PREVIEW 18 130 Lesson 18 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute Part 1 Look at the map your teacher is projecting. Pretend you are a geography student in January 1991. On the map at right, some of the countries are labeled. Label the other country that exists at this time. Then answer the questions. What do you notice about the country on this map? What might be some advantages to controlling a country this large? What might be some disadvantages to controlling a country this large? Part 2 Look at the new map your teacher is projecting. One year has passed. It is now January 1992. On the map at right, draw in and label the countries that now exist in this same region. Look at the differences between your two maps. In only one year, the map of this region has changed drastically. What differences do you notice about the second map compared to the first? What might have happened to cause these changes? How might the changes in this region affect the people living there? ARCTIC OCEAN C a sp ia n S e a Black Sea Sea of Japan Bering Sea Baltic Sea IRAN TURKEY AFGHANISTAN MONGOLIA CHINA NORTH KOREA J A P A N FINLAND SWEDEN POLAND W.GER. E.GER. CZECH. ROMANIA HUN. N S E W 0 1,000 kilometers 0 1,000 miles Lambert Conformal Conic projection 500 500 ARCTIC OCEAN C a sp ia n S e a Black Sea Sea of Japan Bering Sea Baltic Sea IRAN TURKEY AFGHANISTAN MONGOLIA CHINA NORTH KOREA J A P A N FINLAND SWEDEN POLAND W.GER. E.GER. CZECH. ROMANIA HUN. N S E W 0 1,000 kilometers 0 1,000 miles Lambert Conformal Conic projection 500 500
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PREVIEW 18
130 Lesson 18 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
Part 1 Look at the map your teacher is projecting.Pretend you are a geography student in January1991. On the map at right, some of the countriesare labeled. Label the other country that exists at this time. Then answer the questions.
What do you notice about the country on this map?
What might be some advantages to controlling a country this large?
What might be some disadvantages to controlling a country this large?
Part 2Look at the new map your teacher is projecting.One year has passed. It is now January 1992. Onthe map at right, draw in and label the countriesthat now exist in this same region.
Look at the differences between your two maps. Inonly one year, the map of this region has changeddrastically. What differences do you notice aboutthe second map compared to the first?
What might have happened to cause these changes?
How might the changes in this region affect the people living there?
ARCTIC OCEAN
Cas
pian
Sea
Black S
ea
Seaof
Japan
BeringSea
Baltic Sea
IRAN
TURKEY
AFGHANISTAN
MONGOLIA
CHINA
NORTHKOREA JA
PAN
FINLAND
SWEDEN
POLAND
W.GER.
E.GER.
CZ
EC
H.
RO
MA
NIA
HUN.
N
S
E
W
0 1,000 kilometers
0 1,000 miles
Lambert Conformal Conic projection
500
500
GA_00_LG-1 USSR pre-1991First proof
ARCTIC OCEAN
Cas
pian
Sea
Black S
ea
Seaof
Japan
BeringSea
Baltic Sea
IRAN
TURKEY
AFGHANISTAN
MONGOLIA
CHINA
NORTHKOREA JA
PAN
FINLAND
SWEDEN
POLAND
W.GER.
E.GER.
CZ
EC
H.
RO
MA
NIA
HUN.
N
S
E
W
0 1,000 kilometers
0 1,000 miles
Lambert Conformal Conic projection
500
500
GA_00_LG-1 USSR pre-1991First proof
Read Sections 18.1 and 18.2. Then create an illustrated dictionary of the Geoterms by completing these tasks:
• Create a symbol or an illustration to represent each term.
• Write a definition of each term in your own words.
• Write a sentence that includes the term.
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Geoterm and Symbol Definition Sentence
ethnic group
nation
nationalism
nation-state
state
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18.2 The Geographic SettingWhat are the five basic factors that affect thesuccess of a nation-state?
What are some key ways that a nation-state can keep its people secure?
What is GDP? Along with GDP, what two otherfactors might indicate whether a nation-state isexperiencing economic growth?
How can a government improve its citizens’ quality of life? What are twomeasures of quality of life within a nation-state?
What is nationalism? In what ways can it both foster and work againstunity within a nation-state?
What does the organization Freedom House do? What two kinds of rightsdoes it examine for each country?
MinskMinskMinsk
VilniusVilniusVilnius
BakuBakuBaku
AZERBAIJANAZERBAIJANAZERBAIJAN
LITHUANIA
BELARUS
AZERBAIJAN
KAZAKHSTAN
RUSSIA
RMinsk
RVilnius
RMoscow
RBaku
IrkutskRAstana
TCI5 246 GA_LG_18_GRN_2.epsFirst Proof
Nation-States of the Former Soviet Union
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18.3 Kazakhstan: A Central Asian Giant
1. Complete this scorecard for Kazakhstan. Follow your teacher’s directions.
Nation-State Scorecard
Factors to Consider for Economic Success Factors to Consider for Political Success
FACTOR SCORE FACTOR SCORELocation, available resources Possible ethnic or religious conflict
GDP growth Crimes reported
Poverty Life expectancy, infant mortality
Income level Freedom Index ranking
Overall success Overall success
Comments: Comments:
KAZAKHSTAN
Cas
pian
Sea Aral Sea
THE STEPPES
LakeBalkhash
Ura
l R.
Syr Darya
RAstana
TCI5 247 GA_LG_18_GRN_3.epsFirst Proof
2. Answer these questions:
Suppose you choose Kazakhstan to host aGeoGames. What is the biggest disadvantage?
What is the biggest advantage?
3. What three new important things have youlearned about the political or economic successof Kazakhstan? On the map, draw and labelthem.
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18.4 Azerbaijan: Where Europe Meets Asia
1. Complete this scorecard for Azerbaijan. Follow your teacher’s directions.
Nation-State Scorecard
Factors to Consider for Economic Success Factors to Consider for Political Success
FACTOR SCORE FACTOR SCORELocation, available resources Possible ethnic or religious conflict
GDP growth Crimes reported
Poverty Life expectancy, infant mortality
Income level Freedom Index ranking
Overall success Overall success
Comments: Comments:
CA
UC
AU
SS
MT
S.
CA
UC
AU
SS
MT
S.
CA
UC
AU
SS
MT
S.
AZERBAIJAN
Ca
sp
i an
Se
a
CA
UC
AS
US
MT
S.
RBaku
2. Answer these questions:
Suppose you choose Azerbaijan to host aGeoGames. What is the biggest disadvantage?
What is the biggest advantage?
3. What three new important things have youlearned about the political or economic successof Azerbaijan? On the map, draw and label them.
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2. Answer these questions:
Suppose you choose Belarus to host aGeoGames. What is the biggest disadvantage?
What is the biggest advantage?
3. What three new important things have youlearned about the political or economic successof Belarus? On the map, draw and label them.
18.5 Belarus: Between Europe and Russia
1. Complete this scorecard for Belarus. Follow your teacher’s directions.
B E L A R U S
Dn
iep
erR
.
Western Dvin a R.
Neman R.
Prypyats R.
RMinsk
TCI5 249 GA_LG_18_GRN_5.epsFirst Proof
Nation-State Scorecard
Factors to Consider for Economic Success Factors to Consider for Political Success
FACTOR SCORE FACTOR SCORELocation, available resources Possible ethnic or religious conflict
GDP growth Crimes reported
Poverty Life expectancy, infant mortality
Income level Freedom Index ranking
Overall success Overall success
Comments: Comments:
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18.6 Lithuania: One of Three Baltic States
1. Complete this scorecard for Lithuania. Follow your teacher’s directions.
L I T H U A N I A
Neman R.
BalticSea
RVilinius
Nation-State Scorecard
Factors to Consider for Economic Success Factors to Consider for Political Success
FACTOR SCORE FACTOR SCORELocation, available resources Possible ethnic or religious conflict
GDP growth Crimes reported
Poverty Life expectancy, infant mortality
Income level Freedom Index ranking
Overall success Overall success
Comments: Comments:
2. Answer these questions:
Suppose you choose Lithuania to host aGeoGames. What is the biggest disadvantage?
What is the biggest advantage?
3. What three new important things have youlearned about the political or economic successof Lithuania? On the map, draw and label them.
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18.7 Russia:The Largest Nation on Earth
1. Complete this scorecard for Russia. Follow your teacher’s directions.
UralR.
UralR.
UralR.
SAYAN MTNSSAYAN MTNSSAYAN MTNS
KO
LYM
AM
TNS
KO
LYM
AM
TNS
KO
LYM
AM
TNS
RUSSIA
Cas
pian
Sea
LakeBaikalUra
lR.
Volga R. Ob
R.
Yen
iseyR
.
Lena R.
Ko
lym
a R.
URAL MTS.
KO
LYM
AM
TNS
SAYAN MTNS
SIBERIARMoscow
TCI5 251 GA_LG_18_GRN_7.epsFirst Proof
Nation-State Scorecard
Factors to Consider for Economic Success Factors to Consider for Political Success
FACTOR SCORE FACTOR SCORELocation, available resources Possible ethnic or religious conflict
GDP growth Crimes reported
Poverty Life expectancy, infant mortality
Income level Freedom Index ranking
Overall success Overall success
Comments: Comments:
2. Answer these questions:
Suppose you choose Russia to host a GeoGames.What is the biggest disadvantage?
What is the biggest advantage?
3. What three new important facts have you learnedabout the political or economic success ofRussia? On the map, draw and label them.
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