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Europe & Russia
Question | Answer |
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What is Patriarch? | the haed of the Eastern Orthodox church. |
What is Pogrom? | in czarist Russia,an attack on Jews carried out by governmant troops or officials. |
What is Steppe? | wide,grassy plains of Euransia;also similar climate regions elsewhere. |
What is Taiga? | Russian term for the vast subarctic forst,mostly evergreens,that cover much of Russia and Siberia. |
What is Tundra? | Vast,treeless plains in cold northern climates,characterized by permafrost & small,low plants such as mosses & shrubs. |
what is Permafrost? | Permanently forzen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground. |
What is Hydroelectric Power? | Electrical energy generated by falling water. |
What is Atheism? | the belief that there is NO GOD. |
What is Perestroika? | in Russian 'restructuing' ; part of Gorbacbers plan for reforming soviet goverment |