Russia and the neighboring countries

Questions:

1. Analyze how did the soviets design the economy of the Soviet Union.
2. Evaluate how are the climate and natural vegetation of this region related to each other.
3. Deduce how would you characterize the environmental problems of this world region.  

Write an essay answering the previous three questions. You are strongly encouraged to illustrate your answer with maps, stats, or photography’s.

• You should write an introduction paragraph or half a page presenting the three questions you have to answer to.
• You should write about one paragraph or one page on each of your answer, so about three total paragraphs or three pages.
• You should write a conclusion paragraph or half a page reflecting on the three questions you previously answered.
• Your paper should be at least four pages long or more than a thousand words long, not counting your illustrations and sources.
• Your answers must be supplemented with additional information from at least two other sources beside your text book. Your text book does not count as a source.