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C.J. CoxInstructor
Former USSRCentral & North Asia
Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography
Ten Geographic Qualities
1. Region Covers 1/6 of world’s total landmass
2. Most of region is at high latitudes which are cold, dry & harsh
Ten Geographic Qualities 3. Russia has more neighbors than any
other country
4. Very small population for the land size & most are concentrated I the west
5. Few good & suitably located ports - almost landlocked
Ten Geographic Qualities 6. Multinational Empire dominated by
Russia
7.Large scale experiment in national economic planning– communisim
8. Russia - divided by Ural mountains with European Russia to the West
Ten Geographic Qualities 9. Hundreds of ethnic groups isolated
by distance and geographic barriers
10. Largest reserves of natural resources in the world
Relative Location of Former USSR
Relative Location of Former USSR
Relative Location of Former USSR
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States of the Former USSR
Russia European States -Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus Caucasus States - Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Georgia Central Asian States, Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, Turkmenistan & Kyrgyzstan
Former USSRCentral & North Asia
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Historical Geography
Pre Tsarist - before Ivan IV - 16th centuryTsarist Period 16th century to 1917
Cossackcs carried Russian presence to Pacific & Alaska
Peter the Great 1682-1725Catherine 1762-1796
Bolshevik Revolution 1917Break -up of the Soviet Union 1991Future of Russia?
Former USSRCentral & North Asia
Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography
Physical Geography of Former USSR
Plate Tectonics Plateaus Deserts Mountains Rivers Lakes Climates
Physical Geography of Former USSR
Rivers – Volga– Ob– Lena – Don
Lakes– Baikal– Lodoga
Physical Geography of Former USSR
Seas– Aral– Barents– Bering– Okhotsk– Black– Caspian
Physical Geography of Former USSR
Landform Regions– Russian Plain– Ural Mountain– West Siberian Plain– Central Siberian Plateau– East Siberian Uplands– Kazak Uplands– Caucasus Mountains– Kamchatka Pennisula
Mountain RangesUralsCaucasus Mountains
Physical Geography of Former USSR
Climates– North Asia is dominated by Snow
Climates know as Humid Continental & Subartic
– Central Asia is dominated by dry Desert & Steppe Climates
– Mountainous regions provide a variety of Mid-latitude climates to Ice Climates
Former USSRCentral & North Asia
Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography
Cultural Geography of Former USSR
– Population– Languages– Religion– Agriculture– Economics– Historical
Geography
Population per square kilometer
Cartogram of World Population
Dot Density Map Showing World Population
Russia:
Kazakhstan:
Kyrgyzstan:
Tajikistan:
Turkmenistan:
Uzbekistan:
Azerbaijan:
Armenia:
Georgia:
Estonia:
Latvia:
Lithuania:
Belarus:Ukraine:
Moldova:
Cultural Geography of Former USSR
Population– Population exceeds
300 million– concentration in
western 1/3 of region
– numerous ethnic groups in defined regions
Russia: 18
Kazakhstan: 25
Kyrgyzstan: 26
Tajikistan: 41
Turkmenistan: 46
Uzbekistan: 22
Azerbaijan: 23
Armenia: 14
Georgia: 17
Estonia: 15
Latvia: 19
Lithuania: 13
Belarus: 13Ukraine: 14
Moldova: 21
Former USSR Population Characteristics
– Birth rates 9/1000– Death rates 13/1000– Natural Increase -.04.%– Infant Mortality 15/1000– Doubling Time -----yrs– Pop <15 20%– Pop > 65 13%
Cultural Geography of Former USSR Languages
– Indo European dominates the region
– Southern areas have large areas speaking Altaic Languages
– Uralic Language Family originated in the Urals
Cultural Geography of Former USSR Religions
– Orthodox Christian dominates the Slavic Regions
– Islam dominates the Central Asia Republics
– Communism sought to eradicate traditional religions
Cultural Geography of Former USSR Religion
– Religious landscapes
Cultural Geography of Former USSR
Commercial Agriculture– Commercial
Ranching– Commercial
Diarying
Nomadic Herding of the Central Asian Republics
Absence of Agriculture in the northern latitudes
Economy– large quantities of resources
many remotely located many located under permafrost
– large manufacturing sector of economy producing industrial goods
– large non-skilled labor force
Cultural Geography of Former USSR
Cultural Geography of Former USSR
Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary),
Developing Service industries as Capitalism matures as an economic system
Limited Information Technologies Military Technologies remain
Former USSRCentral & North Asia
Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Historical Geography Physical Geography Cultural Geography
C.J. CoxInstructor