Packet 1, Russia

Essential Questions

1. How do the Five Themes of Geography to modern-day Russia?

2. How has the history of Russia affected the modern nation of Russia?

3. How are the immense natural resources of Russia utilized?

Description 

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

1. Use the available in-class sources and online sources to complete the packet.

2. 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:

1. Three photos of the location.

2. A description of human-environment interaction in the area. This should be two paragraphs or so.

3. A map of your location, and a map showing its location in Russia.

4. An easy-to-read descriptive headline.

5. 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

1. Chekalin- Connor, Isaiah 

2. Kazan- Elizabet

3. Irkutsk- Yoselin, Sofia

4. Sakhalin Island-

5. The Kamchatka Peninsula- Lydia, Max

6. Samara- Christopher, Eli, Damian

7. Perm- Jadey, Blaklee

8. Moscow- Maxton

9. St. Petersburg- Olivia

10. Nizhny Novgorod- John, Daniel

11. Tula- Stella

12. The Caspian Sea

13. The Ob River

14. The Stony Tunguska meteor area

15. The Barents Sea

16. Lake Onega

17. Kaliningrad

18. Yakutsk

19. Ulan Ude

20. Magadan

21. The Ural Mountains

22. The Caucasus Mountains

23. The Sea of Okhostsk

24. The Lena River

25. The Southern Steppes

26. The taiga

27. Vladivostok

2nd Hour

1. Samara- Avery

2. Perm- Zeekk, Scott

3. Moscow- Petey, Clayton

4. St. Petersburg- Scarlet, Joslyn

5. Lake Baikal- Atwell, Ledger

6. Sarov- Karston

7. Omsk- Max

8. Barrents Sea- Kate Braelyn

9. Magaden- Gavin, Rex

10. Taiga Forest- Jane

11. Chekalin

12. Kazan

13. Irkutsk

14. Sakhalin Island

15. The Kamchatka Peninsula

16. The Caspian Sea

17. The Ob River

18. The Stony Tunguska meteor area

19. The Barents Sea

20. Lake Onega

21. Kaliningrad

22. Yakutsk

23. Ulan Ude

24. Magadan

25. The Ural Mountains

26. The Caucasus Mountains

27. The Sea of Okhostsk

28. The Lena River

29. The Southern Steppes

30. The taiga

31. Vladivostok