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Social Studies Vocab
Social Studies Chapter 13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Eurasia | region that lies on both the European and Asian continents |
| urban | relating to the city |
| suburb | smaller community located in the area surrounding a city |
| consumer goods | goods people but to use for themselves such as household product,clothing, and cars |
| rural | relating to the countryside |
| tundra | vast, rolling, treeless plain in high latitude climates in which only the top view inches of ground thaw in summer |
| taiga | huge forest of evergreen trees that grow in subarctic regions |
| steppe | partly dry, treeless grassland often found on the edges of a desert |
| communism | economic, social and political system based on the teachings of Karl Marx, which advocated the elimination of private property |
| heavy industry | industry that products goods such as machinery, mining equipment, and steel |
| light industry | industry that produces goods such as clothing, shoes, furniture,and household products |
| Slav | person from the ethnic group originating in northeast whose native tongue is a Slavic language |
| majority culture | dominant or main culture of a region |
| minority culture | culture other than the majority culture in a region |
| ethnic conflict | dispute between two or more culture, language, and ethnic groups |
| nomad | person who moves from place to place with herds of animals |
| oasis | green area in a desert fed underground water |
| elevation | height of land above sea level |
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