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World Geography
Chapter 18-20 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Domestication | The process of training and breeding animals for use by humans. |
Communism | A system of government in which the government controls the means of production determining what goods will be made how much workers will be paid and how much items will cost. |
Inland Sea | A sea that is almost surrounded by land. |
Tundra | A dry treeless plain where temperatures area always cool or cold and specialized plants can grow. |
Taiga | Thinly, scattered, coniferous forest found in Europe and Asia. |
Steppe | A temperate grassland found in Europe and Asia. |
Multiethnic | Composed of many ethnic groups. |
Ethnic Group | People who share such things as culture, language,and religion. |
Acid Rain | |
Infant Mortality | The number of children per 1,000 live births who die within the first year. |
Maternal Mortality | The number of women who died due to pregnancy and childbirth complications per 100,000 live births. |
Life Expectancy | The number of years an individual is expected to live as determined by statistics. |
National Identity | A people's sence of what makes them a nation |
Ghetto | A section of a city in which a particular minority group is forced to live |
Holocaust | The Execution of 6 million jews in Nazi contraction camps during WWII. |
Velvet Revolution | A revolution without bloodshed. |
Privatization | THe process of selling government-owned industries and businesses to private owners |
Collective Farm | A government-owned farm managed by workers who share the profits from their produce |
Balkanize | To brake up into small, mutually hostile politial units |
Entrepreneur | A go-getter individual who starts and builds a business. |
Multiplier Effect | THe effect an investment has in multiplying related jobs throughout the economy. |
Annex | To formally incorporate into a country or state the territory of another |
Diversify | to increase the variety of |
Chernozem | A rich topsoil found in the russian steppes and other mid-latitude grasslands. |
Permafrost | A layer of soil just below the earths surface that stays permanent frozen. |
Czar | An Empire of Russia. |
Abdicate | To surrender one's office, throne, or authorty. |
Soviet | In the former soviet union, anyone of various government councils. |
Command Economy | An economic that is controlled by a single central government. |
Glasnost | A policy of openness introduced in the soviet union in the ate 1980's |
Perestroika | A policy of economic restructuring |
Ruble | The Currency of Russia. |
Black Market | The system of selling goods and services outside of official channels. |