Andrew Wilson Advanced Sociology Pd. 6 Mr. Bunner March 1, 2012

 Can be found in south eastern South America  In between Brazil and Argentina  68,037 sq. miles  Capital- Montevideo

 Spanish  Portunol  Brazilero

 Blue and silver quarters- represent the sky and clouds respectively  Scales- justice  Hill with the lighthouse- derived from the Capital city Montevideo  Colt- nobility  Oxen- hard work or prosperity  Sun- new day  Olive branches- peace

 Total population- 3,419,000  Population of Montevideo- 1,341,000

 Roman Catholic

 Strong sense of nationality/patriotism.  Soccer is their national sport, and they rally around their national soccer team.  Beef is a big part of their diet, and they eat pasta on Sundays usually.  Education is free, even post secondary education.  60 percent is Catholic, but only a small number of them attend church regularly.

 Industry- Food Processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products  Agriculture- Rice, Wheat, Corn, Barley, livestock, fish  Exports- Meat, Rice, Leather products, wool, vehicles

 Village life  City life

 Uruguay’s only known inhabitants before Spanish colonization in 1516 were the small Charrua tribe.  Gained their independence in 1828  Became a democracy in 1985  It is a developing country as of now

 Currently Uruguay is not in any conflicts to my knowledge.

 Soccer  Basketball  Rugby  Tennis  Motorsport

 Like  I like the food and weather. I am also Roman Catholic so I feel that I’d fit in pretty well.  Dislike  The language barrier  It’s a developing country rather then a developed country

It would not be my first choice, but I wouldn’t mind it. Aside from the language barrier, I feel that I’d like it there if I lived in the capital city of Montevideo, but with that being said I would not want to live in a village.

 Largest country in the world  Part of Europe and Asia  6,592,850 sq. miles  Capital- Moscow

 Russian

 Imperial crowns- unity and sovereignty of Russia  Orb and scepter- traditional heraldic symbols of sovereign power and authority

 Total population- 143,025,000  Population of Moscow- 10,672,000

 Russian Orthodox  Muslim  Other

 Russians read a lot.  They enjoy going to theatres.  Russian culture is non-individualistic.  Medical aid and education is free.  Some people of different nations may consider Russians rude because they are very straight forward, but it is simply Russian culture.  Russians get married when they are really young(18-22 years)  If a woman is older and not married it puts a label on a woman that something is wrong with her.  Marriage to Russian women is similar to a career is to western European women.  Russians consume a lot of alcohol.

 Industry- Mining and extractive industries, machine building, shipbuilding, road and rail transportation equipment, communications equipment  Agriculture- Grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, vegetables; beef  Exports- Petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, wood and wood products, metals, fur

 Western Russia  About ¾ of Russia’s population  More European  Eastern Russia  More Asian

 First inhabited by the Eastern Slavs and the Finno-Ugric peoples in 862.  Peter the Great helped make Russia into an empire in the early 1700’s.  The Russian Revolution started in 1917, and created the Soviet Union in  The Soviet Union became a world superpower post- WWII.  Cold War- went on for 45 years. The Soviet Union was trying to spread Communism, and USA was trying to stop them.

 There were no direct battles between the Soviets and the USA.  The Soviet Union officially ended on December 25,  The Russian Federation took control December 26, 1991.

 Currently Russia is not in any conflicts to my knowledge. Although, they have growing concerns about Iran possibly creating nuclear weapons.

 Hockey  Soccer  Basketball  Bandy(similar to hockey)  Rugby  Tennis  Gymnastics  Various winter sports

 Like  I like the beautiful buildings in Russia such as The St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square.  Dislike  I dislike the cold weather.  I am also not a fan of the food eaten in Russia.

I would not like to live in Russia. They have very harsh winters and I already hate PA weather so I feel as if living in Russia would be a bad fit for me. Also I am not a big fan of the food eaten there. Last but not least, I feel as though the language barrier and the Russian alphabet would be very difficult to understand/learn.

 I would definitely choose to live in America. I feel as though it would be difficult to make the transition moving outside of the country, even to a place such as England. If I had to move outside of the US, I would pick Australia because they have good weather and they speak English.