russia and the republics. russia is huge! climate
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Russia and the Republics
Russia is Huge!
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The Steppes
e25% of the old Soviet Union’s food supply.
Major Regional Divisions of the Former U. S. S. R.
Chernozen Soil
The Ural Mountains
The Volga River
eThe river is so polluted that the sturgeon catch has been decreased by 60%.
Lake Baikal, Siberia
eThe oldest and deepest lake in the world.e 20% of the world’s total unfrozen water supply.
Siberia --> Permafrost
eAverage temperatures of January vary from 0 to -50°C, and in July from 1 to 25°C
e 150,000,000 population.e A former “gulag” Soviet prison camp.
Tundra: The Not-So-Barren LandBelow the Arctic Circle
Trans-Siberian Railroad
eCompleted in 1905.
Trans-Siberian Railroad
eThe main line runs 5,785 miles.
A land of 10 time zones!
Eastern Bloc
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics15 Republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
7 SatelliteCountries:Bulgaria, Czech Republic, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia
The Collapse
Remaining Communist Countries• At its peak, communism was practiced in dozens of countries:• Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
• Asian Countries: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Mongolia, and Yemen • Soviet Controlled Eastern bloc countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, East
Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia. • The Balkans: Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia,
Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. • Africa: Angola, Benin, Congo, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, and Mozambique.• Currently only a handful of countries identified as communist remain: Laos,
North Korea, Vietnam, China, and Cuba.