CIA Factbook Map Exercises   Instructions: Enter your answers into the boxes below. If you'd like a print-out of your responses, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page, and you will be taken to a printer-friendly page. If you have been instructed to submit your exercise online, enter both your and your instructor's name and e-mail address, then click the Email button at the bottom of the page. Your answers will be e-mailed immediately.   Russia http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rs.html Geography question: What is the distance from St. Petersburg in the west to the Kamchatka Peninsula in the east (along the 60th parallel north)? Why (or how) would the size of the country encourage centralized governmental administration? Demographics question: Note the population growth rate of Russia. What are two issues that growth rate presents to the government? What is one asset and one liability the government has (according to the data presented in the Fact Book) for addressing those issues? Comparison question: Compare the list of Russian "Political Parties and Leaders" with the list for the USA. How do the differences in the lists affect politics within the countries? Why?     Student Name:* Student Email:*   Professor Name:*   Professor Email:*         *required