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Russia vocab
social study
Term | Definition |
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soviet union | merger of multiple soviet republics under one central government an economy |
petroleum | liquid mixture of hydrocarbons used for fuel |
extract | to remove or pull out |
coroperation | a large business or organization |
urban | of or relating city |
siberia | region in North Russia |
permafrost | a layer of soil that is always frozen in very cold regions of the world |
aral sea | large salt lake between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan |
pollution | action or substance that make land,water,air etc.,dirty and not safe or suitable to use |
modify | to make basic or fundamental changes to something els |
adapt | to make fit without change |
drastic | extreme in effect or action;considered severe or serious |
consequence | something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions |
republic | a country that is governed by elected leader |
distribution | the way that something is divided or spread out |
market economy | an economic system in which prices are based on competition among private businesses and not controlled by a government |
collapse | to break apart and fall down suddenly |
enerprise | a project or activity that involves many people and that is often difficult |
restrict | to limit or prevent someone from doing something or something from happening |
impose | to force or cause someone to accept something by authority |
unified | to bring or join together |
gender | the state of being male or female |
polarize | to break apart or separate into different groups |
competition | the act or process of trying to get or win something |
manifestation | a sign that shows something clearly |
assimilate | to adopt the ways of another culture |
promote | to help happen,develop or increse |
toleration | to permit or allow to happen or occur |
orthodox | accepting and closely following the traditional beliefs and customs a religion |
contest | to struggle or fight for or aginst something |