1. C.J. Cox Instructor

2. Former USSR Central & North Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Regions & States F Historical Geography F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography

3. Ten Geographic Qualities F 1. Region Covers 1/6 of world’s total landmass F 2. Most of region is at high latitudes which are cold, dry & harsh

4. Ten Geographic Qualities F 3. Russia has more neighbors than any other country F 4. Very small population for the land size & most are concentrated I the west F 5. Few good & suitably located ports - almost landlocked

5. Ten Geographic Qualities F 6. Multinational Empire dominated by Russia F 7.Large scale experiment in national economic planning –communisim F 8. Russia - divided by Ural mountains with European Russia to the West

6. Ten Geographic Qualities F 9. Hundreds of ethnic groups isolated by distance and geographic barriers F 10. Largest reserves of natural resources in the world

7. Relative Location of Former USSR

10. Former USSR Central & North Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Regions & States F Historical Geography F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography

12. States of the Former USSR F Russia F European States -Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus F Caucasus States - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia F Central Asian States, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, Turkmenistan & Kyrgyzstan

20. Former USSR Central & North Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Regions & States F Historical Geography F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography

21. Historical Geography Pre Tsarist - before Ivan IV - 16th century Tsarist Period 16th century to 1917 Cossackcs carried Russian presence to Pacific & Alaska Peter the Great 1682-1725 Catherine 1762-1796 Bolshevik Revolution 1917 Break -up of the Soviet Union 1991 Future of Russia?

24. Former USSR Central & North Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Regions & States F Historical Geography F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography

25. Physical Geography of Former USSR F Plate Tectonics F Plateaus F Deserts F Mountains F Rivers F Lakes F Climates

27. Physical Geography of Former USSR F Rivers –Volga –Ob –Lena –Don F Lakes –Baikal –Lodoga

28. Physical Geography of Former USSR F Seas –Aral –Barents –Bering –Okhotsk –Black –Caspian

29. Physical Geography of Former USSR F Landform Regions –Russian Plain –Ural Mountain –West Siberian Plain –Central Siberian Plateau –East Siberian Uplands –Kazak Uplands –Caucasus Mountains –Kamchatka Pennisula

31. Mountain Ranges Urals Caucasus Mountains

32. Physical Geography of Former USSR F Climates –North Asia is dominated by Snow Climates know as Humid Continental & Subartic –Central Asia is dominated by dry Desert & Steppe Climates –Mountainous regions provide a variety of Mid-latitude climates to Ice Climates

37. Former USSR Central & North Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Regions & States F Historical Geography F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography

38. Cultural Geography of Former USSR –Population –Languages –Religion –Agriculture –Economics –Historical Geography

40. Population per square kilometer

41. Cartogram of World Population

42. Dot Density Map Showing World Population

43. Russia: Kazakhstan: Kyrgyzstan: Tajikistan: Turkmenistan: Uzbekistan: Azerbaijan: Armenia: Georgia: Estonia: Latvia: Lithuania: Belarus: Ukraine: Moldova: Cultural Geography of Former USSR F Population –Population exceeds 300 million –concentration in western 1/3 of region –numerous ethnic groups in defined regions

47. Russia: 18 Kazakhstan: 25 Kyrgyzstan: 26 Tajikistan: 41 Turkmenistan: 46 Uzbekistan: 22 Azerbaijan: 23 Armenia: 14 Georgia: 17 Estonia: 15 Latvia: 19 Lithuania: 13 Belarus: 13 Ukraine: 14 Moldova: 21 Former USSR F Population Characteristics –Birth rates 9/1000 –Death rates 13/1000 –Natural Increase -.04.% –Infant Mortality 15/1000 –Doubling Time -----yrs –Pop <15 20% –Pop > 65 13%

48. Cultural Geography of Former USSR F Languages –Indo European dominates the region –Southern areas have large areas speaking Altaic Languages –Uralic Language Family originated in the Urals

50. Cultural Geography of Former USSR F Religions –Orthodox Christian dominates the Slavic Regions –Islam dominates the Central Asia Republics –Communism sought to eradicate traditional religions

54. Cultural Geography of Former USSR F Religion – Religious landscapes

55. Cultural Geography of Former USSR F Commercial Agriculture –Commercial Ranching –Commercial Diarying Nomadic Herding of the Central Asian Republics Absence of Agriculture in the northern latitudes

56. F Economy –large quantities of resources u many remotely located u many located under permafrost –large manufacturing sector of economy producing industrial goods –large non-skilled labor force Cultural Geography of Former USSR

68. F Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary), F Developing Service industries as Capitalism matures as an economic system F Limited Information Technologies F Military Technologies remain

69. Former USSR Central & North Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Regions & States F Historical Geography F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography

70. C.J. Cox Instructor