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Russia key terms
7th Grade SS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pesticide. | a chemical that kills harmful insects and weeds. |
| landmass. | a very large area of land. |
| green house 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 electrity. |
| 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. |
| tundra. | flat tree less land found in arctic and subarctic regions. |
| nonrenewable. | a source of energy such as oil, natural gas, or coal. |
| semiarid. | some what dry,with very little rain fall. |
| 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. | in 1812, practice in which Russian troops, as they retreated from napoleon's army, burned crops and resources that could supply the enemy. |