Cultural Geography

Monday, November 27th

 Warm Up
Mindset Monday

1. Using context clues, what do you think enigma

means?
2. Why do you think Winston Churchill says what he
does about Russia? Do you think its still true today?
Russia
 Russia
The largest country on earth
4,800 miles across
1,850 miles North to South
Borders 14 countries
Spans two continents.
 Russia
Russia has numerous natural resources,
but they are difficult to extract and
transport.
The lack of warm water ports has led
Russian into numerous European wars.
 Russia
History and Government
Combines traits of both Asia in the
East and Europe to the West.
4/5th of the population lives on the
Great European plain, which only
covers 1/5th of Russia.
 Russia
History and Government
Ethnicity: Slavs
Language: Russian (a Slavic language)
Over 70 different nationalities, but
80% are ethnic Russian.
Population 143.5 million
 Russia
History and Government
Czarist Russia
Czars (tsars) ruled Russia from 1547-
1917.
Autocrats no limits on authority or
power.
WWI Nicholas II was overthrown in
1917 by Communists.