Former USSRLocation
Identify the countries of the former USSR on the map provided Baltic states Central Asia Eastern Europe Eurasia Transcaucasia |
Place5) •Create a Powerpoint showing the following items 1) language (in print form and an audio clip) - 5 pts 2) buildings (minimum of 5 typical to this region) 10 pts 3) religion (percentage of various religions and examples o f religious buildings and symbols) 10 pts 4) Identify mountain chain, major lakes and rivers - 10 pts 5) Complete the EdPuzzle on Stalin 16 points 6) Watch one other video on the History of Russia in 100 minutes on EdPuzzle and write down 10 things you learned. 10 points |
Human Environment Interaction• Read the following information and summarize 5 key concepts. - 15 pts
Human's Impact On The Enviornment Between 1960 and the present, the Aral Sea lost about 80% of its water. This was do to irrigation of its feeding rivers, the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya. Agricultural pratices in Central Asia caused other problems for the Aral Sea. The use of pestcides and fertilizers, which were picked up by runoff, ad deveastating effects. 24 native species of fish have long disappeared from the Sea. Soon damages spread beyond the lake. The retreating waters exposed fertilizers and pesticides, as well as salt. Windstorms pick these substances up and dumped them on near by populations. The pollutions caused a sharp increase in diseases. Some of these diseases are throat cancer and respiratory deseases. More than 32 million people make their homes in Siberia. The climate presents unique challenges to its inhabitants, especially during winter. Temperatures range from -90 degrees to 94 degrees. The changing of seasons brings little relief. Warmer weather melts ice and snow and leaves pools of water that become breeding grounds for mosquitoes and black flies. This problem becomes severe in the spring. But this climate and bug problem has also defended the inhabitants. For example, when Napoleon decided to invade Russia winter and bugs had killed more than 90,000 soldiers. At the end of the 19th century, Siberia was similar to the "Wild West" of the U.S. Travel through the region was dangerous and slow. So, Russia's emperor ordered work to start on a Trans-Siberian Railroad. The project was a massive undertaking. The distance was more than 5,700 miles and the tracks had crossed seven zones. Between 1891 and 1903, approximately 70,000 workers moved 77 millian cubic feet of earth, cleared more than 100,000 acres of forest, and built bridges over several major rivers. The project was not undertaken simply because of travel, they wanted to populate sSiberia on order to profit from its resources. 10 years after the completion f the railroad, nearly five million settlers had taken the railway to settle in Siberia. |
Movement• 5 major exports -
5 major imports • Roads (pictures) • railroad map • Internet availability to the people 25 pts |
Region• Identify the climate regions and describe them
Identify at least four cultural regions and show where they are located on a map 20 pts |