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C.J. Cox Instructor

World Regional Geography. Former USSR. C.J. Cox Instructor. Week #13. Former USSR Central & North Asia. Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography. Ten Geographic Qualities. 1. Region Covers 1/6 of world’s total landmass

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C.J. Cox Instructor

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  1. World Regional Geography Former USSR C.J. Cox Instructor Week #13

  2. Former USSRCentral & North Asia • Ten Geographic Qualities • Regions & States • Historical Geography • Physical Geography • Cultural Geography

  3. Ten Geographic Qualities • 1. Region Covers 1/6 of world’s total landmass • 2. Most of region is at high latitudes which are cold, dry & harsh

  4. Ten Geographic Qualities • 3. Russia has more neighbors than any other country • 4. Very small population for the land size & most are concentrated I the west • 5. Few good & suitably located ports - almost landlocked

  5. Ten Geographic Qualities • 6. Multinational Empire dominated by Russia • 7.Large scale experiment in national economic planning • communisim • 8. Russia - divided by Ural mountains with European Russia to the West

  6. Ten Geographic Qualities • 9. Hundreds of ethnic groups isolated by distance and geographic barriers • 10. Largest reserves of natural resources in the world

  7. Relative Location of Former USSR

  8. Relative Location of Former USSR

  9. Relative Location of Former USSR

  10. Former USSRCentral & North Asia • Ten Geographic Qualities • Regions & States • Historical Geography • Physical Geography • Cultural Geography

  11. States of the Former USSR • Russia • European States -Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus • Caucasus States - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia • Central Asian States, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, Turkmenistan & Kyrgyzstan

  12. Former USSRCentral & North Asia • Ten Geographic Qualities • Regions & States • Historical Geography • Physical Geography • Cultural Geography

  13. Historical Geography Pre Tsarist - before Ivan IV - 16th century Tsarist Period 16th century to 1917 Cossackcs carried Russian presence to Pacific & Alaska Peter the Great 1682-1725 Catherine 1762-1796 Bolshevik Revolution 1917 Break -up of the Soviet Union 1991 Future of Russia?

  14. Former USSRCentral & North Asia • Ten Geographic Qualities • Regions & States • Historical Geography • Physical Geography • Cultural Geography

  15. Physical Geography of Former USSR • Plate Tectonics • Plateaus • Deserts • Mountains • Rivers • Lakes • Climates

  16. Plate Tectonics

  17. Physical Geography of Former USSR • Rivers • Volga • Ob • Lena • Don • Lakes • Baikal • Lodoga Volga

  18. Physical Geography of Former USSR • Seas • Aral • Barents • Bering • Okhotsk • Black • Caspian

  19. Physical Geography of Former USSR • Landform Regions • Russian Plain • Ural Mountain • West Siberian Plain • Central Siberian Plateau • East Siberian Uplands • Kazak Uplands • Caucasus Mountains • Kamchatka Pennisula

  20. Mountain Ranges • Urals • Caucasus Mountains

  21. Physical Geography of Former USSR • Climates • North Asia is dominated by Snow Climates know as Humid Continental & Subartic • Central Asia is dominated by dry Desert & Steppe Climates • Mountainous regions provide a variety of Mid-latitude climates to Ice Climates

  22. Climates of Former USSR

  23. Vegetation Map

  24. Former USSRCentral & North Asia • Ten Geographic Qualities • Regions & States • Historical Geography • Physical Geography • Cultural Geography

  25. Cultural Geography of Former USSR • Population • Languages • Religion • Agriculture • Economics • Historical Geography

  26. Population Concentrations

  27. Population per square kilometer

  28. Cartogram of World Population

  29. Dot Density Map Showing World Population

  30. Cultural Geography of Former USSR Latvia: Estonia: • Population • Population exceeds 300 million • concentration in western 1/3 of region • numerous ethnic groups in defined regions Lithuania: Ukraine: Belarus: Georgia: Moldova: Russia: Armenia: Kazakhstan: Azerbaijan: Kyrgyzstan: Turkmenistan: Tajikistan: Uzbekistan:

  31. Former USSR Infant Mortality Rates in Latvia: 19 Estonia: 15 • Population Characteristics • Birth rates 9/1000 • Death rates 13/1000 • Natural Increase -.04.% • Infant Mortality 15/1000 • Doubling Time -----yrs • Pop <15 20% • Pop > 65 13% Lithuania: 13 Ukraine: 14 Belarus: 13 Georgia: 17 Moldova: 21 Russia: 18 Armenia: 14 Kazakhstan: 25 Azerbaijan: 23 Kyrgyzstan: 26 Turkmenistan: 46 Tajikistan: 41 Uzbekistan: 22

  32. Cultural Geography of Former USSR • Languages • Indo European dominates the region • Southern areas have large areas speaking Altaic Languages • Uralic Language Family originated in the Urals

  33. Languages

  34. Cultural Geography of Former USSR • Religions • Orthodox Christian dominates the Slavic Regions • Islam dominates the Central Asia Republics • Communism sought to eradicate traditionalreligions

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