1. Russia I Hokkaigakuen Summer Exchange Map test Questions Review Russia
Qualities
Evolution
Devolution
Physiography

2. HOKKAI GAKUEN SUMMER EXCHANGE (IDST 2850 & 3850)
IDST 2850: Study Tour of Japan
IDST 3850: Field Research in Japan
(optional with additional tuition fees)
Admission by application and interview
Instructors: Ian MacLachlan and Diane Clark
Approximate Dates: Summer Session I
Pre-Departure class schedule: May 1-May 28 TBA
Travel Dates: May 28 – June 26 (to be confirmed)

3. Travel Plan Lethbridge-Kitami - fly Kitami-Sapporo - coach
Kitami 11 days
Kitami-Sapporo - coach
Sapporo 11 days
Sapporo-Osaka - fly
Kyoto, Hiroshima 4 days
Osaka-Lethbridge - fly

4. To learn more: Information Sessions
Monday, 24 January 4:30-5:30
U-Hall D631
Tuesday, 25 January 4:30-5:30
U-Hall B660
Wednesday, 26 January 12:00-13:00
U-Hall C640

5. Details of Exchange
Approximate Cost: $2,500 (includes course tuition, airfare, accommodation & meals),
plus spending money $500-1,000.
Further Information:
Tracy Warwick: (away Jan)
Glen Allen: (Mgr Intl Student Centre)
Ian MacLachlan: (Geography)

6. Russia I (reprise) Hokkaigakuen Summer Exchange Map test reminder
Questions
Review
Russia
Qualities
Evolution
Devolution
Physiography

7. Map test, Feb 1

8. Russian Realm
Transcaucasian Republics
Kazakhstan (Transition zone)

9. Major Geographic Qualities
Immense territorial state (11 time zones!)
Northernmost large and populous country
Former world colonial power
A comparatively small (<145 million) and concentrated population
Concentrated in the west
Multicultural: 21 internal republics (ethnic)
Landlocked: Few ports

10. Russia’s Dimensions
Gulf of Finland to Bering Sea
75°N to 45°N (Salt Lake City)
Russia is 76.6% of total territory of the former USSR (17,075,400 km ~twice the size of Canada).
Massive land area in Siberia and the far east is sparsely settled
…but not unspoiled

11. 20º
40º
60º
80º
Russia and North America: Size and latitude comparison

12. Climatology Climate Weather Russia’s Climate
Average weather conditions for a given area over an extended period of time
Weather
Refers to the atmospheric conditions at a specific time and location
Russia’s Climate
High latitude
Continentality
Physiography shuts out warm subtropical air masses

13. Russian Climate 3 natural features: Latitude Continentality
Location of major mountains

14. Russia-Canada Climate Similarities

15. Canadian Continental Climate

16. Climate as a Restrictive Element in Russia
Agriculture
Short growing seasons
Drought prone
Erosion (accelerated by snow melt)
Settlement patterns & transportation
Industry
High energy consumption
Specialized equipment and facilities
Extractive
Permafrost
Spring and fall mud
Investment in special equipment and facilities

17. Grand Duchy of Muscovy (Czar Ivan the Terrible - 1547-1584)

18. (Czar Peter the Great- 1682-1725) Western Orientation - St Petersburg

19. Czarina Catherine the Great (1760-1796) Expands south and east

20. Growth of the
Russian Empire

21. Growth Of the Russian Empire

22. Forward Capital
Capital city positioned in potentially contested territory, usually near an international border, confirming the state’s presence in the region

23. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

24. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Devolution
RSFSR
Baltic Republics:
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
European Republics:
Belorussia (White Russia) - now Belarus
Ukraine
Moldova (Moldavia)
Transcaucasus:
Georgia
Armenia
Azerbaijan (with Armenian exclave)
Central Asian Republics:
Kazakhstan (huge)
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Kirghizistan
Tajikistan

25. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

26. Russia’s physiographic regions

27. RUSSIAN
PLAIN

28. Ural Mountains Traditional eastern boundary of Europe Novaya Zemlya
North-south length covers kms
Central Urals are lowest: several key crossing places
Forest and mineral resources were basis for Soviet industrialization and war machine