PPT-Russia & the Eurasian Republics

Chapter 11 Bell Ringer March 26 2018 Page 311 Map Lab What is the elevation of the Ural Mountains How does the elevation of the Steppes compare with the Ural Mountains Determine how density differs west and far east of the Urals What physical features contributes to the population distribution . 2013. |. . 2. History of Eurasian Integration. |. . 3. Universal Stages of Regional Integration. |. . 4. The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. |. . 5. The Single Economic Space between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The Largest region we will study, spanning two continents and including eleven time zones.. Countries as ranked by GDP. Kazakhstan. Turkmenistan. Countries as ranked by land size. Kazakhstan. Russia. challenges . and . opportunities . from customs perspective. March 2015. Development . of the Eurasian Economic Union . Customs legal base of the Eurasian Economic . Union. Eurasian . Economic Union . Why has Siberia become an increasingly valuable area to Russia. ?. Natural resources are abundant.  . How do geography and location contribute to the climate of Siberia. ? . Flat landscape near Arctic circle. Russia Fast Facts. Ethnic Groups: over 190; 78% Russian. Religion: Russian Orthodox 15-20%; Islam 10-15%. Life Expectancy: 70.47 (US. Government: Federation. Economy: Market based, except energy and defense . CONTEXT. 4. th. Workshop within the IIASA project. “Challenges and Opportunities of Economic Integration. Within a Wider European and Eurasian Space”. Laxenburg. , 12 – 13 May 2015. Background. Dirk van . Delen. ,. ‘Assembly of the Dutch States General’. (1651). Mark Knights. Outline. What was a republic?. Analyse the variety of republics: Holy Roman Empire, Swiss cantons, Venice, Britain . Russia was formerly known as the _____ _____, which operated under a ________ regime.. The current president of Russia is ___________.. _______ is the largest country in the world in terms of land mass.. Northern Landforms. Russia and the Republics in size: About 3(x) of the U.S. / 11 times zones/ nearly 1/6. th. of Earth’s land surface. It is the only country to reach two continents (Europe and Asia). . . Economic. . Integration. . 2014. EDB Centre for Integration Studies. Section I. Eurasian Economic Integration . and its institutions . Regional integration stages . STAGES. SUPRANATIONAL REGULATORY BODY. Physical Geography. Russia…it’s big. Russia’s Land Size. A comparatively small (<145 million[The USSR had 293 m.]) and concentrated population.. Concentrated development.. Multicultural state.. Chapter 9. From Communism to Free Enterprise. Chapter 9. Section 1. Becoming a . Free Market Economy. After the collapse of Communism, Russia moved toward a free market economy. Free Market Economy: People, rather than government, decide what goods and services to produce, how to produce, & who will buy them. SECTION 1: GEOGRAPHY. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY . Russia & the Eurasian republics take up about one-sixth of the land surface of the entire Earth.. Russia is the largest country in the world in total land mass. . Sovnakom. created which bypassed the Soviet. This showed that the Bolsheviks were making the main decisions with little regard for other political groups.. The Civil war & the economy made it crucial that the Bolsheviks develop a centralised state..