GY 105 Lecture 2: Russia
Document Summary
Largest territorialized state in the world; widest in the world. Most of the realm is unsettled, sparsely populated. Large colonial power especially in the 18th and 19th century. History of a poor economy, dependence on mineral and gas. Physiography will divide it into 8 different subunits. Volga river empties into the caspian sea. 1: core region, very similar to eastern europe. 4: plateau: one of the most sparsely populated areas of the world. 6: eastern highland, access to pacific ocean. Consensentality: inland climates that don"t get effects from oceans or the south. Difficult to grow crops in many regions. Length northern coastline on the arctic ocean. Global warming and possibilities for the future. Globalization forces are infiltrating a part of the world long protected by distance and nature. Nearly all raw materials required by modern industry as present: Much of the realm is yet to be fully explored. Russia suffers when price of oil is low.
