Russia and the Former Soviet RepublicsThis new series teaches students about the most important geographic concepts and shows them how people are affected by and respond to economic, social, and political forces--at both the global and local scales. The authors are educators who have been trained to teach geography at the high school or college levels. This series meets national geography and social science standards. |
Contents
Introducing Russia and the Former Soviet Republics | 1 |
Physical Geography | 8 |
Historical Geography | 24 |
Population Geography | 40 |
Cultural Geography | 47 |
Recent Political History | 63 |
Economic Geography | 78 |
New Countries on the World Scene | 91 |
Looking Ahead | 109 |
History at a Glance | 112 |
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Further Reading | 116 |
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Picture Credits | 126 |
About the Contributors | 127 |
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Russia and the Former Soviet Republics Thomas R. McCray,Charles F. Gritzner No preview available - 2006 |
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