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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 |
| greenhouse gases | A gas the traps the sun's heat over earth |
| permafrost | permanently frozen ground. |
| hydroelectric power | a source of energy that use 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 countries |
| peat | the material from very old decayed plants that burns |
| steppe | a very large plain of dry of grassland |
| methane | a colorless, odorless natural gas released fro |
| tundra | flat treeless land found in arctic and subarctic region |
| Non - renewable fossil fuels | a source such as oil, natural gas, or coal |
| semiarid | 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 county by force |
| propaganda | information made to influence peoples 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 Russians 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 1500s to the 1800s , a poor Russian or European peasant farmer who rented land from a landlord and had few rights |
| collective farm | in the solviet union, a large farm where workers grew food to be distributed to the entire population |
| strike | work stoppage by employees who refuse to work. |
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