http://www.glencoe.com/qe/qe27.php?&st=147&pt=3&bk=9 Chapter 15 Quiz
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/geography/gwg2003/tutor.php4?&st=147&pt=4&bk=9 Crossword Vocabulary Puzzle for chapter 15
http://www.glencoe.com/qe/qe27.php?&st=149&pt=3&bk=9 Chapter 17 Quiz
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/geography/gwg2003/tutor.php4?&st=149&pt=4&bk=9 Excellent table to sort out all the physical attributes of the region-- Chapter 17
Sunday, April 02, 2006
ASSIGNMENTS FOR APRIL 3-- APRIL 7
World Geography
Assignments
April 3rd – April 7th
Monday: Read Chapter 15 Section 1 pp. 363-366
Homework for Tuesday Question #3 Page 366
Tuesday: Read Chapter 15 Section 2 pp. 367-370
Homework for Wednesday Question # 2 Page 373
Wednesday: Read Chapter 15 Section 2 pp. 370-373
Homework for Thursday Question # 4 Page 373
Vocab Quiz on Russia Today
Thursday: Political Map Quiz: Russia and Republics Today
Chapter 15 quiz Today
Read Chapter 17 Section 1 pp. 421-423
Begin Map Packet
Friday: Current Events Quiz
Bi-Weekly Article Review Due Today
Read Chapter 17 Section 1 pp. 423-426
Homework for Monday; Question #2 Page 426
Assignments
April 3rd – April 7th
Monday: Read Chapter 15 Section 1 pp. 363-366
Homework for Tuesday Question #3 Page 366
Tuesday: Read Chapter 15 Section 2 pp. 367-370
Homework for Wednesday Question # 2 Page 373
Wednesday: Read Chapter 15 Section 2 pp. 370-373
Homework for Thursday Question # 4 Page 373
Vocab Quiz on Russia Today
Thursday: Political Map Quiz: Russia and Republics Today
Chapter 15 quiz Today
Read Chapter 17 Section 1 pp. 421-423
Begin Map Packet
Friday: Current Events Quiz
Bi-Weekly Article Review Due Today
Read Chapter 17 Section 1 pp. 423-426
Homework for Monday; Question #2 Page 426
Monday, March 20, 2006
Assignments March 20 --- March 25
World Geography ‘B’
March 20th — March 25th
All Classes
All completed maps are due immediately after map quizzes
Worksheets due the day of quizzes
Monday: Finish chapter 14 Notes
Finish Video
Tuesday: Mindjogger
Chapter 14 Quiz
Chapter 14 Worksheets Due
Intro to WAC
Wednesday: Library and wac
Russia Maps Due
Thursday: Library and WAC
Friday: WACs Due
Current Events Quiz
March 20th — March 25th
All Classes
All completed maps are due immediately after map quizzes
Worksheets due the day of quizzes
Monday: Finish chapter 14 Notes
Finish Video
Tuesday: Mindjogger
Chapter 14 Quiz
Chapter 14 Worksheets Due
Intro to WAC
Wednesday: Library and wac
Russia Maps Due
Thursday: Library and WAC
Friday: WACs Due
Current Events Quiz
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Introduction to Russia and Central Asia
Russia and Central Asia: Introduction
Russia and Central Asia
--covers 11 time zones
--Russia begins on the Northern European Plain and the Caucasus Mountains
--Europe becomes Asia at the Ural Mountains
--region of Russia to the east of the Urals is called Siberia (“Sleeping Land”)
--rich in natural resources, such as oil and natural gas
--developing these resources is difficult
Reasons why: cold climate, poor transportation, distances to civilized areas
--mixture of tundra, mountain, steppe, and desert
--Fertile Triangle located in southern and western Russia
--most farming, industry located here because of arable land and rivers for shipping
History
--Samarkand, Uzbekistan grew because of its location on the Great Silk Road
--region was isolated from civilized and wealthy areas of western Europe and Asia for a long time
--reason for isolation from Western Europe: lack of navigable rivers and sea routes
--reason for isolation from Asia: Himalayan mountains, Gobi Desert
--Soviet Union dominated this region from 1917 until the early 1990s
--communist system of government (government ran the economy and owned most or all of the property)
--this system allowed for little progress and was very inefficient
--little motivation to work hard or develop new ideas
--inventor of Tetris didn’t make money off of his invention
--Soviet Union damaged its land
--Chernobyl Nuclear Plant accident
--Aral Sea shrinking due to decision to stimulate cotton production
--rivers polluted; example—Volga
--1991: Soviet Union collapsed; replaced by 12 independent countries
Current Issues
--Former Soviet republics
--these countries are still developing (see list of per capita GDPs below)
--major economic problem: inflation (money not worth as much as it used to be)
--countries struggling to convert from communism to capitalism (free market economies)
--Chechnya
--area still controlled by Russia
--ethnic violence, resistance to Russian rule; Chechnya wants independence
--Soviet repression of religion no longer exists
--most Russians and Ukrainians are Christian (Orthodox)
--most central Asians are Muslims (Islamic)
General Statistics
GDP per capita:
Kazakhstan $7,800
Russia $9,800
Turkmenistan $5,700
***U.S. $40,100
Land Size:
Russia 17.1 million square km
Kazakhstan 2.7 million square km
Turkmenistan 0.5 million square km
***U.S. 9.6 million square km
Population:
Russia 143 million people
Kazakhstan 15 million people
Uzbekistan 26 million people
***U.S. 296 million people
***U.S. statistics shows for purpose of comparison
Russia and Central Asia
--covers 11 time zones
--Russia begins on the Northern European Plain and the Caucasus Mountains
--Europe becomes Asia at the Ural Mountains
--region of Russia to the east of the Urals is called Siberia (“Sleeping Land”)
--rich in natural resources, such as oil and natural gas
--developing these resources is difficult
Reasons why: cold climate, poor transportation, distances to civilized areas
--mixture of tundra, mountain, steppe, and desert
--Fertile Triangle located in southern and western Russia
--most farming, industry located here because of arable land and rivers for shipping
History
--Samarkand, Uzbekistan grew because of its location on the Great Silk Road
--region was isolated from civilized and wealthy areas of western Europe and Asia for a long time
--reason for isolation from Western Europe: lack of navigable rivers and sea routes
--reason for isolation from Asia: Himalayan mountains, Gobi Desert
--Soviet Union dominated this region from 1917 until the early 1990s
--communist system of government (government ran the economy and owned most or all of the property)
--this system allowed for little progress and was very inefficient
--little motivation to work hard or develop new ideas
--inventor of Tetris didn’t make money off of his invention
--Soviet Union damaged its land
--Chernobyl Nuclear Plant accident
--Aral Sea shrinking due to decision to stimulate cotton production
--rivers polluted; example—Volga
--1991: Soviet Union collapsed; replaced by 12 independent countries
Current Issues
--Former Soviet republics
--these countries are still developing (see list of per capita GDPs below)
--major economic problem: inflation (money not worth as much as it used to be)
--countries struggling to convert from communism to capitalism (free market economies)
--Chechnya
--area still controlled by Russia
--ethnic violence, resistance to Russian rule; Chechnya wants independence
--Soviet repression of religion no longer exists
--most Russians and Ukrainians are Christian (Orthodox)
--most central Asians are Muslims (Islamic)
General Statistics
GDP per capita:
Kazakhstan $7,800
Russia $9,800
Turkmenistan $5,700
***U.S. $40,100
Land Size:
Russia 17.1 million square km
Kazakhstan 2.7 million square km
Turkmenistan 0.5 million square km
***U.S. 9.6 million square km
Population:
Russia 143 million people
Kazakhstan 15 million people
Uzbekistan 26 million people
***U.S. 296 million people
***U.S. statistics shows for purpose of comparison
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