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You would really do me a great favor. Thanks in advance!!! Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide1: C.J. Cox Instructor Former USSR Central & North Asia: Former USSR Central & North Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography Ten Geographic Qualities: 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 & harshTen Geographic Qualities: 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 landlockedTen Geographic Qualities : 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 WestTen Geographic Qualities: Ten Geographic Qualities 9. Hundreds of ethnic groups isolated by distance and geographic barriers 10. Largest reserves of natural resources in the worldRelative Location of Former USSR: Relative Location of Former USSRRelative Location of Former USSR: Relative Location of Former USSRRelative Location of Former USSR: Relative Location of Former USSRFormer USSR Central & North Asia: Former USSR Central & North Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography States of the Former USSR: 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 & KyrgyzstanFormer USSR Central & North Asia: Former USSR Central & North Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography Historical Geography: 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? Former USSR Central & North Asia: Former USSR Central & North Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography Physical Geography of Former USSR: Physical Geography of Former USSR Plate Tectonics Plateaus Deserts Mountains Rivers Lakes Climates Physical Geography of Former USSR: Physical Geography of Former USSR Rivers Volga Ob Lena Don Lakes Baikal Lodoga Physical Geography of Former USSR: Physical Geography of Former USSR Seas Aral Barents Bering Okhotsk Black Caspian Physical Geography of Former USSR: 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 PennisulaSlide31: Mountain Ranges Urals Caucasus Mountains Physical Geography of Former USSR: 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 ClimatesFormer USSR Central & North Asia: Former USSR Central & North Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Cultural Geography of Former USSR Population Languages Religion Agriculture Economics Historical GeographySlide40: Population per square kilometerSlide41: Cartogram of World PopulationSlide42: Dot Density Map Showing World Population Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Russia: Kazakhstan: Kyrgyzstan: Tajikistan: Turkmenistan: Uzbekistan: Azerbaijan: Armenia: Georgia: Estonia: Latvia: Lithuania: Belarus: Ukraine: Moldova: Cultural Geography of Former USSR Population Population exceeds 300 million concentration in western 1/3 of region numerous ethnic groups in defined regions Former USSR: Russia: 18 Kazakhstan: 25 Kyrgyzstan: 26 Tajikistan: 41 Turkmenistan: 46 Uzbekistan: 22 Azerbaijan: 23 Armenia: 14 Georgia: 17 Estonia: 15 Latvia: 19 Lithuania: 13 Belarus: 13 Ukraine: 14 Moldova: 21 Former USSR 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% Cultural Geography of Former USSR: 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 Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Cultural Geography of Former USSR Religions Orthodox Christian dominates the Slavic Regions Islam dominates the Central Asia Republics Communism sought to eradicate traditional religions Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Cultural Geography of Former USSR Religion Religious landscapes Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Cultural Geography of Former USSR Commercial Agriculture Commercial Ranching Commercial Diarying Nomadic Herding of the Central Asian Republics Absence of Agriculture in the northern latitudes Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Economy large quantities of resources many remotely located many located under permafrost large manufacturing sector of economy producing industrial goods large non-skilled labor force Cultural Geography of Former USSR Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Cultural Geography of Former USSR Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary), Developing Service industries as Capitalism matures as an economic system Limited Information Technologies Military Technologies remainFormer USSR Central & North Asia: Former USSR Central & North Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography Slide70: C.J. 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11 WR USSR Goldye Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 172 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 03, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: empath (37 month(s) ago) Hi Goldye! My name is Silvio and i live in albania. I really really need to download your presentation and translate it into albanian, or else i will fail history. Please, Your presentation is great and i really need it. If you decide to help me, please send it to seer-sensei@hotmail.com. You would really do me a great favor. Thanks in advance!!! Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide1: C.J. Cox Instructor Former USSR Central & North Asia: Former USSR Central & North Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography Ten Geographic Qualities: 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 & harshTen Geographic Qualities: 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 landlockedTen Geographic Qualities : 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 WestTen Geographic Qualities: Ten Geographic Qualities 9. Hundreds of ethnic groups isolated by distance and geographic barriers 10. Largest reserves of natural resources in the worldRelative Location of Former USSR: Relative Location of Former USSRRelative Location of Former USSR: Relative Location of Former USSRRelative Location of Former USSR: Relative Location of Former USSRFormer USSR Central & North Asia: Former USSR Central & North Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography States of the Former USSR: 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 & KyrgyzstanFormer USSR Central & North Asia: Former USSR Central & North Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography Historical Geography: 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? Former USSR Central & North Asia: Former USSR Central & North Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography Physical Geography of Former USSR: Physical Geography of Former USSR Plate Tectonics Plateaus Deserts Mountains Rivers Lakes Climates Physical Geography of Former USSR: Physical Geography of Former USSR Rivers Volga Ob Lena Don Lakes Baikal Lodoga Physical Geography of Former USSR: Physical Geography of Former USSR Seas Aral Barents Bering Okhotsk Black Caspian Physical Geography of Former USSR: 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 PennisulaSlide31: Mountain Ranges Urals Caucasus Mountains Physical Geography of Former USSR: 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 ClimatesFormer USSR Central & North Asia: Former USSR Central & North Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Cultural Geography of Former USSR Population Languages Religion Agriculture Economics Historical GeographySlide40: Population per square kilometerSlide41: Cartogram of World PopulationSlide42: Dot Density Map Showing World Population Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Russia: Kazakhstan: Kyrgyzstan: Tajikistan: Turkmenistan: Uzbekistan: Azerbaijan: Armenia: Georgia: Estonia: Latvia: Lithuania: Belarus: Ukraine: Moldova: Cultural Geography of Former USSR Population Population exceeds 300 million concentration in western 1/3 of region numerous ethnic groups in defined regions Former USSR: Russia: 18 Kazakhstan: 25 Kyrgyzstan: 26 Tajikistan: 41 Turkmenistan: 46 Uzbekistan: 22 Azerbaijan: 23 Armenia: 14 Georgia: 17 Estonia: 15 Latvia: 19 Lithuania: 13 Belarus: 13 Ukraine: 14 Moldova: 21 Former USSR 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% Cultural Geography of Former USSR: 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 Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Cultural Geography of Former USSR Religions Orthodox Christian dominates the Slavic Regions Islam dominates the Central Asia Republics Communism sought to eradicate traditional religions Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Cultural Geography of Former USSR Religion Religious landscapes Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Cultural Geography of Former USSR Commercial Agriculture Commercial Ranching Commercial Diarying Nomadic Herding of the Central Asian Republics Absence of Agriculture in the northern latitudes Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Economy large quantities of resources many remotely located many located under permafrost large manufacturing sector of economy producing industrial goods large non-skilled labor force Cultural Geography of Former USSR Cultural Geography of Former USSR: Cultural Geography of Former USSR Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary), Developing Service industries as Capitalism matures as an economic system Limited Information Technologies Military Technologies remainFormer USSR Central & North Asia: Former USSR Central & North Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography Slide70: C.J. Cox Instructor