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PREVIEW © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute New Nation-States from the Old Soviet Empire: Will They Succeed? 1 Part 1: January 1991 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. en 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: January 1992 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 with 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 s pia n S e a Black Sea Sea of Japan (East Sea) 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 s pia n S e a Black Sea Sea of Japan (East Sea) 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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Part 1: January 1991 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: January 1992Look 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 with 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
Sea ofJapan
(East Sea)
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
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ARCTIC OCEAN
Cas
pian
Sea
Black S
ea
Sea ofJapan
(East Sea)
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
G e O T e r M S
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Read Sections 1 and 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.
Geoterm and Symbol Definition Sentence
ethnic group
nation
nationalism
nation-state
state
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18 The Geographic SettingWhat are the five basic factors that affect the success 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 other factors might indicate whether a nation-state is experiencing economic growth?
How can a government improve its citizens’ quality of life? What are two measures of quality of life within a nation-state?
What is nationalism? In what ways can it both foster and work against unity within a nation-state?
What does the organization Freedom House do? What two kinds of rights does it examine for each country?
MinskMinsk
VilniusVilnius
BakuBaku
AZERBAIJANAZERBAIJAN
LITHUANIA
BELARUS
AZERBAIJAN
KAZAKHSTAN
RUSSIA
�Minsk
�Vilnius
�Moscow
�Baku
Irkutsk�Astana
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Nation-States of the Former Soviet Union
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3 Kazakhstan: A Central Asian Giant1. Complete this scorecard for Kazakhstan. Follow your teacher’s directions.
2. Answer these questions: Suppose you choose Kazakhstan to host a GeoGames. What is the biggest disadvantage?
What is the biggest advantage?
3. What three new important things have you learned about the political or economic success of Kazakhstan? On the map, draw and label them.
KAZAKHSTAN
Cas
pian
Sea
Aral Sea
THE STEPPES
LakeBalkhash
Ura
l R.
Syr Darya
�Astana
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Nation-State Scorecard
Factors to Consider for Economic Success Factors to Consider for Political Success
FaCTOr SCOre FaCTOr SCOre
Location, 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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4 Azerbaijan: Where Europe Meets Asia1. 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 SCOre
Location, 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 Azerbaijan to host a GeoGames. What is the biggest disadvantage?
What is the biggest advantage?
3. What three new important things have you learned about the political or economic success of Azerbaijan? On the map, draw and label them.
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.
�Baku
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5 Belarus: Between Europe and Russia1. Complete this scorecard for Belarus. Follow your teacher’s directions.
Nation-State Scorecard
Factors to Consider for Economic Success Factors to Consider for Political Success
FaCTOr SCOre FaCTOr SCOre
Location, 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 Belarus to host a GeoGames. What is the biggest disadvantage?
What is the biggest advantage?
3. What three new important things have you learned about the political or economic success of Belarus? On the map, draw and label them.
B E L A R U S
Dn
ieper R
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Western Dvin a R.
Neman R.
Prypyats R.
�Minsk
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6 Lithuania: One of Three Baltic States1. Complete this scorecard for Lithuania. Follow your teacher’s directions.
Nation-State Scorecard
Factors to Consider for Economic Success Factors to Consider for Political Success
FaCTOr SCOre FaCTOr SCOre
Location, 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 a GeoGames. What is the biggest disadvantage?
What is the biggest advantage?
3. What three new important things have you learned about the political or economic success of Lithuania? On the map, draw and label them.
L I T H U A N I A
Neman R.
BalticSea
�Vilnius
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7 Russia: The Largest Nation on Earth1. Complete this scorecard for Russia. Follow your teacher’s directions.
Nation-State Scorecard
Factors to Consider for Economic Success Factors to Consider for Political Success
FaCTOr SCOre FaCTOr SCOre
Location, 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 things have you learned about the political or economic success of Russia? On the map, draw and label them. Ura
l R.
Ural R.
SAYAN MTNS SAYAN MTNS
KO
LYM
A M
TNS
KO
LYM
A M
TNS
RUSSIA
Cas
pian
Sea
LakeBaikalUra
l R.
Volga R. Ob
R.
Yen
isey R.
Lena R.
Ko
lym
a R.
URAL MTS.
KO
LYM
A M
TNS
SAYAN MTNS
SIBERIA�Moscow
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