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Wrg 11e lecture_ch05
1.
Chapter 5 Lecture
© 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. World Regional Geography A Developmental Approach 11th Edition Northern Eurasia
2.
Chapter Learning Outcomes
• Outline how the opportunities and constraints of Northern Eurasia’s resources and environment affect development. • Describe how the history of Russia and the Soviet Union has shaped the context of development today. • Explain how the “transition” from Communism diverged from expectations and led to the current situation. • Account for the significance of “the power vertical” and “crony capitalism” in Northern Eurasian development. • Characterize Russia’s relationships with its neighbors and the rest of the world. • Understand Ukraine’s predicament, located between Europe and Russia and divided internally between east and west. • Identify the significance of oil and gas, both for the “haves” and the “have-nots.” • Explore the reasons why development is a spatially uneven process in which some areas excel, while others flounder. © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
3.
The Map ©
2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
4.
The Countries of
Northern Eurasia © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
5.
The Countries of
Northern Eurasia © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
6.
Countries of Northern
Eurasia • Russia • Belarus • Ukraine • Georgia • Armenia • Azerbaijan © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
7.
Landforms • West
– Immense Eurasian landmass – No obstacles to movement of air masses or intrusion of cold air from Arctic or Siberia – Ural Mountains • Up to a maximum of 6,250 feet in remote north • Rarely exceeds 5,000 feet in settled areas. – As a result, fairly uniform climatic conditions • South – Caucasus Mountains – Between Black and Caspian Seas and Transcaucasian lands to the South – Highly diverse • East – Rugged, eroded plateaus – River valleys – Most of the area east of the Yenisey River is isolated and inhospitable. © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
8.
Natural Regions of
Northern Eurasia © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
9.
Natural Regions •
Exceptionally large bands of essentially uniform vegetation and natural regions • Tundra • Taiga • Mixed forest • Deciduous broadleaf forest • Forest steppe • Steppe • Semidesert • Desert © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
10.
Tundra, Permafrost, Taiga
• Tundra – Region stretches across Russia’s Arctic shore. – In places, extends southward to hundreds of miles in Siberia – No trees grow in the tundra because of the short growing season, infertile soil, and shallow active layer insufficient for tree roots. • Permafrost—Permanently frozen Earth • Taiga – Russian word for boreal forest – Northern forest dominated by conifers, which Russia has more than any other country. – Covers much of Northern Russia west of Urals – Most of Siberia © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
11.
Steppe and Chernozem
• Steppe – Areas below Baltic states – Bordering Central Asia (dominates much of Kazakhstan) – South of mixed forest region – Low levels of variability of precipitation makes agriculture difficult. • Chernozem—“black earth” – Soil rich with organic matter – Appears as dark as compost © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
12.
Climate • Formidable
mountain systems – Rise to the South in Central Asia and in the East – Blocks Pacific’s influence from all but a small area of the Russian Far East • High-latitude location – Little isolation in winter – Long days in summer • Great size of landmass – Stretches 6,200 miles (10,000 km) west to east – 1200 miles (2000 km) north to south • Region marked by long, relatively dry, and very cold winters and short, but surprisingly warm, summers. © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
13.
Agricultural Zones ©
2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
14.
Environmental Challenges •
General pollution • Disasters such as Chernobyl and Chelyabinsk • Oil pipelines and production • Natural gas production © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
15.
Chernobyl • Major
nuclear disaster • A 30-km radius of Chernobyl, Ukraine was abandoned. • U.S.S.R. took 20 days to formally acknowledge the disaster. © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
16.
Natural Resources of
Northern Eurasia © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
17.
Major Language Groups
of Northern Eurasia © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
18.
Industrial Regions and
Selected Cities © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
19.
Russian Empire •
Big in landmass, but backward in trade, technology, and modern culture • Tsar—“Caesar” • Tsar Peter – Introduced new ideas and technology from the West – Retained fundamental principle of service to the state – Modernized the army – Created the navy – Canals and St. Petersburg • Catherine “the Great” – Nurtured arts and education – Did not allow ideas and technology from West to affect governance – Acquired land through conquest • Defeated in Crimean War in 1853 • Rural population more than doubled in 50 years. • Industrial work and living conditions were harsh. • 1860s—Embarked on Trans-Siberian Railway • 1905 revolution – Tsar allowed a Duma as a representative body. – But overcame through further repression and violence © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
20.
Russia Through the
Ages © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
21.
The U.S.S.R. •
Created as a result of 1917 revolution • Bolsheviks, led by Lenin • Initially led to chaos • Leadership to be exercised by a hierarchy of “Soviets,” but was dominated by the Communist Party. • 1920s—New Economic Plan (NEP) • Stalin – Emphasized heavy industrial production – Control from the center by Great Russians (white Russians) – Fomented discontent amongst non-Russian ethnicities – Led U.S.S.R. through World War II © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
22.
Cold War U.S.S.R.
• East/West global divide • Soviet “client states” – Eastern Europe – Cuba – Parts of Africa • Major production of “arms race”—Essentially made the U.S.S.R. go broke. • 1980s—Veneer begins to break. – Gorbachev brings new attitude. – Glasnost – Perestroika – A desire to preserve, not destroy, the U.S.S.R. © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
23.
Gorbachev Reforms •
Attempts at “reform” within the Communist system spurred by Gorbachev. – Glasnost (openness) – Demokratia (democracy) – Perestroika (restructuring) © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
24.
Disintegration of the
U.S.S.R. • Attempt to retain some measure of union through the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) • Loose confederation • U.S.S.R. breaks up into over two dozen countries broken down along ethnic lines. • Some countries form unions with Russia afterward. • Some areas resist (Chechnya). © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
25.
Breakup into Separate
Countries • The Russian Federation • Ukraine • Armenia • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Georgia • Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan • Baltic states—Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania • Moldova © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
26.
Russia Today •
Created in 1991 • Wide swath of territory, ethnicities, cultures, and languages • Strong support from International Monetary Fund (IMF) – Slow recovery in mid-1990s – Crash in 1998 – Ruble devalued • Yeltsin is the first president. • Vladimir Putin is successor. – Not party affiliated; a party formulated around him. – There is some suggestion that he is moving Russia back toward autocratic rule. – Appointment of governors to maintain local control © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
27.
North Caucasus /
Problems © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
28.
Ukraine • Almost
as big as Texas and larger than any country in Europe • Mostly consists of rolling steppe land with extremely fertile chernozem soil. • Continental climate similar to the upper Midwest of United States. • A century ago, called the “breadbasket of Europe” • Better suited to grow wheat than Russia due to sufficiently mild climate to permit fall planting. • Industry was world-renowned before breakup of U.S.S.R. • Coal, iron ore, and manganese—All essential for steel production © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
29.
Russia Influence in
Ukraine • Russians are the largest minority. • Russian language is the most common language. © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
30.
Belarus • Two-thirds
as large as neighboring Poland • About the size of Kansas • Soviets systematically developed Belarus for industry. • Country remained dependent—especially for industry. • Lukashenko election in 1994 – Hostile to West – Deals with countries deemed rogue states by United States • 1999—Russia and Belarus agreed in principle to a union of the two, but Russia has neither repudiated the agreement nor moved to implement it. © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
31.
Armenia • Nearly
as large as Maryland • Population of 3 million • On a plateau with a dry, continental climate • Armenian ancestral homeland lies in Turkey, so there is a strong connection there. • Much of Armenia relies on investments from abroad. © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
32.
Azerbaijan • Close
in size to Armenia • Population is predominantly Turkic Muslim. • Karabakh War has taken a great toll. • Current economic growth is because of petroleum. • Even as far back as 1900, it accounted for half of the world’s oil production. © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
33.
Georgia • Approximately
the same size as Belarus and Armenia • 2003 “Rose Revolution” ousted former Russian ally. • Economy growing at acceptable rate • Ossetia has been a problem region, where a separatist movement is occurring. Mass violence is occurring. • Many bitter feelings across country © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
34.
Summary of Chapter
• The formidable physical conditions found in Northern Eurasia and the remoteness of most locations inevitably add to the costs of development. • Northern Eurasian countries have yet to complete the dual transition that has been expected of them— to become democracies with market economies. • Georgia and Armenia still have a long, hard climb to attain prosperity, and both must avoid future violent conflicts if they hope to succeed. • Russia’s course will be crucial for the whole region. © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
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