Latin America And The Caribbean Flashcards
Discuss environmental problems of nuclear energy (radioactive) pollution in Russia.
The Ukrainian Chernobyl power plant had a meltdown in 1986. Belarus was hit hard. 1000’s died and millions had or have long term health problems.
Discuss environmental problems…air and water in Russia.
Russia has large processing &manufacturing plants which produce pollution. Air and water are affected.
Explain Lake Baikal’s success story.
Located in south Siberia, Lake Baikal has 20% of the earth’s unfrozen fresh water. Paper mills dumped pollution into the Lake. However, when the government put strict regulations on the mills, it became Russia’s star environmental success.
Wolves in Russia
Russia has too many wolves. In Siberia wolves killed 16,000 reindeer during 2012. Will Graves wrote a book about wolves in Russia where records of wolf impact have been kept for 200 years. Peter and the Wolf is a children’s story written in text and musical form by Prokofiev in 1936. The fact a composer would chose this material for a composition for children reveals the concern for the kids and livestock that have been eaten by wolves.
The longest rivers of Russia
Are in Siberia and flow north
What was socialist realism of the soviet era in the Russian domain
An art style devoted to the realistic deception of workers challanging nature or struggling against capitalism
Which of the following is a characteristic of the demography of Russia today
Relatively high mortality rates into the country
What has been an important sorce of conflict in Northern Ireland?
The catholic minority feel that the Protestant majority has discriminated against them
The native people of New Zealand are
Maori
