Superpowers

Question 1

What are the type of things that make up a superpower?

Answer 1

Large economy 
Large military
Famous brands
Some power or influence on other countries
Famous politicians

Question 2

What does HDI stand for?

Answer 2

Human development Index:

It measures how wealthy, healthy and well-educated a country is

Question 3

What does GPD stand for?

Answer 3

Gross Domestic Product:

How many goods are the country producing

Question 4

Examples of Superpowers

Answer 4

America, Germany, Norway, China, Russia, UK

Question 5

Definition of Climate:

Answer 5

The average weather conditions over a long period of time, normally 30 years

Question 6

Definition of Biome:

Answer 6

A large group of plants and animals that live in a particular climate

Question 7

Name some biomes in Russia.

Answer 7

Tundra= A cold plateau
Temperate grassland= Doesn’t get hot or cold, good for farming
Taiga forest= Tall trees and rains a lot, can be quite cold

Question 8

Describe Russia’s air quality:

Answer 8

One of the most polluted in the world
15% of the urban population breathe air that isn’t harmful
Vehicles burn leaded fuel
The vehicles are about one third of hazardous emissions

Question 9

Describes Russia’s environment:

Answer 9

40% is under ecological stress
Every one of Russia’s natural zones have suffered problems
Over-cutting of trees pose a threat to northern Russia
Oil spills, leaks in natural gas pipelines destroy ecosystems

Question 10

Describe Russia’s Oil and natural gas:

Answer 10

Russia produces 25% of the world’s oil and natural gas.

This means Russia is self-sufficient in energy

Question 11

Describe Russia’s Timber:

Answer 11

Forests of Siberia contain one fifth of the worlds timber
22% of the worlds forest are from Russia
40% of Russia’s timber never goes to the mill

Question 12

Describe Russia’s minerals:

Answer 12

Russia is rich in iron ore, magnesium, chromium, nickel, platinum, titanium, copper, tin, lead, tungsten, diamonds, phosphates and gold
One-sixths of the worlds iron comes from Russia
Russia is self-sufficient in minerals

Question 13

Describe Russia’s water quality:

Answer 13

75% is polluted, 50% is not potable
Russia’s rivers can carry water bone disease
8% of waste water is fully treated, this due to the facilities getting tons of polluted water and not enough time to treat it

Question 14

Facts on Russia:

Answer 14

Capital: Moscow
Currency: Russian Rouble
Population: 145.87 million
Size: 17.1 million km squared 
Current president: Vladimir Putin
Language: Russian
Food: Pelmeni- minced meat dumpling, Borsht-beetroot soup, Blini- pancakes with salmon, Caviar-fish eggs
Drinks: Vodka- an alcoholic beverage, Kompot-boiled water with fruits

Question 15

What does Rural to Urban migration mean?

Answer 15

Moving from the countryside to live in the city.

Question 16

Population facts on Russia:

Answer 16

143700000 people living there (1st Jan 2014)
8.4 people per square
74% is urban

Question 17

Religion facts on Russia:

Answer 17

Christian country
Multi-ethnic and multi-faith nation
Largest religion at 75%

Question 18

Language facts on Russia:

Answer 18

27 official languages
100 minorities in Russia
Many are extinct

Question 19

What happened after WW2?

Answer 19

So many people died from the Germans that the population decreased by a large amount
This means there was little tax and so the government had no money

Question 20

What do these words mean:

• Population density
• Densely populated
• Sparsely populated
• Population

Answer 20

• How many people inhabit an area in a country
• An area with a high population and packed together
• An area with a low population and spread out
• A measure of how many areas of population are evenly distributed

Question 21

Definitions of these words:

• Relocation
• Compensation
• Privatisation
• Property developer
• Expropriation
• Capitalism
• Megacity
• Urbanisation

Answer 21

• Moving from one place to another
• Paying someone for their loss or injury
• When a government-owned company is owned by a private one
• Someone who builds new houses
• To take away someone’s possessions
• A system where individuals are allowed to set up a company
• A city with a population of at least 10 million
• The growth of cities

Question 22

What is the one Child Policy?

Answer 22

A policy where a couple is only allowed to have child. If a couple has two, the second will be put up for adoption. This is due to trying to control the ever increasing population.

Question 23

What does sustainability mean?

Answer 23

Meeting present needs for resources without preventing future generations from meeting their needs.

Question 24

Positives of three gorges dam:

Answer 24

Prevents flooding in front of the dam
It is used as a power source of electricity. It uses no greenhouse gases. It gives 3% of electricity to China
The river is now easier to navigate

Question 25

Negatives of the three gorges dam:

Answer 25

Water levels have risen, 1.3 million were made homeless
Many ancient monuments have been flooded
The dam has destroyed aquatic life’s homes so animals like the Yangtze River dolphins have become extinct