Russia I
 Hokkaigakuen
 Map
test
 Questions
 Review
 Russia
– Qualities
– Evolution
– Devolution
– Physiography
Summer Exchange
HOKKAI GAKUEN SUMMER
EXCHANGE
(IDST 2850 & 3850)
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IDST 2850: Study Tour of Japan
IDST 3850: Field Research in Japan
(optional with additional tuition fees)
Admission by application and interview
Instructors: Ian MacLachlan and Diane Clark
Approximate Dates: Summer Session I
Pre-Departure class schedule: May 1-May 28 TBA
Travel Dates: May 28 – June 26 (to be confirmed)
Travel Plan
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Lethbridge-Kitami - fly
– Kitami 11 days
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Kitami-Sapporo - coach
– Sapporo 11 days
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Sapporo-Osaka - fly
– Kyoto, Hiroshima 4 days
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Osaka-Lethbridge - fly
To learn more:
Information Sessions
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Monday, 24 January 4:30-5:30
– U-Hall D631
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Tuesday, 25 January 4:30-5:30
– U-Hall B660
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Wednesday, 26 January 12:00-13:00
– U-Hall C640
Details of Exchange
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Approximate Cost: $2,500 (includes course
tuition, airfare, accommodation & meals),
– plus spending money $500-1,000.
Further Information:
 Tracy Warwick: 329 2041 (away 17-21 Jan)
 Glen Allen: 329 2768 (Mgr Intl Student Centre)
 Ian MacLachlan: 329 2076 (Geography)
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Russia I (reprise)
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Hokkaigakuen Summer Exchange
Map test reminder
Questions
Review
Russia
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Qualities
Evolution
Devolution
Physiography
Map test, Feb 1
Russian Realm
Transcaucasian
Republics
Kazakhstan (Transition zone)
Major Geographic Qualities
 Immense
territorial state (11 time
zones!)
 Northernmost large and populous
country
 Former world colonial power
 A comparatively small (<145 million)
and concentrated population
 Concentrated in the west
 Multicultural: 21 internal republics
(ethnic)
 Landlocked: Few ports
Russia’s Dimensions
 Gulf
of Finland to Bering Sea
 75°N to 45°N (Salt Lake City)
 Russia is 76.6% of total territory of
the former USSR (17,075,400 km
~twice the size of Canada).
 Massive
land area in Siberia and
the far east is sparsely settled
 …but not unspoiled
80º
60º
40º
20º
Russia and North America: Size and latitude comparison
Climatology
 Climate
– Average weather conditions for a given
area over an extended period of time
 Weather
– Refers to the atmospheric conditions at a
specific time and location
 Russia’s
Climate
– High latitude
– Continentality
– Physiography shuts out warm
subtropical air masses
Russian Climate
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3 natural features:
Latitude
Continentality
Location of major mountains
Russia-Canada Climate Similarities
Canadian Continental Climate
Climate as a Restrictive
Element in Russia
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Agriculture
– Short growing seasons
– Drought prone
– Erosion (accelerated by snow melt)
Settlement patterns & transportation
Industry
– High energy consumption
– Specialized equipment and facilities
– Extractive
 Permafrost
 Spring
and fall mud
 Investment in special equipment and facilities
Grand Duchy of Muscovy
(Czar Ivan the Terrible - 1547-1584)
(Czar Peter the Great- 1682-1725)
Western Orientation - St Petersburg
Czarina Catherine the Great
(1760-1796) Expands south and east
Growth of the
Russian Empire
Growth Of the
Russian Empire
Forward Capital
Capital city positioned in potentially
contested territory, usually near an
international border, confirming the state’s
presence in the region
Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Devolution
RSFSR
 Baltic Republics:
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– Estonia
– Latvia
– Lithuania
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European Republics:
– Belorussia (White Russia) - now Belarus
– Ukraine
– Moldova (Moldavia)
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Transcaucasus:
– Georgia
– Armenia
– Azerbaijan (with Armenian exclave)
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Central Asian Republics:
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Kazakhstan (huge)
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Kirghizistan
Tajikistan
Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics
Russia’s physiographic regions
RUSSIAN
PLAIN
Ural Mountains
• Traditional eastern boundary of
Europe
• Novaya Zemlya
• North-south length covers
2500 kms
• Central Urals are lowest: several
key crossing places
• Forest and mineral resources
were basis for Soviet
industrialization and war machine