GEOG 1001 Lecture : Geography Notes Russia 1
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Siberia- e. of urals, n. of kazakhstan, mongolia, and china. Water absorbs insolation slower than land, but releases it slower. U. s. examples: portland and minneapolis both 45 n. 77% of russia"s land; 30% of its pop. Drained by arctic-bound ob, yenisey and lena rivers. Tundra- northern siberia; rocky and bare; shrubs and lichens. Taiga- coniferous forest, s. of tundra e. g. coal-fired power plants; cars. Ecological mixing: softwoods and hardwoods; reindeer, tigers and leopards. So2 (sulfur dioxide) and nox (nitrogen oxide) gases enter atmosphere. Acidic water dissolves plant nutrients and are washed away. Sulfuric acid reacts with caco3 (calcium carbonate) (as in limestone and marble) surface dissolves. April 1986- reactor explosion at chernobyl nuclear plant (pripyat, ukraine) Religio-political legitimization of absolutism (government has complete and unrestricted power) Serfs beholden to landowners or the state (servant to the landowners or state) Wwi conscription (enrollment into the army), food shortages. Bolsheviks (lenin"s party) versus royalists (supporters of king)
