Date
Name
Unit
5
Russia and the Republics
In-Depth Resources: Unit 5
Regional Data File Activities
For this activity you will create a chart that compares related information about countries
in Central Asia and then answer the questions. Using the Regional Data File on pages
342–343, look up the number of televisions, the number of passenger cars, the GDP, and
the population for the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Then put this
information in a chart.
For example, a chart showing this data for Russia would look like the one below.
Russia
Country
Russia
Population
GDP
Televisions
Passenger Cars
(2000 estimate)
(billions $US)
(1999)
(per 1,000 pop.)
(1996–1998)
(per 1,000 pop.)
(1996–1997)
145,231,000
620.3
420
120
Central Asia
1. Calculate the per capita GDP for Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. To do this, divide
the GDP by the population for each country.
(Round off your answers to the nearest dollar.)
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2. What relationship do you see between the
number of passenger cars and the per capita
GDP for each country?
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3. Which country do you think has the highest
standard of living? Why? Which has the lowest?
Why?
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4. Taking the three countries into consideration,
what conclusions can you draw about the
standard of living in Central Asia? Explain.
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APPLICATION
1. Create a similar chart for another subregion of
Russia and the Republics. Compare your Central
Asia chart with this new chart. What differences
do you see? What similarities? Which subregion
do you think has a higher standard of living?
Why? Use the back of this page.
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