1. GEOL 352 – Fall 2014 September 10, 2014 Veronica Sosa-Gonzalez Russia: Setting the context

2. Outline Geography and population Health and education Political history Climate and Environment Lake Baikal paper mill

3. http://thestateofthecentury.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/the-geopolitical-realities-of-eurasia/ Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

4. Area: 17,098,240 km 2 Largest country in the world Population: 143,499,861 (2013) Rural population: 37,067,162 (2013) $12,700 GDP per capita Great range of environments and landforms Cold climate Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

5. http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art-158280/Topography-of-Russia

6. Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment Five main drainage basins: Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Baltic Sea Black Sea Caspian Sea http://www.freeworldmaps.net/russia/rivers.html

7. Life expectancy: 70 years Fertility: 1.6 births per woman Adolescent fertility rate: 26/100,000 women (15-19 years) Tuberculosis: 91/100,000 people (0.09%) Mortality (<5 years): 10/10,000 live births No data on HIV Literacy percentage: 100% in 2010 (no more data after) School enrollment –Tertiary: 76% in 2012 Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment: 126 (2012) No data on primary school completion rate No data on public spending on education Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

8. 1917 - the Russian republic is established after the Russian Revolution Becomes a USSR republic in 1922 1917-1991 – Soviet communist rule Late 80’s -1991 – Gorbachev’s perestroika 1993 – Russian parliament dissolved President chosen by elections and with maximum authority Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

10. http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/climatic_maps/Temperature_avg/Temperature_avg_01/ St. Petersburg (-8°C) Turukhans (-27°C) Yakutsk (-43°C) Verkhoyansk (-50°C)

11. Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment http://maps.howstuffworks.com/russia-annual-precipitation- map.htm

12. Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment http://europeintheeast.wikispaces.com/Russia+Geography

13. Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment Russia ranks 73/178 countries Overall score 53.45/100

14. Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment The world’s 10 Most Polluted Places – Scientific American, 2013 NORILSKDZERZHINSK

15. Case study – Baikal paper mill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVYHqf1ETwA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL9DSSwFwZ0