Superpowers Flashcards
What are the type of things that make up a superpower?
Large economy Large military Famous brands Some power or influence on other countries Famous politicians
What does HDI stand for?
Human development Index:
It measures how wealthy, healthy and well-educated a country is
What does GPD stand for?
Gross Domestic Product:
How many goods are the country producing
Examples of Superpowers
America, Germany, Norway, China, Russia, UK
Definition of Climate:
The average weather conditions over a long period of time, normally 30 years
Definition of Biome:
A large group of plants and animals that live in a particular climate
Name some biomes in Russia.
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
Describe Russia’s air quality:
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
Describes Russia’s environment:
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
Describe Russia’s Oil and natural gas:
Russia produces 25% of the world’s oil and natural gas.
This means Russia is self-sufficient in energy
Describe Russia’s Timber:
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
Describe Russia’s minerals:
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
Describe Russia’s water quality:
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
Facts on Russia:
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
What does Rural to Urban migration mean?
Moving from the countryside to live in the city.
Population facts on Russia:
143700000 people living there (1st Jan 2014)
8.4 people per square
74% is urban
Religion facts on Russia:
Christian country
Multi-ethnic and multi-faith nation
Largest religion at 75%
Language facts on Russia:
27 official languages
100 minorities in Russia
Many are extinct
What happened after WW2?
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
What do these words mean:
- Population density
- Densely populated
- Sparsely populated
- Population
- 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
Definitions of these words:
- Relocation
- Compensation
- Privatisation
- Property developer
- Expropriation
- Capitalism
- Megacity
- Urbanisation
- 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
What is the one Child Policy?
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.
What does sustainability mean?
Meeting present needs for resources without preventing future generations from meeting their needs.
Positives of three gorges dam:
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
Negatives of the three gorges dam:
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
