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Unit Summary

This unit teaches pupils about Russia's climate and biomes and how this affects its population. Pupils will also learn about Russia's natural resources and how this affects its relations with other countries around the world.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain the reasons for Russia's power and influence in the world and evaluate its status as a global superpower.

Key Notes

• A country that can project its power and influence all over the world is called a global superpower.
• Economy, military, population, land area, energy reserves and cultural influence are factors that give countries power.
• Russia is often considered a global superpower due to its strong military, large land area and large energy reserves.
• Some people think Russia's power is limited by the size of its economy and the size of its population.

Vocabulary To Learn

• global superpower: a country that can project its power and influence all over the world
• military: the people trained and organised by a country to defend it and potentially fight in wars, along with the weapons, vehicles and equipment they use
• energy reserves: natural sources of energy, like oil, gas, or coal, that a country has stored underground and can use in the future

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• A superpower only refers to a country's military power and influence.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Climate change and Russia Study Guide
• GIS: Analysing the human and physical geography of Russia Study Guide
• Moscow: A city in Russia Study Guide
• Physical Landscapes and Landforms across Russia Study Guide
• Rural Russia and Indigenous peoples Study Guide
• Russia's energy Study Guide
• The biomes of Russia Study Guide
• The climate of Russia Study Guide
• The population of Russia Study Guide
• The steppe - feeding the world Study Guide
• The story of Russia through maps (1914 - present) Study Guide