Europe and West Asia 3 Theories to controlling the World Island or Eurasia Bosporus Strait Theory o Between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea cuts through western Turkey o The only way Russia can trade with the world because the northern Russian coast is frozen o Danube River runs through Eastern Europe and into the Black See which leads the Bosporus Strait Heartland Theory Rim Theory o Control the heartland of Asia control of the World Island o Hitler took this theory and ran with it o He who controls the rim mainly the Pacific Rim controls o America buys into this Asia Pacific Economic the World Island Cooperation APEC Key Ideas Continentality climate is moderated by close proximity to the ocean and large bodies of water Distance Decay The greater the distance from a central point the more poor the communication between the two Russification Russian political philosophy Force Russian culture language religion etc on the people Scorched Earth Policy Burn the earth ahead of and behind the invading enemy to isolate then abandon them RUSSIA world Largest country in the world by area 1 6 the total land in the Only country that is an existential threat to the United States in terms of a Nuclear Threat o Both countries have the nuclear capability to produce 100 mutual destruction Population has fluctuated over time when large portions of the population have died ex WWII o Many more women today o Big problem Loss of population worse than Japan s o Male Life expectancy about 48 years Russia s primary religion is Eastern Orthodox o Stemming from split in the Roman Catholic Church Russian Physical Features Kamchatka Peninsula On the Pacific Rim volcanically active a lot of resources sparsely populated Kola Peninsula Near Scandinavia on the Arctic Climate slightly moderated by the Gulf Stream o HQ for the Russian Navy Nuclear Sub Fleet Russian Plain Covers much of Western Russia o Part of the Northern European Plain flat expansive o Primary invasion route into Russia Siberia Covers much of Central Russia Tien Shien Mountains Small area of Russia in the South Ural Mountains Not very high mountains divides the Northern European Plain in two o Serves as the natural border between Europe and Asia Caucus Mountains Very high mountains between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea language etc o Shatterbelt Extremely diverse in terms of race ethnicity Lake Baikal 22 of Earth total fresh water one mile deep Lena River Begins at Lake Baikal flows north which causes bad flooding in the north when things freeze upstream o Yakutsk Basin Region around the Lena River Minerals Yenisey River Flows from the Tien Shen north freezes Ob River Flows north from the Tien Shen to Arctic freezes Volga River The mother river of Russia o Longest river in Europe o Most of Russia s population is along this river o Flows south into land locked Caspian Sea Don River Flows into Black Sea Canal to the Volga River LAND TYPES TESTABLE Pictures o Permafrost o Tundra o Siberian Taiga Forests o Steppe Grasslands wheat o Glaciers Terminal Moraine o Glaciated Valley Fjords Cities Murmansk Asia o Russian Navy On Kola Peninsula Vladivostok Asia o Means Eastern Fortress 12 000 miles east of Moscow o Sits on the Pacific near China and Korea o Trans Siberian RxR To Moscow longest in world o Major Seaport on Pacific Rim Economic Growth o Russian Navy Pacific Fleet Yakutsk Asia o Mineral Refining Irkutsk Asia o Capitol of Eastern Siberia o Wild west country outcasts not many Russians o Middle of the Taiga Novosibirsk Asia o 3 City in Russia On the Ob River o Capitol of Western Siberia o City of Engineers companies education Yekaterinburg Europe o Capitol of Ural Region On the European side o War capitol for the Russians Historical o Very famous for mined metal o Boeing Co quite a few Americans Nizhny Novgorod Europe o Industrial and manufacturing capitol of Russia o Big river port 1 on the Volga River Kazan Europe Muslim Moguls o Used to be the capitol of Russia during the rule of the o Center of Islam in Russia Taters Asian descendents o Helicopter manufacturing on the Volga River Samara Volgograd o Tank and airplane manufacturing in WWII o Air and Space center for Russia On Volga River o Sits on point in the Volga River where the canal to the Don River joins meets o Used to be called Stalingrad historically important Rostov St Petersburg o Seaport at the mouth of the Don River Important o Technology Center o 2 City in Russia Relatively new city used to be swamp o Sits on the outlet to the Baltic Sea o Built from scratch on islands beautiful o Capitol of Russia until the communists took over o Used to be Leningrad WWII Battle Moscow o The Capitol of Russia beginning in 1917 o Government center primate city education o Largest city in Europe Caucus Region AZERBAIJAN Azeri people are related to those of Northern Iran Shia Muslims Minority Has a ton of OIL Friendly to the United States Baku The Capitol GEORGIA People of Indo Arian Descent Often stereotyped with connections to the Mafia o Aggressive people driven to success Georgian people tend to be atop Russian society Tbilisi Capitol city ARMENIA The people have been here for thousands of years Mt Arowat Highest mountain in Europe Noah s Ark Among the first to convert to Christianity o Christian Armenians occupy Eastern Turkey Yerevan Capitol city Europeans are different on the basis of race religion language alphabet etc European countries exist on this basis and found themselves on their people s nationalism Latin Alphabet Cyrillic Alphabet Arabic Alphabet Greek Alphabet etc Indo Arian Germanic Slavic etc Roman Catholic vs Eastern Orthodox UKRAINE Occupies the Southern Steppe Region o Winter wheat The bread basket of Europe Slavic People Christian Want independence from Russia in terms of culture and language etc Kiev Capitol City Very old o Dnipro River o Uses a lot of Nuclear Energy Chernobyl Disaster Gateway Arch Independence Monument Physical Geography of Europe The Peninsula of Peninsulas Kola Peninsula Crimean Peninsula Scandinavian Peninsula Jutland Peninsula Iberian Peninsula Italian Peninsula Balkan Peninsula another shatterbelt and the Peloponnesian Peninsula Brittany Region of NW France Normandy Region of France on Pyrenees Mountains Divide France and Spain separates the the northern coast Iberian Peninsula Alps Mountains Central Europe Along Italian border Danube River 2nd longest in Europe flows into Black Sea Rhine River Europe s heavy industrial river o Large