Essential Questions
How do the Five Themes of Geography to modern-day Russia?
How has the history of Russia affected the modern nation of Russia?
How are the immense natural resources of Russia utilized?
DescriptionÂ
Russia is big! In fact, it's too big to cover in the time we have. So, we're going to look at some general features about the largest nation in the world.
Objectives
Students will identify and explain the key features about Russia listed in the packet.
Instructions
Use the available in-class sources and online sources to complete the packet.
Use any available resources to complete your poster. Posters will be displayed in the halls next week!
Online Files for this Assignment
Click here for a political map of Russia.
To watch the video about the taiga we used in class, click here.
Click here to open the video about northern nomadic life in Russia.
To open the reading packet about Russia, click here.
To open the Encylopedia Birtannica Article about Russia, click here.
For a pretty good physical map of Russia, click here.
National Geographic's Cool Facts About Russia
Click here to view the video about apartment life in Russia we used in class.
For a map of Russia's biomes click here.
The printed material for this assignment comes in multiple pages. See the links below.
Click here for the blank map of Russia.
Click here for the crossword puzzle about Russia.
Click here for a copy of the Walking Quiz.
About your poster -
Two people may work on a poster together.
The same location may only be used once.
Your poster must include the following about your location:
Three photos of the location.
A description of human-environment interaction in the area. This should be two paragraphs or so.
A map of your location, and a map showing its location in Russia.
An easy-to-read descriptive headline.
A description of a challenge facing your location. This could be environmental, political, or both. This should be two paragraphs or so.
Poster location options:
1st Hour
Chekalin- Connor, IsaiahÂ
Kazan- Elizabet
Irkutsk- Yoselin, Sofia
Sakhalin Island-
The Kamchatka Peninsula- Lydia, Max
Samara- Christopher, Eli, Damian
Perm- Jadey, Blaklee
Moscow- Maxton
St. Petersburg- Olivia
Nizhny Novgorod- John, Daniel
Tula- Stella
The Caspian Sea
The Ob River
The Stony Tunguska meteor area
The Barents Sea
Lake Onega
Kaliningrad
Yakutsk
Ulan Ude
Magadan
The Ural Mountains
The Caucasus Mountains
The Sea of Okhostsk
The Lena River
The Southern Steppes
The taiga
Vladivostok
2nd Hour
Samara- Avery
Perm- Zeekk, Scott
Moscow- Petey, Clayton
St. Petersburg- Scarlet, Joslyn
Lake Baikal- Atwell, Ledger
Sarov- Karston
Omsk- Max
Barrents Sea- Kate Braelyn
Magaden- Gavin, Rex
Taiga Forest- Jane
Chekalin
Kazan
Irkutsk
Sakhalin Island
The Kamchatka Peninsula
The Caspian Sea
The Ob River
The Stony Tunguska meteor area
The Barents Sea
Lake Onega
Kaliningrad
Yakutsk
Ulan Ude
Magadan
The Ural Mountains
The Caucasus Mountains
The Sea of Okhostsk
The Lena River
The Southern Steppes
The taiga
Vladivostok