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Russia Key Terms
7th Grade SS
Term | Definition |
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Pesticide | A chemical that kills harmful insects and weeds |
Landmass | A very large area of land |
Greenhouse gas | A gas that traps the sun's heat over Earth |
Permafrost | Permanently frozen ground |
Hydroelectric power | A source of energy that uses flowing water to produce electricity |
Arid | Very dry, having almost no rainfall |
Taiga | The largest forest area that stretches through northern Russia, Canada, and other northern countries |
Peat | The material from very old decayed plants that burns like coal |
Steppe | A very large plain of dry grassland |
Methane | A colorless, odorless natural gas released from carbon |
Tundra | Flat treeless land found in arctic and subarctic regions |
Nonrenewable fossil fuel | A source or energy such as oil, natural gas, or coal that is in limited supply |
Semi arid | Somewhat dry, with very little rainfall |
Socialism | A system of government in which the government controls economic resources |
Tribute | Fees paid to another ruler or country for protection or as a token of submission |
Invader | An enemy who enters a country by force |
Propaganda | Information made to influence people's opinions or advance an organization or party's ideas |
State | A defined territory with its own government |
Czar | Term used for an emperor in Russia |
Communism | A system of government in which a single political party controls the government and the economy |
Scorched Earth policy | In 1812, practice in which Russian troops, as they retreated from Napoleon's army, burned crops and resources that could supply the enemy |
Reign | The period of rule for a king, queen, emperor, or empress |
Secular | worldly, not connected to a religion |
Serf | From the 1500's to the 1800's, a poor Russian or European peasant farmer who rented land from a landlord and had few rights |
Collective farm | In the Soviet Union, a large farm where workers grew food to be distributed to the entire population |
Strike | Work stoppage by employees who refuse to work |