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Term | Definition |
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Hydrroelectric Power | Power generated by falling water,and water for drinking |
Permafrost | a Permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground, which underlies much of Russia |
Tundra | A vast,treeless plain,dominates the Russian landscape |
Taiga | A Forest belt that covers two-fifths of European Russia and extends into much of Siberia |
Steppe | Climate region.This temperate grassland area has dry summers and long cold,dry winters with swirling,sparse snow |
Ethnic Gruop | Shares a common ancestry,language,religion,or set of customs,or a combination of these things |
Sovereignty | The government hopes that arrangement will dampen any desire the people of Tatarston may have to separate from Russia |
Czar | Supreme ruler |
Serf | A virtually enslaved workforce bound to the land and under the control of nobility |
Communism | A |