1. Russia and Eurasian Republics
Grade 6 Unit 6, Lesson 2
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2. Which group would probably represent Russia? Why?
Which group might want their independence from Russia? Why?
Which group/s would likely not be given their independence from Russia without engaging in a war? Why?
Which group/s might not want their independence from Russia? Why?
An oil pipeline runs through my region
non-arable land, harsh winters, little access to natural resources
Each group (circle) represents a different ethnicity
An overabundance of oil for drilling and access to water routes for transporting of goods
limited natural resources
A natural gas pipeline runs through my region
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3. Review from the last lesson:
Russia had a king (Czar)
Russia had a revolution and replaced the Czar with a different form of government.
Leader: Lenin; Communism (totalitarian government)
Name change: Russia to U.S.S.R.
Size change: small to big to bigger (many small countries around the Soviet Union soon became forcefully part of the Soviet Union.
Their ethnicity was different but the people did not have the means or power to “take on” the powerful Soviet Union.
They were forced to follow the Soviet Unions way of life, and some people felt like they lost their identity.
Change would soon follow after 1991, when ethnic groups in some of the Russian Republics (states) broke away from Russia.
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5. Ethnic Groups
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6. What is an ethnic group?
Ethnicity: belonging to a group that has a common language, religion, same cultural traditions.
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7. Russia and Eurasian Republics (Relative Location to the rest of Asia)
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8. Caspian Sea
Russian Topography
Black Sea
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10. Ethnic Map of Russia Light Brown: Russian, Green: Turkic, Yellow: Caucasian, Blue: Iranian, Beige: Mongolian
Light Brown: Russian, Green: Turkic, Yellow: Caucasian, Blue: Iranian, Beige: Mongolian
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11. Outline of Russia and Eurasian Republics
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12. Russian Republics
1. Adygea 2. Altai 3. Bashkortostan 4. Buryatia 5. Dagestan 6. Ingushetia 7. Kabardino-Balkaria 8. Kalmykia 9. Karachay–Cherkessia 10. Karelia 11. Komi 12. Mari El 13. Mordovia 14. Sakha (Yakutia) 15. North Ossetia–Alania 16. Tatarstan 17. Tuva 18. Udmurtia 19. Khakassia 20. Chechnya 21. Chuvashia
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13. Resources
Natural Resources Department of Defense (manufacture, distribution, etc.) Petroleum Deposits Oil and Gas Pipelines
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14. Culture: Russia and eurasian republics
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15. Russian Culture
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