GEOGRAPHY 308 Geography of Russia and Eastern Europe

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GEOGRAPHY 308: Geography of Russia and Eastern Europe

GEOGRAPHY 308: Geography of Russia and Eastern Europe

Office Hours JEFF DEGRAVE 140 Phillips Hall 2: 00 pm – 3: 00 pm

Office Hours JEFF DEGRAVE 140 Phillips Hall 2: 00 pm – 3: 00 pm M, W 4: 15 pm – 5: 00 pm M 3: 30 – 4: 00 pm TR -OR- by appointment Tel: 836 -4471 Email: degravjr@uwec. edu Web: http: //people. uwec. edu/degravjr/Geography 308. htm

Who am I ?

Who am I ?

Born in Green Bay

Born in Green Bay

My mother’s maiden name is “Lasecki. ” Lena, WI Polish Ancestry in Wisconsin

My mother’s maiden name is “Lasecki. ” Lena, WI Polish Ancestry in Wisconsin

Polish Immigration • 9. 8% of Wisconsinites are of Polish descent (largest % of

Polish Immigration • 9. 8% of Wisconsinites are of Polish descent (largest % of any state) • WI has the 6 th highest Polishdescent population (Illinois #2) • Chicago is “ 2 nd Largest 1871 Polish city in the World” (Warsaw) • Many Poles came to the Midwest to work in the food industry (farms, factories) 1795 ? Today

Pickles! • Dill and garlicprepared pickles come from Slavic origins (Czech and Polish)

Pickles! • Dill and garlicprepared pickles come from Slavic origins (Czech and Polish)

Poznan, Poland 1991

Poznan, Poland 1991

Graduated High School in Toledo, Ohio Eau Claire • • Toledo

Graduated High School in Toledo, Ohio Eau Claire • • Toledo

Undergraduate: Ohio University (Athens, OH) Graduate: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) Currently: U of

Undergraduate: Ohio University (Athens, OH) Graduate: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) Currently: U of Minnesota (Ph. D. Candidate)

Things I like: Dark Chocolate Unique Architecture Traveling Old Stuff Cultures of the World

Things I like: Dark Chocolate Unique Architecture Traveling Old Stuff Cultures of the World

Things I DO NOT like: • Hot Dogs • Baloney • CHEATING!

Things I DO NOT like: • Hot Dogs • Baloney • CHEATING!

What is cheating? • Referred to as “Academic Misconduct” • Comes in a wide

What is cheating? • Referred to as “Academic Misconduct” • Comes in a wide variety of forms, techniques, definitions—see syllabus • Plagiarism Q: Is copying and pasting information off the Internet without citing your source considered to be plagiarism? YES!

Plagiarism: Example I The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of

Plagiarism: Example I The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It goes through western Russia and people say its the national river of Russia, flowing through eleven of the twenty biggest cities in Russia. Some of the largest reservoirs in the world can be found along the Volga. A Russian hydronym "Волга" is akin to the Slavic word for "wetness. "

Plagiarism: Example II Kaliningrad is a ice-free Russian Baltic Sea port and hence plays

Plagiarism: Example II Kaliningrad is a ice-free Russian Baltic Sea port and hence plays an important role in maintenance of the Baltic Fleet. Because Russia collapsed in 1991, the Kaliningrad Oblast became an exclave, geographically separated from the rest of Russia. It was a part from the rest of the USSR and got even more pronounced politically when Poland Lithuania became members of NATO and subsequently the European Union in 2004. [9]

DO NOT COPY AND PASTE INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET!

DO NOT COPY AND PASTE INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET!

My Philosophy Your Education = Your Job

My Philosophy Your Education = Your Job

Questions?

Questions?

Has anyone ever been to “Eastern Europe? ”

Has anyone ever been to “Eastern Europe? ”

“Eastern Europe” What is Eastern Europe, anyway? This?

“Eastern Europe” What is Eastern Europe, anyway? This?

How do you know when you are in “Eastern Europe? ” Now Entering Eastern

How do you know when you are in “Eastern Europe? ” Now Entering Eastern Europe

Europe What the heck is “Europe? ”

Europe What the heck is “Europe? ”

“Europe” But where is Phoenicia? According to many scholars, the word “Europe” originally comes

“Europe” But where is Phoenicia? According to many scholars, the word “Europe” originally comes from the word “Ereb, ” a Phoenician word meaning “sunset. ”

Phoenicia: was an ancient civilization established along the Med coast in what is now

Phoenicia: was an ancient civilization established along the Med coast in what is now Lebanon and Syria

And what is the most common ethnicity in this part of the world? (The

And what is the most common ethnicity in this part of the world? (The Middle East) Arabic (Erebic)

And what religion do we often associate with the Arab world? Islam (Muslims)

And what religion do we often associate with the Arab world? Islam (Muslims)

Wait a minute. SO WHAT if the words “Europe” and “Arab” come from the

Wait a minute. SO WHAT if the words “Europe” and “Arab” come from the same root (“Ereb”). What does this have to with places like Bulgaria?

“Eastern Europe” is the collision of “Western Europe” and the “Middle East”

“Eastern Europe” is the collision of “Western Europe” and the “Middle East”

Religions of Europe ██ Roman Catholicism ██ Orthodox Christianity ██ Protestantism ██ Sunni Islam

Religions of Europe ██ Roman Catholicism ██ Orthodox Christianity ██ Protestantism ██ Sunni Islam ██ Shi’a Islam …and more!

Islam in Europe Region Total Pop Muslims % Muslim W. Europe E. Europe Balkans

Islam in Europe Region Total Pop Muslims % Muslim W. Europe E. Europe Balkans Mid-East 375, 832, 557 212, 821, 296 65, 407, 609 274, 775, 527 13, 577, 116 3. 6% 21, 826, 829 10. 3% 8, 165, 137 12. 5% 252, 219, 832 91. 8%

Islam in Eurasia Europe vs. the “Stans”

Islam in Eurasia Europe vs. the “Stans”

Eastern Europe embodies the word “Ereb. ” But where does it begin? And end?

Eastern Europe embodies the word “Ereb. ” But where does it begin? And end?

U. S. Cold War Point of View

U. S. Cold War Point of View

European Union Point of View

European Union Point of View

Linguistic Point of View Slavic Languages

Linguistic Point of View Slavic Languages

Religious Point of View Eastern Orthodox

Religious Point of View Eastern Orthodox

Rand Mc. Nally Point of View Convention

Rand Mc. Nally Point of View Convention

Ural Mountains

Ural Mountains

Ea Eu st e ro rn pe Geog 308 Point of View

Ea Eu st e ro rn pe Geog 308 Point of View

Plus… the CIS

Plus… the CIS

…and all the federal subjects of Russia. Just kidding.

…and all the federal subjects of Russia. Just kidding.

The Big Picture

The Big Picture