GEOG 1001 Midterm: Test 2 Study Guide
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1986, ukraine suffered catastrophic meltdown of chernobyl plant. Contaminated fertile agricultural lands and rendered about 20% of nation unhealthy. Continued for 16 days and is considered the world"s worst nuclear accident: prypiat, ukraine ( could be same place as above) Founded in 1970 to house chernobyl power plant workers. Shrinking and causing dust and particles to travel through the air and infect neighboring cities causing anemia and throat cancer ( effects seen most in karakalpakstan: rebirth island. Now is a peninsula, dangerous to animals that can walk upon it and become infected: population and settlement, european core. Home to the largest industrial complexes, biggest cities, and most productive farms: demographic crisis. Pyramid of 2000: few children added, birth crash in wwii, crisis in older males (wwii causalities) Pyramid of 2050: pattern of small families. *russia"s most acute problem: stabilize rates for men, toxic environment, alcoholism (consume more than americans, heart disease, government incentive for more births, regional migration patterns.
