Term | Definition |
Domestication | |
Communism | A system in which the government controlled almost all aspects of political and economic life. |
Eurasia | Is Europe and Asia viewed as a large single continent. |
Inland sea | Sea that is almost completely surrounded by land. |
Tundra | A treeless plain in arctic areas where short grass and moss grow, is found where the region touches the Arctic Ocean. |
Taiga | South of the tundra are coniferous forest. |
Steppe | Expansive grasslands. |
Multiethnic | Containing many ethnic groups. |
Ethnic group | Is composed of people who share such things as culture, language, and religion. |
Acid rain | A form of pollution in which toxic chemicals in the air come back to the earth as rain, snow, or hail. |
National identity | Sense of what characteristics make them a nation. |
Ghettos | In Polish cities such as Warsaw. |
Holocaust | The destruction of human life. |
Velvet revolution | a revolution without bloodshed. |
Collective farms | Communists ended private ownership of farms. |
Privatization | Many parts of the Czechs. |
Balkanize | To break up into small, mutually hostile political units. |
Entrepreneurs | Go-getter individual who start and build businesses. |
Multiplier effect | Eleven new jobs have been added to Romania's economy for each job that the soft drink company created. |
Annexed | Formally added. |
Diversify | Increase the variety of their industries |