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2 Station Directions 18 Visiting s in the Former Soviet Union Gather Information About s Follow these steps for each nation-state you visit: 1. With your group, go to a visitor center in this nation-state s capital city.. Locate the section of your Reading Notes for this nation-state.. Examine the information and discuss the questions on the two station masters for this nation-state. Use Station Master 18K to compare this nation-state to other nation-states.. Read the related section of Chapter 18 in Geography Alive! Regions and People. Then talk about these questions with your group: What new information did you learn about this nation-state? With everything you ve learned, do you feel more positive or more negative about this nation-state?. The scorecard lists several factors for both economic and political success. Give this nation-state a score of 1,,,, or for each factor. A score of 1 is the highest.. Return to your seat on the plane. Work with your group to complete this section of Reading Notes. Give each nation-state an overall score in both economic and political success. Add comments to explain each of your overall scores. Include information from at least two factors you analyzed. Then answer the two questions under the scorecard. 7. On the map in your Reading Notes, draw and label three new important facts about the political or economic success of this nation-state. For example, if you learned that this nation-state exports a lot of diamonds, which would help its economy, you might draw a diamond on the map and label it diamond exports. 1 Lesson 18 Teachers Curriculum Institute

3 Economic Success of Look at the economic information below for the nation-state of. Discuss each question in your group. Station Master 18A Caspian Sea RUSSIA R. Ural TURKMENTISTAN THE STEPPES Aral Sea UZBEKISTAN KAZAKHSTAN Syr Darya Astana Iron Lake Balkhash KYRGYZSTAN Petroleum (oil) Precious metals (gold, silver, copper) CHINA GDP per Capita (in U.S. dollars) Growth of GDP per Capita, $1, $1, $9, $7, $, $,1 $, $,1 $ What does this map tell you about s resources? Its location? How do its resources and location help or hurt? Look at the numbers on this graph. What do they tell you about the success of s economy? Percentage of Population Above and Below the Poverty Line.% above.% below ly Income (in U.S. dollars) $, $, $, $, $1, $ Income per Person $,9 $,1 $1,78 $1,9 $81 Look at the percentages in this circle graph. What do they tell you about the economy in? How does income per person for compare to the other nation-states? What does this tell you about the economy in? Sources: Infoplease, Economic Statistics by Country, The World Bank Group, Country Statistical Information Database, World Development Indicators, The World Factbook 199, 1999, Central Intelligence Agency. Teachers Curriculum Institute New s from the Old Soviet Empire: Will They Succeed? 1

4 Station Master 18B Political Success of Look at the political information below for the nation-state of. Discuss each question in your group. Ethnic Diversity Kazakh, % Muslim, n, 7% % Ukrainian, % Uzbek, % Uygur, 1% German, % Other, 7% Religious Diversity Other or no religion, 7% n Orthodox, Orthodo,x % Protestant, % Crimes per 1, People 1 1 Reported Crimes per Capita Look at these circle graphs. What do they tell you about possible ethnic and religious tension in? Compare the level of crime in to the other nation-states. What might this tell you about security in? Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality in Freedom Index Ranking, Life Expectancy (years) 8 Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1, births) Notice how the numbers change in this table. What might this tell you about quality of life for people in? 9 9 Rank Political rights Civil liberties GA_LG_1_18_SM_18b-_rv1 B/W Sources: Freedom House, Freedom nd Proof in the World Country Scores: 197, United Nations Office on Drugs 7-- and Crime, The Seventh United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (1998 ), The World Factbook 199, 1999,, Central Intelligence Agency. On this scale, 1 represents the highest degree of freedom, and 7 the lowest. Have the rankings for gone up, gone down, or mostly stayed the same over time? What does this tell you about rights and freedoms in? GA_LG_1_18_SM_18b-_rv1 B/W nd Proof Lesson 18 Teachers Curriculum Institute

5 Economic Success of Look at the economic information below for the nation-state of. Discuss each question in your group. Station Master 18C.. S S T T M M S S U S S U A C U A C ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN IRAN RUSSIA AZERBAIJAN Baku Petroleum (oil) Precious metals (gold, silver, copper) C a s p i a n S e a GDP per Capita (in U.S. dollars) Growth of GDP per Capita, $1, $1, $9, $, $, $, $, $1, $ What does this map tell you about s resources? Its location? How do its resources and location help or hurt? Look at the numbers on this graph. What do they tell you about the success of s economy? Percentage of Population Above and Below the Poverty Line.% above 9.% below ly Income (in U.S. dollars) $, $, $, $, $1, $ Income per Person $,9 $,1 $1,78 $1,9 $81 Look at the percentages in this circle graph. What do they tell you about the economy in? How does income per person for compare to the other nation-states? What does this tell you about the economy in? Sources: Infoplease, Economic Statistics by Country, The World Bank Group, Country Statistical Information Database, World Development Indicators, The World Factbook 199, 1999, Central Intelligence Agency. Teachers Curriculum Institute New s from the Old Soviet Empire: Will They Succeed? 1

6 Station Master 18D Political Success of Look at the political information below for the nation-state of. Discuss each question in your group. Ethnic Diversity Armenian, % Other, % Dagestani, % n, % Religious Diversity Azeri, 9% Muslim, 9% Other or no religion, % n Orthodox, % Armenian Orthodox, % Crimes per 1, People 1 1 Reported Crimes per Capita Look at these circle graphs. What do they tell you about possible ethnic and religious tension in? Compare the level of crime in to the other nation-states. What might this tell you about security in? Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality in Life Expectancy (years) 71 Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1, births) Notice how the numbers in this table change. What might this tell you about quality of life for people in? 8 8 Rank 7 1 Freedom Index Ranking, Political rights Civil liberties GA_LG_1_18_SM_18d-_rv1 B/W nd Proof 7-- Sources: Freedom House, Freedom in the World Country Scores: 197, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, The Seventh United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (1998 ), The World Factbook 199, 1999,, Central Intelligence Agency. On this scale, 1 represents the highest degree of freedom, and 7 the lowest. Have the rankings for gone up, gone down, or mostly stayed the same over time? What does this tell you about GA_LG_1_18_SM_18d-_rv1 B/W nd Proof 7- - rights and freedoms in? 1 Lesson 18 Teachers Curriculum Institute

7 Economic Success of Look at the economic information below for the nation-state of. Discuss each question in your group. Station Master 18E LATVIA LITHUANIA POLAND Neman BELARUS Minsk R. Western D vina Prypyats R. R. Dniep er R. UKRAINE Coal Petroleum (oil) RUSSIA GDP per Capita (in U.S. dollars) Growth of GDP per Capita, $1, $1, $9, $, $, $ $,89 $, $, What does this map tell you about s resources? Its location? How do its resources and location help or hurt? Look at the numbers on this graph. What do they tell you about the success of s economy? Percentage of ian Population Above and Below the Poverty Line 8.1% above 1.9% below ly Income (in U.S. dollars) $, $, $, $, $1, $ Income per Person $,9 $,1 $1,78 $1,9 $81 Look at the percentages in this circle graph. What do they tell you about the economy in? How does income per person for compare to the other nation-states? What does this tell you about the economy in? Sources: Infoplease, Economic Statistics by Country, The World Bank Group, Country Statistical Information Database, World Development Indicators, The World Factbook 199, 1999, Central Intelligence Agency. Teachers Curriculum Institute New s from the Old Soviet Empire: Will They Succeed? 17

8 Station Master 18F Political Success of Look at the political information below for the nation-state of. Discuss each question in your group. Ethnic Diversity Religious Diversity Reported Crimes per Capita ian, 81% Polish, Ukrainian, and other, 8% n, 11% Eastern Orthodox, 8% Other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) or no religion, % Crimes per 1, People Look at these circle graphs. What do they tell you about possible ethnic and religious tension in? Compare the level of crime in to the other nation-states. What might this tell you about security in? Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality in Life Expectancy (years) Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1, births) Rank 7 Freedom Index Ranking, Notice how the numbers in this table change. What might this tell you about quality of life for people in? Political rights Civil liberties Sources: Freedom House, Freedom in the World Country Scores: 197, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, The Seventh United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (1998 ), The World Factbook 199, 1999,, Central Intelligence Agency. On this scale, 1 represents the highest degree of freedom, and 7 the lowest. Have the rankings for gone up, gone down, or mostly stayed the same over time? What does this tell you about rights and freedoms in? 18 Lesson 18 Teachers Curriculum Institute

9 Economic Success of Look at the economic information below for the nation-state of. Discuss each question in your group. Station Master 18G LATVIA Petroleum (oil) Growth of GDP per Capita, Baltic Sea Neman R. LITHUANIA Vilinius RUSSIA BELARUS POLAND GDP per Capita (in U.S. dollars) $1, $1, $9, $, $, $ $11, $, $, What does this map tell you about s resources and location? How do its resources and location help or hurt? Look at the numbers on this graph. What do they tell you about the success of s economy? Percentage of n Population Above and Below the Poverty Line 8% above 17% below ly Income (in U.S. dollars) $, $, $, $, $1, $ Income per Person $,9 $,1 $1,78 $1,9 $81 Look at the percentages in this circle graph. What do they tell you about the economy in? How does income per person for compare to the other nation-states? What does this tell you about the economy in? Sources: Infoplease, Economic Statistics by Country, The World Bank Group, Country Statistical Information Database, World Development Indicators, The World Factbook 199, 1999, Central Intelligence Agency. Teachers Curriculum Institute New s from the Old Soviet Empire: Will They Succeed? 19

10 Station Master 18H Political Success of Look at the political information below for the nation-state of. Discuss each question in your group. Ethnic Diversity Religious Diversity Reported Crimes per Capita n, 8% Catholic, 8% n, 9% Other, % Polish, 7% Other or no religion, 1% ian, % Crimes per 1, People Look at these circle graphs. What do they tell you about possible ethnic and religious tension in? Compare the level of crime in to the other nation-states. What might this tell you about security in? Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality in Life Expectancy (years) Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1, births) Notice how the numbers in this table change. What might this tell you about quality of life for people in? Rank 7 1 Freedom Index Ranking, Political rights Civil liberties Sources: Freedom House, Freedom in the World Country Scores: 197, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, The Seventh United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (1998 ), The World Factbook 199, 1999,, Central Intelligence Agency. On this scale, 1 represents the highest degree of freedom, and 7 the lowest. Have the rankings for gone up, gone down, or mostly stayed the same over time? What does this tell you about rights and freedoms in? Lesson 18 Teachers Curriculum Institute

11 Economic Success of Look at the economic information below for the nation-state of. Discuss each question in your group. Station Master 18I Growth of GDP per Capita, UKRAINE GEO. EST. LAT. BEL. AZER. Caspian Sea Volga R. FINLAND Moscow R. Ural URAL MTS. Ob R. KAZAKHSTAN Coal Diamonds Hydroelectric power Iron Yenisey R. RUSSIA MTNS MTS. SAYAN Natural gas Petroleum (oil) Lake Baikal MONGOLIA Precious metals (gold, silver, copper) Lena R. CHINA Koly ma R. MTNS KOLYMA KOLYMA MTS. GDP per Capita (in U.S. dollars) $1, $1, $9, $, $, $ $8,9 $,19 $, What does this map tell you about s resources? Its location? How do its resources and location help or hurt? Look at the numbers on this graph. What do they tell you about the success of s economy? Percentage of n Population Above and Below the Poverty Line 9.1% above.9% below ly Income (in U.S. dollars) $, $, $, $, $1, $ Income per Person $,9 $,1 $1,78 $1,9 $81 Look at the percentages in this circle graph. What do they tell you about the economy in? Sources: Infoplease, Economic Statistics by Country, The World Bank Group, Country Statistical Information Database, World Development Indicators, The World Factbook 199, 1999, Central Intelligence Agency. How does income per person for compare to the other nation-states? What does this tell you about the economy in? GA_LG_1_18_SM_18i-_rv1 B/W nd Proof 7-- Teachers Curriculum Institute New s from the Old Soviet Empire: Will They Succeed? 1

12 Station Master 18J Political Success of Look at the political information below for the nation-state of. Discuss each question in your group. Ethnic Diversity Other, 8% Bashkir, 1% n, 81% ian, 1% Tatar, % Ukrainian, % Chuvash, 1% Moldavian, 1% Religious Diversity n Orthodox, % Islam, 1% Christian, % Other or no religion, 9% Crimes per 1, People 1 1 Reported Crimes per Capita Look at these circle graphs. What do they tell you about possible ethnic and religious tension in? Compare the level of crime in to the other nation-states. What might this tell you about security in? Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality in Life Expectancy (years) 9 8 Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1, births) Notice how the numbers in this table change. What might this tell you about quality of life for people in? 7 Rank 7 1 Freedom Index Ranking, Political rights Civil liberties Sources: Freedom House, Freedom in the World Country Scores: 197, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, The Seventh United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (1998 ), The World Factbook 199, 1999,, Central Intelligence Agency. On this scale, 1 represents the highest degree of freedom, and 7 the lowest. Have the rankings for gone up, gone down, or mostly stayed the same over time? What does this tell you about rights and freedoms in? GA_LG_1_18_SM_18j-_rv1 B/W nd Proof 7-- Lesson 18 Teachers Curriculum Institute

13 Comparative Data Economic and Political Comparisons Use the data below to compare one nation-state to another. Station Master 18K $, $, $, $1, GDP per Capita (in U.S. Dollars), $7,8 $7, $11, $8,9 $7, $, $, United States France Country Percentage Below Poverty Line Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line % % % % 1%.% 9.% 1.9% Country 17%.9% 1.7%.% United States France Country Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality, United States France Life Expectancy (years) Infant Mortality (deaths per 1, births) Rank 7 1 Freedom Index Ranking, Political rights Civil liberties 1 Country United States France Sources: Freedom House, Freedom in the World Country Scores: 197, Infoplease, Economic Statistics by Country, NationMaster, France: Economy, United States: Economy, The World Bank Group, World Development Indicators, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency. Teachers Curriculum Institute New s from the Old Soviet Empire: Will They Succeed?

14 Student Handout 18 Writing a Letter of Proposal Write to the International GeoGames Committee You have just visited five nation-states that were once a part of the Soviet Union. Write a letter to the International GeoGames Committee. Tell them which nation-state you think is the best site of a future GeoGames. Also advise the committee which nation-state you think is the worst site. Your letter must include a date and a proper heading. an introduction that briefly describes your tour. Mention where you visited and your impressions of the nation-states. Tell what kind of information you gathered. your recommendation for the best nation-state as a site of a future GeoGames. Give three reasons for your choice. your recommendation for the worst nation-state as a site of a future GeoGames. Give three reasons for your choice. a concluding statement. Summarize your arguments and restate your opinion. Your letter should be at least one page in length. Type it or write it neatly in ink. Lesson 18 Teachers Curriculum Institute

Chapter 18 New Nation-States

Chapter 18 New Nation-States from the Old Soviet Empire: Will They Succeed? Mr. Schiebel GLOBAL STUDIES 8 New Nation-States from the Old Soviet Empire: Will They Succeed? Factors that contribute to success