Central Asia/ Russia: Physical and Human Geography PPT Notes
Major Landforms
The Northern European Plain contains ______________________ which is called
___________________ or black earth. Nearly ________ of the region’s population lives in this
area. This includes Moscow.
The Ural Mountains are where the ___________________and the ______________ tectonic
plates collided and became the Eurasian plate. They are located in the
_________________________. The rivers in this area flow to the______________________.
The _________________________is the land between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. The
mountains are so high that towards the _________a ________________________has formed
due to ______________________________. This region is called
______________________________.
The ____________________ includes two large deserts, ______________and _____________.
The ________________ is located here also.
The _________________________ is a saltwater lake and the largest inland sea in the world.
The two rivers that flow into it are the ___________________ and __________________. This
lake is economically valuable for the _____________________________and
the______________.
Since the 1960’s the _________________________ has lost about _________ of it water
volume. This lake is located in the _______________________ which is located in Kazakhstan
and Uzbekistan.
______________________is the world’s deepest lake it is about _______________. This lake is
_________________and contains about ___________of the world’s freshwater supply.
Russia and the Western Republics
The areas now know as Russia was settled by _______________________ in ___________.
When ________________________ began to rule in the 1500’s he expanded the country by a
rate of __________________________ per day for the next _________________. By the end
of the _____________________________Russia extended all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Trans- Siberian Railroad
At the end of the 19th century the Russian emperor ordered that the lands needed to be
connected and safer to travel across. The ____________________________ was conceived by
________________________________. This railroad would cover over _________________
and it took ________________ to build, from ____________ to _______________.
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
Peter the Great was a ___________________or emperor of Russia from
__________________. He did great things for his country including ____________________,
_______________________________, _________________________________________, and
_________________________________________. However, he was also known for his
_________________________, and____________.
During World War I in ______________ the ______________________________ occurred.
This removed the _________ and replaced it with the _________________________. They
called this area the ___________or the _______________.
Building a Command Economy
Command Economy-
Here in the USSR the government took control over ___________, _____________, ________,
_______________ and _________________________.
Collective farms-
During World War II the USSR was run by _________________ who led the fight against
_____________________. After the war he imposed pro-USSR governments on the countries
he liberate against Germany. This caused concern for the United States. Thus the
__________________ had begun. The Cold War lasted from about ____________ to
__________.
The Soviet Union collapsed in_______________. The region was divided into
________________________________________republics.
Area of Conflicts After the Fall of USSR
Three major area of conflict after the collapsed USSR include__________________________,
_____________________________________and____________________________________.
Central Asia
This are includes _________________________,________________________,
__________________, ______________________, __________________________________.
Silk Road
The Silk Road is a _________________trade route stretching from _____________to the
________________________. This trade route traded not only material goods but also
_________________, _____________________________and __________________________.
Steps toward Capitalism
In _________________ when Russia removed price controls of products sold in the country
the price of good shot up by___________________. In the same year the Russian government
began to sell government ran businesses to private individuals this is called
________________________ . However, most people were too poor to afford to buy them.
Thus the government gave out loans. Individuals were unable to repay these loans and this
lead to the _____________________________________________________. At the end of the
1990’s _____________ of Russia lived below the poverty line. In 2010 this number was down
to ___________________.
Distance Decay-
In ___________________ President Vladimir Putin created __________________ to help
organize the large land mass to work more efficiently together and to enforce regional
economic reforms. This includes reducing the power of the “Russian Mafia” or organized
crime.
Environmental Concerns
During the Cold War the USSR grew their nuclear program rapidly. The consequences included
short cuts on buildings, procedures and lack of regulations. During the Cold War the USSR
would do above ground testing of atomic bombs without giving the workers protection. They
built the nuclear power plants extremely fast and poorly built.
Examples:
Nuclear Testing:
Nuclear power plants:
Effects of nuclear disasters: