Chapter 9: The Russian Domain Flashcards
Countries
- Russia
- Belarus
- Ukraine
- Moldova
- Georgia
- Armenia
Physical Geography
Mountains-Ural
Caucasus
Plains-West Siberian
European(where most of population is)
Climates
Mostly Dominated by continental mid latitude climates
-also has tundra, steppe, and mild mid latitude climates
Environmental Issues
- poor air quality
- degraded/water shortages(because of industrial pollution)
- oil spills
- nuclear fallout(when detonated in atmosphere)
Where pollution issues stem from?
1930s to 1960s period of impressive growth by Ussr
and overall lack of concern for pollution during time period
Where is population concentrated and what does this area overlap with?
- mostly in European Russia(in the west)
- overlaps with grain production
How long did the USSR last/
1917-1991
Patterns of Migration
-movement from Siberia and central Asia republics back to Moscow
Outward Migration
- U.S.
- Israel
- Eastern Europe
Russian Population
-143.2million
Population Patterns
-declining population
Population of Ukraine
45.6 million
Are the Slavic peoples linguistically defined?
YES
What is the lingua franca?
-Slavic
What is the main religion?
Eastern Orthodoxy
In which country does a non-Slavic language dominate?
Armenia
In which country is there a divide between Catholics and Orthodox Christians?
Ukraine
-because Ukraine had experienced several hundred years of Polish rule
What are the religious minorities?
- Buddhist
- Muslims
What is meant by the Pivot of History?
- Mackinder(1904)
- pivot area/heartland was home to more than 50% of the Earth’s resources
Unrecognized Regions
- Transniestria
- Crimea
- North Ossetia
- South Ossetia
What is the most prevalent resource in Siberia?
-coal
What is Russia’s economic situation?
- resource dependent state
- the main reason it has influence is because of its oil and resources
Names of Oil Fields
- Caspian Sea
- Siberia
