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GEOGRAPHY 308: Geography of Russia and Eastern Europe

Explore diverse elements of Eastern Europe and the role of religion, languages, and historical influences. Unveil the geographical marvels of Russia, including the Volga River, and Kaliningrad. Understand the intersection of Western Europe, Middle East, and Slavic traditions in this dynamic region.

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GEOGRAPHY 308: Geography of Russia and Eastern Europe

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  1. GEOGRAPHY 308: Geography of Russia and Eastern Europe

  2. Office Hours JEFF DEGRAVE 140 Phillips Hall 2:00pm – 3:00pm M,W 4:15pm – 5:00pm M 3:30 – 4:00pm TR -OR- by appointment Tel: 836-4471 Email: degravjr@uwec.edu Web: http://people.uwec.edu/degravjr/Geography308.htm

  3. Who am I?

  4. Born in Green Bay

  5. My mother’s maiden name is “Lasecki.” Lena, WI Polish Ancestry in Wisconsin

  6. 1795 Polish Immigration • 9.8% of Wisconsinites are of Polish descent (largest % of any state) • WI has the 6th highest Polish-descent population (Illinois #2) • Chicago is “2nd Largest Polish city in the World” (Warsaw) • Many Poles came to the Midwest to work in the food industry (farms, factories) ? 1871 Today

  7. Pickles! • Dill and garlic-prepared pickles come from Slavic origins (Czech and Polish)

  8. Poznan, Poland 1991

  9. Graduated High School in Toledo, Ohio • Eau Claire • Toledo

  10. Undergraduate:Ohio University(Athens, OH) Graduate:Florida State University(Tallahassee, FL) Currently:U of Minnesota(Ph.D. Candidate)

  11. Things I like: Dark Chocolate Unique Architecture Old Stuff Traveling Cultures of the World

  12. Things IDO NOT like: • Hot Dogs • Baloney • CHEATING!

  13. What ischeating? • Referred to as “Academic Misconduct” • Comes in a wide variety of forms, techniques, definitions—see syllabus • Plagiarism Q:Is copying and pasting information off the Internet without citing your source considered to be plagiarism? YES!

  14. Plagiarism:Example I The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It goes through western Russia and people say its the national river of Russia, flowing through eleven of the twenty biggest cities in Russia. Some of the largest reservoirs in the world can be found along the Volga. A Russian hydronym "Волга" is akin to the Slavic word for "wetness."

  15. Plagiarism: Example II Kaliningrad is a ice-free Russian Baltic Sea port and hence plays an important role in maintenance of the Baltic Fleet. Because Russia collapsed in 1991, the Kaliningrad Oblast became an exclave, geographically separated from the rest of Russia. It was a part from the rest of the USSR and got even more pronounced politically when Poland and Lithuania became members of NATO and subsequently the European Union in 2004.[9]

  16. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET!

  17. My Philosophy Your Education = Your Job

  18. Questions?

  19. Has anyone ever been to “Eastern Europe?”

  20. “Eastern Europe” What is Eastern Europe, anyway? This?

  21. How do you know when you are in “Eastern Europe?” Now Entering Eastern Europe

  22. Europe What the heck is “Europe?”

  23. “Europe” According to many scholars, the word “Europe” originally comes from the word “Ereb,” a Phoenician word meaning “sunset.” But where is Phoenicia?

  24. Phoenicia: was an ancient civilization established along the Med coast in what is now Lebanon and Syria

  25. And what is the most common ethnicity in this part of the world? (The Middle East) Arabic (Erebic)

  26. And what religion do we often associate with the Arab world? Islam (Muslims)

  27. Wait a minute. SO WHAT if the words “Europe” and “Arab” come from the same root (“Ereb”). What does this have to with places like Bulgaria?

  28. “Eastern Europe” is the collision of “Western Europe” and the “Middle East”

  29. Religions of Europe ██Roman Catholicism ██Orthodox Christianity ██Protestantism ██Sunni Islam ██Shi’a Islam …and more!

  30. Islam in Europe Region Total Pop Muslims % Muslim W. Europe 375,832,557 13,577,116 3.6% E. Europe 212,821,296 21,826,829 10.3% Balkans 65,407,609 8,165,137 12.5% Mid-East 274,775,527 252,219,832 91.8%

  31. Islam in Eurasia Europe vs. the “Stans”

  32. Eastern Europe embodies the word “Ereb.”But where does it begin? And end?

  33. U.S. Cold War Point of View

  34. European Union Point of View

  35. Linguistic Point of View Slavic Languages

  36. Religious Point of View Eastern Orthodox

  37. Rand McNally Point of View Convention

  38. UralMountains

  39. Geog 308 Point of View Eastern Europe

  40. Plus… the CIS

  41. …and all the federal subjects of Russia. Just kidding.

  42. The Big Picture

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