GEO 2000- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 53 pages long!)
13 Oct 2017
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92 and 8 percent elemetnal abundance for whole earth. Lake baikal - "the blue eye of russia" The world"s deepest, oldest, and largest lake by volume. World"s largest statue 279 ft high, 8000 tons. Covers the mass grave of 300,000 soviet & german troops killed at the battle of stalingrad in 1943. Soviet empire quickly crumbles & dissolves in 1991. Infant mortality has risen, more than 50% of children are unhealthy, Life expectancies have dropped, low birth rates, pollution, etc. Rivers run north/south, while transportation needs are east/west. Few ocean ports that aren"t blocked with ice most of the year. Sale of industries formerly owned & operated by the government to private companies and/or individuals. Most lucrative businesses sold first, through "loans for shares", so now no profits flow to government. Private savings used up by those who have yet to see the benefits or profits of private industry. Previously served as president from 2000 to 2008, and as prime.
