PPT-Physical Characteristics of Russia and Central Asia

Francisci WG4 Russia The Facts Largest nation in the world 2x size of US Russia is larger than Pluto 25 of Russia is located in Europe and 75 is located in Asia Eurasia. Russia's Human Devolvement Index (HDI) is 0.778. . Its ranking is 57°. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Russia was worth 2096.78 billion US . dollars. Russia’s . per capita GDP is 14,611.70 . USD. The total population . 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. . He was married to Alexandra, who was related to Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany. They had a son who was a hemophiliac. Any minor cut posed the danger of him bleeding to death. There was a priest named . 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. . The music of Russia is steeped in age-old traditions. . Solo singing is common among herders, string instruments mix with accordions in the folk music of farming communities, and a strong legacy of choral music is found in cities and towns throughout the region.. Christmas in Russia What do you know about Russia? Russia has the same color as the USA flag. The capital of R ussia is Moscow T he Continent of R ussia is Europe and A sia Russia population is 146 million CHRISTMAS IN RUSSIA By: KOBE JACKLYN Flag Of Russia The Russian flag is red on bottom , blue in the middle and white on top. It was first made in 1923 http://toptravellists.net/russian-flag-wallpaper.html FORESTS Forests of the Caucasus and Central Asia – Forest Nuts in Central Asia Ekrem Yazici Roman Michalak UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section Sustainable natural resources and their value chain – NUTS For thousands of years, Slavs lived in the Dnieper River Region. 850 C.E.. Russia settled by . Scandinavians . (called Rus). People from Norway, Sweden, Finland. Main city is Novgorod, then moved to Kiev. Pim den Boer Europe to 1914 The Making of an Idea in Kevin Wilson and Jan van der Dussen eds The History of the Idea of Europefreedom The European way was seen as normal and natural and was contraste Warsaw 2012This report was published within the framework of the project Russia and challenges of modernization implications for the EU and Poland as a part of the programme Promotion of knowledge abo Diversity. Russia and . Central. Asia are made up of diverse ethnic groups, . customs. and traditions.. Some heritage groups include:. Slavic. : Indo-European group from Scandinavia that lives in . The three components of the cryosphere – glaciers, snow and permafrost – are all affected by climate change.. Glaciers of Central Asia are essentially natural reservoirs that accumulate and store water from winter and spring precipitation and release it in summer, when rainfall is low and water demand is high. In the face of ongoing climate change, the challenges related to water management and disaster risk reduction may recur and persist. .