Chapter 16 Homework

Chapter 16, Section 1

1. Agriculture, industry, transportation, and communication have changed since the fall of the soviet Union in Russia in many ways. For agriculture, the amount of needed agricultural imports went down and they developed a new land code so they could buy and sell farm land. Russia's industrail activity dropped after the fall of the soviet reunion but it is slowly rising again. Russia's main source of transportation is trains/subways and waterways because many of their roads and streets have been flooded. Communications used to be controlled before the fall, but now russians are free to express new and different views.

2. Russia is involved in the United Nations Security Council. Russia has also joined European organizations that hep support security and cooperation. This country has worked to settle conflicts and has supported peace efforts in several countries.

Creative Writing:

The Soviet command economy was focused on increased industrial production. They failed to see the need to invest in high-technology industries. As a result the economy became stagnated while their standard of living began to decline. At this time the next head of the government tried to move toward a market economy and people were then allowed to start small buisinesses and take part in foreign investment.


Chapter 16, Section 2

1. The World bank's Sustainable Forestry Pilot Project is helping Russia manage its resources. They are allowing them to use land more wisely, protecting forests, planting new trees, and increase private investment.

2. There are some problems Russia is going to face in the future, one having to do with the fish population shrinking more and more each year mainly because of supertrawlers. Also piplines that carry oil and gas travel though surronding natural enviornments and threatens the wildlife. Lastly, there is the idea of global warming. It is currently happening at a dramatic pace in western Siberia.

Creative Writing:

Polution in Russia has impacted humans living there in many ways. For one, nuculear wastes are extemely dangerous to be exposed to humans and a lot of the nuclear energy was dumped directly into the Barents, Baltic, and Bering sea. Most of russias lakes and rivers have been polluted by industrialisation. The air and soil quality is also not good because of the fact that toxic waste dumps and airborne pollution poisens Russias soil.