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Russia key terms
7th grade SS
Term | Definition | |
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steppe | a very large plain of dry grassland | |
permafrost | permanently frozen ground | |
tundra | flat treeless land found in arctic and subarctic regions | |
taiga | the largest forest area that stretch through northern Russia Canada and other northern countries | |
nonrenewable fossil fuel | a source of energy such as oil, natural gas, or coal that is in limited supply | |
peat | the material from very old decayed plants that burns like coal | |
hydroelectric power | a source of energy that uses flowing water to produce electricity | |
methane | a colorless odorless natural gas released from carbon | |
greenhouse gas | a gas that traps the suns heat over earth | |
semiarid | somwhat dry , with very little rainfall | |
arid | very dry having almost no rainfall | |
pesticide | a chemical that kills harmful insects and weeds | |
landmass | a very large area of land | |
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