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vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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upland | the high land away from the coast of the country. |
lichen | a plant-like organism that consists of algae and fungus. |
tundra | a flat treeless plain with permentaly frozen ground. |
taiga | a large confurios forests. |
permafrost | the permanently frozen, lower layers of soil found in the tundra and subarctic climate zones. |
define | to describe the nature or extent of something. |
czar | the tittle given to an emperor of Russia's past. |
serf | a farm laborer who could be bought and sold along with the land. |
genocide | the mass murder of people from a particular ethic group. |
collectivization | a system in which small farmers were combined into huge,enterprises with work done by mechanized technique in the hopes of making farmers more efficient and reducing in the need for farmworkers. |
insignificant | unimportant |
inflation | a sharp increase int he price of goods sometimes caused by shortages of goods. |
oligarch | a member of small ruling group that holds great power. |
decline | to reduce in number. |