geol 352 – fall 2014 september 10, 2014 veronica sosa-gonzalez russia: setting the context

GEOL 352 – Fall 2014September 10, 2014Veronica Sosa-Gonzalez

Russia: Setting the context

Outline

• Geography and population

• Health and education

• Political history

• Climate and Environment• Lake Baikal paper mill

http://thestateofthecentury.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/the-geopolitical-realities-of-eurasia/

Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

• Area: 17,098,240 km2

• Largest country in the world

• Population: 143,499,861 (2013)• Rural population: 37,067,162 (2013)

• $12,700 GDP per capita

• Great range of environments and landforms

• Cold climate

Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art-158280/Topography-of-Russia

Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

• Five main drainage basins:• Arctic Ocean • Pacific Ocean• Baltic Sea• Black Sea• Caspian Sea

http://www.freeworldmaps.net/russia/rivers.html

• Life expectancy: 70 years

• Fertility: 1.6 births per woman• Adolescent fertility rate:

26/100,000 women (15-19 years)

• Tuberculosis: 91/100,000 people (0.09%)

• Mortality (<5 years): 10/10,000 live births

• No data on HIV

• Literacy percentage: 100% in 2010 (no more data after)

• School enrollment –Tertiary: 76% in 2012

• Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment: 126 (2012)

• No data on primary school completion rate

• No data on public spending on education

Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

• 1917 - the Russian republic is established after the Russian Revolution• Becomes a USSR republic in 1922

• 1917-1991 – Soviet communist rule• Late 80’s -1991 – Gorbachev’s perestroika

• 1993 – Russian parliament dissolved • President chosen by elections and with maximum authority

Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/climatic_maps/Temperature_avg/Temperature_avg_01/

St. Petersburg (-8°C) Turukhans (-27°C) Yakutsk (-43°C) Verkhoyansk (-50°C)

Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

http://maps.howstuffworks.com/russia-annual-precipitation-map.htm

Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

http://europeintheeast.wikispaces.com/Russia+Geography

Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

Russia ranks 73/178 countriesOverall score 53.45/100

Geography + population Health + Education Political history Climate + Environment

The world’s 10 Most Polluted Places – Scientific American, 2013

NORILSK DZERZHINSK

Case study – Baikal paper mill

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVYHqf1ETwA

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL9DSSwFwZ0