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Mother Russia Geography, Demographics, Economy, Environmental Issues

Mother Russia Geography, Demographics, Economy, Environmental Issues. Mr. Joe Rhodes. Russia makes up most of E. Europe and spans into N. Asia Largest country in the world. Its friggin huge.

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Mother Russia Geography, Demographics, Economy, Environmental Issues

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  1. Mother Russia Geography, Demographics, Economy, Environmental Issues Mr. Joe Rhodes

  2. Russia makes up most of E. Europe and spans into N. Asia • Largest country in the world. Its friggin huge. • From north to south the East European Plain is clad sequentially in tundra, coniferous forest (taiga), mixed and broad-leaf forests, grassland (steppe), and semi-desert (fringing the Caspian Sea) as the changes in vegetation reflect the changes in climate. Siberia supports a similar sequence but is taiga Geography

  3. Russia holds the greatest reserves in mineral resources of any country in the world. Ex. Coal (C and W Siberia) Petro (W and Ural-Volga area) Natural Gas (own 40% of the world’s deposits –N to NW Siberia) Iron-Ore (S of Moscow)-manganese. Nickel, tungsten, cobalt, molybdenum and other iron • Russia also contains many non-ferrous minerals-Aluminum and Copper-Ural Region • Rare materials-gold, silver, mercury-Siberia and Urals • Raw Materials-potassium, magnesium salt, sulfur • 8% farming, 4% pasture, 46% woodland and forests, 42% other purposes. Geography

  4. Population-143,030,106-Jan of 2012- • Population density-8.4% Per square Kilometer • 74% urban, 26% rural • Life Expectancy-Male-64 (75), Female-76 (80) • Ethnic Diversity or Lack Of-Serves as an instigator. No matter the country, minority groups fight for their rights • Religion-73% Orthodox, 6% Muslim, 1% Catholics-the rest are a whole bunch of other stuff. Demographics

  5. 9th largest economy in the world • Market Economy-rough transition since collapse of S.U.Result is a serious crisis in 1998. • Has weathered the crisis well and bounced back…remember free market systems can be like roller coasters. Economy

  6. Conservation • Focusing on endangered animals • Deforestation • There’s money in trees • Energy • Produced by polluting fossil fuels • Pollution (Water and Air) • Caused by industry • Nuclear • Disposal of nuclear waste Environmental Issues

  7. Presidential-Parliamentary • President-Dmitry Medvedev • Prime Minister-Vladamir Putin • Federal Assembly • Bicameral-State Duma and Federal Council • Judiciary • Similar to U.S. Current Govt.

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