Imperial RussiaImperial Russia

Geography and PeopleGeography and People

Learning Intention

By the end of this lesson you should be able to describe the geography of Russia in 1984 and identify potential problems for Tsar Nicholas.

Success Criteria

•Work with your group to answer a question•Answer questions in your jotter in full sentences

In 1894 Nicholas II became Tsar of the Russian Empire

He would be the Final Tsar

The Russian Empire was huge!

covered 1/6th of the earth’s surfaceYou could fit 90 Britains into Russia

But a lot of the land was useless

-Mountains-Cold Arctic air-Forests

In 1900 only 5% of the land was used for farming

Industry and Trade were also affected

Why??

Who lived in the Russian Empire ?

Russians 55,650,000

Ukranians 22,400,000

Jews 5,000,000

Germans 1,800,000

Estonians 1,000,000

Finns 2,500,000

Romanians 1,110,000

Any many, many more nationalities

Total population: 125 million

What problems do you think What problems do you think there would be with so there would be with so

many different nationalities?many different nationalities?

1. Explain the geography of Russia. Mention it’s size and the climate.

2. What problems did Russia’s climate create?

3. Look at the table of the population of the Russia Empirea) How many nationalities are named?b)If the total population is 125 million, how many people in Russia are non-Russian

4. What problems do you think non-Russians faced being governed by a Russian Tsar?