1. HEI Russia

2. Human Environment Interaction
Modification: changing of environment to make life easier for the people
Adaptation: changing of people’s lives to better fit the environment
Dependency: relying on the environment for survival
Often interactions that take place now lead to negative effects later on.

3. Tran-Siberian Railroad
Railway system developed to connect ports to interior of Russia
Built across Siberian tundra to allow access to resources
Oil, coal, and metals

4. Chernobyl Nuclear power plant explosion took place in 1986
Radiation poisoning is still affecting the area today

5. Aral Sea Depletion
Used to be world’s 4th largest land-locked body of water.
Due to irrigation needs of the Soviet Union

6. WWII/Cold War Test Sites
During the Cold War and WWII many new weapons were developed
In order to guarantee their effectiveness, they needed to be tested
Many repercussions are occurring still today from the testing of biological, nuclear, and chemical warfare.