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Section I: The Question:

How has the physical geography of Russia impacted its’ economic geography and the distribution of its population?

1. (Analyze what? where? when?) Make sure you focus your essay so that it answers ALL of these key characteristics.

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2. What is the question asking you to do?

(Restate the question in your own words including What, Where, When.)

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Russia- (DBQ) L LevelPart A- Document Analysis

Task: Analyze each document by answering the questions that follow Identify titles, main ideas, key information or important vocabulary that will assist in understanding the document.

1.WHO produced this document? CORNPEG Discuss The author’s gender, age, ethnicity, social status, religion, intellectual or political philosophy, etc. (You won’t know ALL this information, but give as much detail as possible.)

2.WHEN was it produced? Can it be connected with a significant historical event?

3.Who was the intended AUDIENCE? Was the document written privately, written to be read or heard by others (who?), an official document for a ruler to read, commissioned painting, etc.

4.WHY was this document produced? PIRATES What was the purpose or motivation of the writer/producer of the document, based on what you can surmise about them? What effect did the author hope this document would have?

Cornpeg• C lass• O ccupation• R eligion• N ationality• P olitical

Affiliation• E thnicity• G ender

PIRATES!!• P= political• I= intellectual• R= religious• A= artistic• T= technological• E= economic• S= social

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Name:____________________________________ Date:______________________________

DBQ Outline

Topic: How has the physical geography of Russia impacted its’ economic geography and the distribution of its population?

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Concluding Paragraph (How will you re-establish your thesis?)

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Document 1

1. What does the author mean by, “Continentality”? __________________________________________________________________________________________

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2. Why do temperatures become harsher farther inland?__________________________________________________________________________________________

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3. How do the people of inland Siberia receive basic necessities and how has that impacted the environment?

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Another bad geographic break is Siberia’s vast continentality, the land simply stretches on and on; eventually you feel you’re in the farthest, out-of-sight section of the country. Only on the sea can you travel as far and still be in apparently the same place. The deeper into Siberia, the farther from the regulating effect of temperature from the oceans, the harsher the climate’s extremes become. Summers in the middle of Siberia are hot, sometimes dry and dusty, sometimes hazy with smoke from taiga(forest) fires. In the winters, temperatures drop to the lowest on the planet outside Antarctica. In the city of Verkhoyansk, in northeast-central Siberia, the cold reaches about -90°.

Because of the cold, a lot of central Siberia and most of the east lie under permafrost — ground permanently frozen, sometimes to more than three thousand feet down. Permafrost also covers all the tundra region. Agriculture on any large scale is impossible in the permafrost zone.

Cities and villages in the permafrost zone must have basic necessities brought in. Fuel comes in steel barrels that are about three feet high and hold fifty-three gallons. Around settled places these empty barrels are everywhere, sometimes littering the bare tundra as far as you can see. In 1997, the Los Angeles Times estimated that in Chukotka, the part of farthest Siberia just across from Alaska, the Soviets had left behind about two million barrels. Today, there are more barrels than people in Chukotka.

Class Set

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Document 2

Ural Mts.

Siberia

Moscow

St. Petersburg

Population Density Square MilesCity Population Migration Patterns

Over 250 people100-250 people5-100 people

Over 9 million5 million1-5 million

Immigrants to RussiaReturn to SiberiaTrans-Siberian RailroadIndependent Territory

Arctic Ocean

Class Set

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1. Which geographic portion of Russia is more densely populated? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Which geographic landform appears to be the boundary between dense and sparse populations?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Like most countries, the largest population clusters are found where? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Which geographic portion of Russia are people migrating towards? Why? (Think economics)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Document 3

1. According to this information from Country Studies, what is one example of HEI (Human Environment Interaction) being used during winters in the permafrost region of Russia?

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Russia has a largely continental climate because of its sheer size and compact configuration.Most of its land is more than 250 miles from the sea, and the center is 2400 miles from the sea. In addition, Russia’s mountain ranges, predominantly to the south and the east, block regulating temperatures from the Indian and Pacific oceans. The long, cold winter has a profound impact on almost every aspect of life in the Russian Federation. It affects where and how long people live and work, what kinds of crops are grown, and where they are grown (no part of the country has a year-round growing season). The length and severity of the winter, together with the sharp fluctuations in the summer and winter temperatures, impose special requirements on many branches of the economy. In regions of permafrost, buildings must be constructed on pilings, machinery must be made of specially tempered steel, and transportation systems must be engineered to perform reliably in extremely low and extremely high temperatures. In addition, during extended periods of darkness and cold, there are increased demands for energy, health care, and textiles.

Source: http://country-studies.us/russia/24.htm

Class Set

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2. Within the Russian Federation, what effects does the extreme temperatures have on the economy?

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Document 4

Source: Leslie Gilbert Illingworth, November 10, 1941, Library of Wales, Aberystwyth (adapted)

Class Set

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1. Based on this cartoon, what role did “Old Man Winter” play in the defense of Russia?

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Document 5

Class Set

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1. How is transportation and communication hindered in Russia? __________________________________________________________________________________________

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2. At one point in history, St. Petersburg was Russia’s only ice free port. What do you think were the economic effects?

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Part B- Comparative Essay

Class Set

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Task: Use the answers from the documents analyzed, and your knowledge of these topics to answer the question below.

ParagraphStep 1- Create a thesis from the question 1-3 sentences ( Hint use your information from page one and the topics below) Underline the Thesis

Region(S) Topic Groups Previews

o (brief descriptions of how Russia’s Physical Geography affects its Economic Geography.. Trade, Money, Environment )

o (brief description of how Russia’s Physical geography affects it population distribution .. Where do people live and why?)

Step 2- Write a two body paragraphs 5 sentences each Circle the periods Use the information from the documents as evidence of your information be sure to include quotes

and cite your documents ( Doc1) ( Doc 2) etcCriteria Assessed: Points

Available:

Points Earne

d:Has acceptable thesis: Does the thesis describes the entire essay 10

Addresses all 5 of the documents and demonstrates understanding of all 5 or all but one -4

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Body Paragraph I – Analyzes and synthesizes documents Explain how Russia’s physical geography affects its economic geography using 5 sentences

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Body Paragraph ISupports thesis with 2-3 examples of appropriate evidence from Doc. & Describe Russia’s physical geography (mountainous, tundra…)Supports thesis with 1 example of appropriate evidence from & Describe Russia’s physical geography (mountainous, tundra…)

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Body Paragraph I – Analyzes and synthesizes documents Explain how Russia’s physical geography affects its population distribution using 5 sentences

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Body Paragraph ISupports thesis with 2-3 examples of appropriate evidence from Doc. & (Where people live? Or how people adapt to the environment?)

Supports thesis with 1 example of appropriate evidence from & (Where people live? Or how people adapt to the environment?)

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How has the physical geography of Russia impacted its’ economic geography and the distribution of its population?