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Unit 5 Vocabulary
Empire and Ethnicity: Russian and the Eurasia Republics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cold War | This was a period of economic, political and military tension between the United States and Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991. |
| Command Economy | An economic system in which the government (unlimited) controls a country's economy. Government controls the factors of production (land, labor, and capitol), no private ownership, no private enterprise, and no profit. |
| Communism | A political and economic system where factors of production (land, labor, and capitol) are collectively owned and directed by the state. This is a command economy. |
| Ecological Disaster | A disaster to the natural environment due to human activity. It should no be confused with natural disaster. The Aral Sea is an example of an ecological disaster. |
| Ethnicity | A social division based on national origin, religion. language, and often race. |
| Exploitation | The action of making use of and benefiting from natural resources. |
| Export | A good produced in the home country and sold in another country. |
| Extract | To remove or take out. |
| Factors of production | Land, labor, and capitol: the three groups of resources that are used to make all goods and services. |
| Federation | A union of self-governing states or provinces. |
| Free Market Capitalism | An economic system where economic decisions are based on supply and demand. There is private ownership, private enterprise, and profit. |
| Imperialism | A policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries so that it might increase its size, either by force or politics. |
| Import | Bringing goods into a country from another country for sale. |
| Limited Government | Everyone, including all authority figures, must obey the laws. Rule by many. |
| Migration | The movement of people from one place to live in another. |
| Modify | To change. |
| Multicultural society | A society that includes a variety of cultures in the same area. |
| Nomadic | The act of moving from one place to another frequently. |
| Permafrost | permanently frozen layers of soil. |
| Propaganda | Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause. |
| Republic | A form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body. |
| Siberia | A region of central and eastern Russia stretching from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. |
| Socialist Economy | This is a market economy in which government owns factors of production, yet private ownership of small scale business is allowed. Socialism is considered the middle step between capitalism and communism. |
| Subsistence Farming | When farmers grow food crops and raise animals that is needed by the family to feed and clothe themselves during the year. |
| Superpower | A state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world. |
| Tariffs | A fee that a country charges on imports and exports. |
| Totalitarian Government | A system government that exercises dictatorial control over all aspects of society. |
| Traditional Economy | Custom and tradition determines what is to be produced. Products are owned by families or the entire village. Distribution of goods are kept local. |
| Transition | To change from one thing to another. |
| Unlimited Government | Control of government is placed solely with the ruler. Their are no limits imposed on his/her authority. Rule by one or few. |
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