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How many countries does Russia border?

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15

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Across what continents does Russia border countries on?

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Asia and Europe

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Name 5 countries that Russia borders

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REMEMBER NFELL!
- Norway
- Finland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania

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What are the mountain ranges of Russia?

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  • Ural mountain range = on the left and side, splits eastern from western Russia
  • Caucasus mountain range = in the left peninsula on the bottom
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What are the plateaus and plains in Russia?

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  • Eastern European plain = on the left of the urals
    But not including the peninsula bit on the left
  • western Siberian plain = on the right of the urals
  • central Siberian plateau = next to the western Siberian plateau
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What are the lakes and rivers in Russia?

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  • Caspian Sea = the big one on the bottom left, next to the Caucasus mountain range
  • lake baikal = the small one near the bottom of the river Lena
  • river ob = on the left
  • river Lena = on the right
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What are the volcanoes in Russia?

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  • Kamchatka volcano = in the centre on the right of the Kamchatka peninsula
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What happened in 1300 in Russia?

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  • no Russia existed, juts the small state of Muscovy whicb was ruled by princes
  • Muscovy was about the size of wales now and was cantered around modern-day Moscow
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What happened in 1547 in Russia?

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Ivan the terrible declares himself Tsar (emperor) of all of Russia

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What happened in 1917 in Russia?

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  • Nicholas II = final tsar of Russia
  • Russian troops suffered huge losses bc of him in WW1 and Russian locals were starved during it
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What happened to Tsar Nicholas in 1917?

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He was deposed in a revolution in 1917

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1919 Russia

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  • Communist Bolshevik party came into power lead by Lenin
  • Lenin formed USSR and split countries across by ethnic lines
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Who died in 1924?

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Lenin

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Who took over the USSR in 1950? What did he do?

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  • Stalin
  • he was originally in hitlers side in WW2 but switched to winning side
  • seized control of many European countries to add to USSR
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What happened in the 2nd half of the 20th century in Russia?

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  • USSR and communist allies engaged in ideological Cold War with the west
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1985 Russia

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  • mikhail Gorbachev, the final communist leader of Russia, comes into power of the communist Bolshevik party
  • had policies of freedom that lead to the collapse of the USSR
17
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Russia 1991

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USSR breaks up due to the rejection of communism

18
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Early 21st century Russia

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  • boris Yeltsin, the first leader of the Russian Federation was appointed, but then was replaced by Vladimir Putin, the current president of Russia
19
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Is east or west Russia more densely populated?

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West

20
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What are the factors affecting population density in Russia?

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  • temperature
  • elevation
  • economy and trade
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How does temperature affect population density in Russia?

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  • the west is warmer and more temperate than the east
  • this means that it’s easier to grow crops = more people live there
  • also lower temp = less likely to develop conditions such as frostbite and hypothermia = safer to live in the west
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How does elevation and physical geography affect population density in Russia?

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  • the higher the elevation of the land, the more uneven it is = harder to build on
  • harder for emergency services to reach, less safe = less people
  • the higher elevation = colder temperatures so it’s harder to live and grow crops
  • the west benefits from flat fertile land due to steppe and TDW biomes = high pop density
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How does economy and trade affect population density?

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  • the east is somewhat isolated from Europe and other countries meaning that there is less trade opportunities. This causes less jobs so less people live there = low population density
  • the west borders Europe, which contains many great population hubs, so there are great trade connections = this creates more jobs and benefits the economy, so more people live there resulting in a high population density

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