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Arctic Circle

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1. Why do ships only approach from the Southeast?

2. Why do the people in the town farthest east have to make sure they watch out for their dogs?

3. Why are there no towns in the far north of this area?

4. Why is it so hard for the town all the way over to west to interact with the other towns?

5. Name the largest of the aquatic creatures found in the area.

6. What is a tourist attraction of the area?

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=Whales

=Polar Bears

=Ice Castle

=King Crabs

The Economy of Russia

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Russia’s Past From 1922 to 1991,

Russia was part of an even larger empire called the

_________________.

This empire practiced an authoritarian political system where government controlled economy.

Communism Under

Communism, there is no class system. Meaning no upper,

middle, or lower classes.

Which essentially means that there are no rich people and no poor people.

What is Communis

m? In Communism, everyone in the country gets paid the same amount of money.

That means that factory workers are paid the same as doctors or lawyers.

While this sounds like a good idea in theory, there are many problems that arise.

Communism

ContinuedThe government owns everything within the country, therefore, they get to decide how much money everyone receives.

People are required to give over all of the money they make over to the government and then it is split up.

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The Cold War

This was a heavyweight fight to the end.The U.S. and Soviet Union were actually on the same side during World War II.The U.S. and Soviet Union were the two strongest countries in the world.They were enemies, but there was never really any actual fighting, thus called the COLD War.They competed against one another to see who could do things better, stronger, and faster.

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in October of 1962.

The U.S. did not like that Cuba was communist and they tried to get communism out of Cuba.

Cuba turned to the Soviet Union for help and they got it.

It was the closest the Cold War ever came to there being actual fighting.

Government Controls

In a ____________________

___________________, the national government owns all of the land, resources, industries, farms, etc and makes all economic decisions.

Paid much attention to

______________ industry which meant making machines.

End of Communism

in RussiaBy the mid-70’s, communism was causing problems.

In 1985 Soviet leader

__________________ tried to rebuild the economy, however, the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

Ronald Reagan’s Speech to The Soviet Union

A New Beginning

In a ________________

________________ business are privately owned and able to operate for profit.

Today, Russia’s economy is still struggling

The Capital’s Economy _____________ is

the political, economic and cultural center of Russia.

This major city produces many factory made goods.

St. Petersburg

Russia’s second largest city which is located on the

_____________ river.

This city is noted for

________________.

This cities ________ million residents take pride in their city.

St. Basils Cathedra

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Close-up of the Cathedral

The cathedral was commissioned by Ivan IV (also known as Ivan the Terrible) and built

between 1555 and 1561 in Moscow