360 CHAPTER 16

SECTION 1

Russia and theWestern Republics

SECTION 2

Transcaucasia

SECTION 3

Central Asia

Three Subregions of Russia and the Republics

Cas

pian

Sea

BlackSea

ARCTICOCEAN

PACIFICOCEAN

EastSiberian

Sea

Bering Sea

Barents Sea

North Sea

Kara Sea

LaptevSea

Sea of Okhotsk

Sea ofJapan

INDIAN OCEAN

KAZAKHSTAN

R U S S I A

RUSSIA

TURKMENISTAN

ARMENIA

GEORGIA

UKRAINE

BELARUS

MOLDOVA

LITHUANIA LATVIA

ESTONIA

AZERBAIJAN

KYRGYZSTAN

TAJIKISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

30°N

80°N 80°N

50°N

40°N

20°N

10°N

0°

10°S

30°S

20°S

20°E

10°E

10°W

40°E

30°E

60°E50°E

80°E70°E 100°E90°E 110°E 120°E

0°

Arctic

Circle

Arct

icCi

rcle

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

Russia and the Western Republics

Transcaucasia

Central Asia

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0 500 1,000 kilometers

500 1,000 miles

Two-Point Equidistant Projection

N

S

EW

How did Russia’s expansionaffect the region’sgeography?

Taking Notes In your notebook, copy a

cluster diagram like the one shown. As you

read, take notes about the history, economics,

culture, and modern life of each subregion of

Russia and the Republics.

CentralAsia

Transcaucasia

Russia and the Republics

Russiaand the Western

Republics