Natural Resources By: Nicole Toomey and Julia Wente

Overview Grabber Thesis Natural resources of: – Russia – Georgia – Ukraine – Moldova – Belarus – Armenia – Azerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Uzbekistan – Turkmenistan – Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan – Estonia – Latvia – Lithuania Conclusion Finisher Bibliography

Grabber Petroleum- crude oil; oil drilling – Used for a wide variety of materials

Thesis The Former Soviet Union had almost every major natural resource due to its vast variety of terrain and climate.

Introduction

Compared Globally

Russia Wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, reserves of rare earth elements, timber

Georgia Timber, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth

Ukraine Iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land

Moldova Lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone

Belarus Timber, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay

Armenia Small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite

Azerbaijan Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite

Kazakhstan Major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium

Uzbekistan Natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum

Turkmenistan Petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt

Kyrgyzstan Major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium

Tajikistan Hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold

Estonia Oil shale, peat, rare earth elements, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud

Latvia Peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, timber, arable land

Lithuania Peat, arable land, amber

Conclusion Due to the Former Soviet Unions vast variety of terrain and climate, it has many different natural resources. These resources were used to manufacture different products, which could be traded worldwide.

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