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Ch.15 Russia
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Define | To describe the nature or extent of something. |
| Upland | The high land away from the coast of a country. |
| Lichen | A plant-like organism that consist of algae and fungus. |
| Tundra | A flat, treeless plain with permanently frozen ground. |
| Taiga | A large coniferous forest. |
| Permafrost | The permanently frozen, lower layers of soil found in the tundra and subarctic climate zones. |
| Insignificant | Unimportant |
| Czar | The title 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 from a particular ethnic group. |
| Collectivization | A system in which small farms were combined into huge, state-run enterprises with work done by mechanized techniques in the hopes of making farming more efficient and reducing the need for farmworkers. |
| Decline | A gradual deterioration into a weakened condition. |
| Inflation | A sharp increase in the price of goods, sometimes caused by a shortage of goods. |
| Oligarch | A member of a small ruling group that holds great power, |