GEO 100 Lecture 4: Points to know on Russia fall 2016-1
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Points to know on russia and its neighbors. Russian plain is northern extension of northern plain, flattest part of europe , ural (eastern) caucus (southeast) It lacks good ports because most ports get ice except for st. petersburg its warm water port. Oil and gas does russia have extensive oil and gas deposits, how important are these to. South and western russia, extensive natural gas deposits, important to europe and russia. Most of the pop located in the west of russia because of gulfstream. pop in 2007 was. The breaking up of the u. s. s. r. (1991) health care system poorly managed and underfunded after collapse of u. s. s. r. Russian, slavic family, central asia to eastern russia don"t speak russian. Eastern orthodox christianity, central asia is muslim, northern is practicing native religions. Major downturn after end of ussr, major upturn in 2000s, average income, middle class expanding. Moscow, russia, most cities are located in western russia.
