TV3_Russia revision_22/23

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Revision chapter 7 - Russia

Look at the population pyramids on the right.

Which country has the best age structure for economic development?

1. A
2. B
3. C

Look at Russia's population pyramid

Next question will be about this.

Russia's population is...

1. Shrinking
2. Growing
3. Remaining the same

Why is it important for a country to 'not have it's population shrink' the way it does in Russia?

Name 3 effects of the shrinking population on Russia:

Mention 2 solutions to stop a shrinking population

These two things combined is the natural population growth

1. emigration
2. birth
3. immigration
4. death

When the immigration is higher than the emigration there is a

1. birth surplus
2. natural population growth
3. immigration surplus
4. net migration rate

Consequences for Russia's demography

- low birth rates: people feared to lose their jobs etc --> family planning.

- high death rates: unhealthy lifestyles causing low life expectancy.

GNP per head

GNP

infant mortality

education

Malnourishment

Life expectancy

Lorenzcurve

Agricultural sector

Het HDI (Human Development Index) ia measured by?

What is a planned economy?

What happened to the quality of products in the planned economy USSR

1. improved
2. degraded
3. not much changed

Capitalism

Communism

Free market economy

Planned economy

private entrepeneurs responsible for production

State / government responsible for production

Russia during soviet Union

The Soviet Union was a planned economy.  The state decided what was produced and how much of it was needed. 

Disadvantages planned economy:

- products of inferior quality 

- little respect for the environment

 

What are means of production ?

In what period was the means of production controlled by the state

1. Before 1997
2. 1917-1991
3. 1991 -2010
4. After 2010

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is the "bridge" between Russia and Western Europe. 

This can be positive, but it also causes a lot of conflict

Why is Ukraine important to Russia?

Political

Historic

Economic

Cultural

Military

Sebastopol

 Soviet Union

Russian language

Industrial cities

Buffer between Russia & West

What are geo-politics?

Russia engages in geo-politics

= political power that a country wields by exploiting its natural resources or its geographical location.

Plan for future:

- Agreement to double Nord Stream
-  Plans for Turkish Stream (2019)
 Europe no longer gets gas via Ukraine?

1. The Nord Stream makes the Netherlands less dependent on Russian gas
2. UKraine's position against Russia is stronger because of the Nord Stream

1. both true
2. both false
3. 1. true, 2. false
4. 1. false, 2. true