What makes Russia a region? How does the population distribution of Russia impact its relationship with neighboring countries? How has history impacted modern Russian society?
Explain how history has impacted modern Russian society.
Compare and contrast the demographics of the different areas of Russia. Describe how Russia's diverse cultures influence its cultural geography.
Ethnic group communism socialism
Soviet Era nationality sovereignty atheism pogrom socialist realism intelligentsia czar serf Russification Bolshevik satellite Cold War perestroika glasnost
Tech Integration- create a power point describing how history has impacted modern Russian society.
Create a map of Russia showing where the people live and then have a class discussion comparing and contrasting the locations of the population.
Break the class up into groups and have each group present on one ethnic group found in Russia, explaining the impact that group has on Russian culture.
The Land
Climate and Vegetation
How does the population distribution of Russia impact its relationship with neighboring countries?
How has history impacted modern Russian society?
Permafrost
continentality
tundra
Taiga
steppe
Russia Map - Physical
Russia Map - Political
Population and Culture
History and Government
Compare and contrast the demographics of the different areas of Russia.
Describe how Russia's diverse cultures influence its cultural geography.
nationality
sovereignty
atheism
pogrom
socialist realism
intelligentsia
czar
serf
Russification
Bolshevik
satellite
Cold War
perestroika
glasnost
Create a map of Russia showing where the people live and then have a class discussion comparing and contrasting the locations of the population.
Break the class up into groups and have each group present on one ethnic group found in Russia, explaining the impact that group has on Russian culture.
The Economy
People and Their Environment
market economy
radioactive material
pesticide
black market
privatization
kolkhoz
sovkhoz
nuclear waste
Russian Wedding Traditions
British Wedding Traditions
Chinese Wedding Traditions
German Wedding Traditions
Mexican Wedding Traditions
Nigerian Wedding Traditions
Jewish Wedding Traditions
Indian Wedding Traditions
Nubian Wedding Traditions- video
Russian home - the 'Kommunalka' Video
Russian Indigenous People and the Environment- p. 402-405