IDST 2850: Study Tour of Japan IDST 3850: Field Research in Japan (optional with additional tuition fees)

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Russia I

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  1. Russia I • Hokkaigakuen Summer Exchange • Map test • Questions • Review • Russia • Qualities • Evolution • Devolution • Physiography

  2. HOKKAI GAKUEN SUMMER EXCHANGE(IDST 2850 & 3850) • IDST 2850: Study Tour of Japan • IDST 3850: Field Research in Japan • (optional with additional tuition fees) • Admission by application and interview • Instructors: Ian MacLachlan and Diane Clark • Approximate Dates: Summer Session I • Pre-Departure class schedule: May 1-May 28 TBA • Travel Dates: May 28 – June 26 (to be confirmed)

  3. Travel Plan • Lethbridge-Kitami - fly • Kitami 11 days • Kitami-Sapporo - coach • Sapporo 11 days • Sapporo-Osaka - fly • Kyoto, Hiroshima 4 days • Osaka-Lethbridge - fly

  4. To learn more: Information Sessions • Monday, 24 January 4:30-5:30 • U-Hall D631 • Tuesday, 25 January 4:30-5:30 • U-Hall B660 • Wednesday, 26 January 12:00-13:00 • U-Hall C640

  5. Details of Exchange • Approximate Cost: $2,500 (includes course tuition, airfare, accommodation & meals), • plus spending money $500-1,000. • Further Information: • Tracy Warwick: 329 2041 (away 17-21 Jan) • Glen Allen: 329 2768 (Mgr Intl Student Centre) • Ian MacLachlan: 329 2076 (Geography)

  6. Russia I (reprise) • Hokkaigakuen Summer Exchange • Map test reminder • Questions • Review • Russia • Qualities • Evolution • Devolution • Physiography

  7. Map test, Feb 1

  8. Russian Realm Transcaucasian Republics Kazakhstan (Transition zone)

  9. Major Geographic Qualities • Immense territorial state (11 time zones!) • Northernmost large and populous country • Former world colonial power • A comparatively small (<145 million) and concentrated population • Concentrated in the west • Multicultural: 21 internal republics (ethnic) • Landlocked: Few ports

  10. Russia’s Dimensions • Gulf of Finland to Bering Sea • 75°N to 45°N (Salt Lake City) • Russia is 76.6% of total territory of the former USSR (17,075,400 km ~twice the size of Canada). • Massive land area in Siberia and the far east is sparsely settled • …but not unspoiled

  11. 80º 60º 40º 20º Russia and North America: Size and latitude comparison

  12. Climatology • Climate • Average weather conditions for a given area over an extended period of time • Weather • Refers to the atmospheric conditions at a specific time and location • Russia’s Climate • High latitude • Continentality • Physiography shuts out warm subtropical air masses

  13. Russian Climate • 3 natural features: • Latitude • Continentality • Location of major mountains

  14. Russia-Canada Climate Similarities

  15. Canadian Continental Climate

  16. Climate as a Restrictive Element in Russia • Agriculture • Short growing seasons • Drought prone • Erosion (accelerated by snow melt) • Settlement patterns & transportation • Industry • High energy consumption • Specialized equipment and facilities • Extractive • Permafrost • Spring and fall mud • Investment in special equipment and facilities

  17. Grand Duchy of Muscovy(Czar Ivan the Terrible - 1547-1584)

  18. (Czar Peter the Great- 1682-1725)Western Orientation - St Petersburg

  19. Czarina Catherine the Great (1760-1796) Expands south and east

  20. Growth of the Russian Empire

  21. Growth Of the Russian Empire

  22. Forward Capital Capital city positioned in potentially contested territory, usually near an international border, confirming the state’s presence in the region

  23. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

  24. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Devolution • RSFSR • Baltic Republics: • Estonia • Latvia • Lithuania • European Republics: • Belorussia (White Russia) - now Belarus • Ukraine • Moldova (Moldavia) • Transcaucasus: • Georgia • Armenia • Azerbaijan (with Armenian exclave) • Central Asian Republics: • Kazakhstan (huge) • Uzbekistan • Turkmenistan • Kirghizistan • Tajikistan

  25. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

  26. Russia’s physiographic regions

  27. RUSSIAN PLAIN

  28. Ural Mountains • Traditional eastern boundary of Europe • Novaya Zemlya • North-south length covers 2500 kms • Central Urals are lowest: several key crossing places • Forest and mineral resources were basis for Soviet industrialization and war machine

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