DIOMEDES ISLANDS

The border of Russia and the United States of America.

Causation
ALL ABOUT THE BERING
STRAIT

The Diomede island border is

called the Bering Strait and is an
international border. It was
established on March 30 1867
when the U.S.A. bought Alaska
from Russia which included Little
Diomede. After that a line was
drawn. Big Diomede is now a
heavily industrial area.
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TIMELINE
3000 YEARS AGO

The Yupik Eskimos

1648 were the first
humans inhabiting
Russian explorer
the Diomedes
Semyon Rezhnyov
islands.
found the Diomede
islands and AUG 16 1728
claimed them as At this date the
Danish navigator
Russian land.
Vitus Bering
MAR 30 1867 rediscovered the
At this date the U.S.A. Diomedes islands
bought Alaska from causing the Bering
Russia including Little strait to be named
Diomedes. after him.
 Perspective
BIG LITTLE
DIOMEDES DIOMEDES

Population:135
Population:82
Food:Modern food at
expensive Food:Fish, crab,
prices(supermarket)
walrus, seals(hunting)

Lifestyle:Industrial
area/lifestyle
Lifestyle:Subsistence
lifestyle
Travel:If you walk across the ice bridge
in winter and get your passport
checked you can travel 21 hours in the
past or the future.

WORLD PERSPECTIVE
The Bering strait doesn’t really impact
the rest of the world as it is a minute
border.
 Perspective
BIG LITTLE
DIOMEDES DIOMEDES

Population:135
Population:82
Food:Modern food at
expensive Food:Fish, crab,
prices(supermarket)
walrus, seals(hunting)

Lifestyle:Industrial
area/lifestyle
Lifestyle:Subsistence
lifestyle
Travel:If you walk across the ice bridge
in winter and get your passport
checked you can travel 21 hours in the
past or the future.

WORLD PERSPECTIVE
The Bering strait doesn’t really impact
the rest of the world as it is a minute
border.
Did you know?
AMAZING FACTS!

Another name for the

Diomedes islands is
Tomorrow and Yesterday
islands as Russia‘s island is 21
hours infront of the time on
the U.S.A.’s island.

The highest elevation on both

islands is 494 meters high.

The Diomedes islands are

named after the Greek hero
in the Trojan war Diomede.
 Key concepts
FORM-WHAT IS A BORDER?

A border is a line, wall, military zone, fence or sign that

shows when a country/state ends and/or begins.
FUNCTION-WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A
BORDER?

The function of borders is to say when one

country/state ends and another begins, to show
CONNECTION-WHAT independence. CONCEPTS
ARE THEY CONECTED TO?
Borders are connected to countries, states, city states,
war, genocide, peace, colonization and political
agreements.
RESPONSIBILITY-WHO IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR DECIDING THEM?

Governments are responsible for deciding

borders.
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