Russia Flashcards
How many countries does Russia border?
15
Across what continents does Russia border countries on?
Asia and Europe
Name 5 countries that Russia borders
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- Norway
- Finland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
What are the mountain ranges of Russia?
- Ural mountain range = on the left and side, splits eastern from western Russia
- Caucasus mountain range = in the left peninsula on the bottom
What are the plateaus and plains in Russia?
- 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
What are the lakes and rivers in Russia?
- 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
What are the volcanoes in Russia?
- Kamchatka volcano = in the centre on the right of the Kamchatka peninsula
What happened in 1300 in Russia?
- 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
What happened in 1547 in Russia?
Ivan the terrible declares himself Tsar (emperor) of all of Russia
What happened in 1917 in Russia?
- Nicholas II = final tsar of Russia
- Russian troops suffered huge losses bc of him in WW1 and Russian locals were starved during it
What happened to Tsar Nicholas in 1917?
He was deposed in a revolution in 1917
1919 Russia
- Communist Bolshevik party came into power lead by Lenin
- Lenin formed USSR and split countries across by ethnic lines
Who died in 1924?
Lenin
Who took over the USSR in 1950? What did he do?
- Stalin
- he was originally in hitlers side in WW2 but switched to winning side
- seized control of many European countries to add to USSR
What happened in the 2nd half of the 20th century in Russia?
- USSR and communist allies engaged in ideological Cold War with the west
1985 Russia
- 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
Russia 1991
USSR breaks up due to the rejection of communism
Early 21st century Russia
- boris Yeltsin, the first leader of the Russian Federation was appointed, but then was replaced by Vladimir Putin, the current president of Russia
Is east or west Russia more densely populated?
West
What are the factors affecting population density in Russia?
- temperature
- elevation
- economy and trade
How does temperature affect population density in Russia?
- 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
How does elevation and physical geography affect population density in Russia?
- 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
How does economy and trade affect population density?
- 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
