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russia key terms
7th grade ss
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pesticide | chemical that kills harmful insects and weed |
| Landmass | very large area of land |
| Greenhouse gas | gas that traps the suns heat over earth |
| Permafrost | permanently frozen ground |
| Hydroelectric power | source of energy that uses flowing water to make electricity |
| Arid | very dry with almost no rainfall |
| Taiga | largest forest area that goes through northern russia, canada, and northern countries |
| Peat | from very old decayed plants that burns like coal |
| Steppe | large plain of grass |
| Methane | colorless and odorless gas from carbon |
| Tundra | flat treeless land found in the arctic and subarctic regions |
| Nonrenewable fossil fuel | source of energy such as oil, natural gas, or coal that is in limited supply |
| Semiarid | kind of dry with very little rainfall |
| Socialism | government which the government controls the economy |
| Tribute | fees paid to another ruler or country for protection or submission |
| Invader | an enemy that enters a country by force |
| Propaganda | Info that influences peoples opinions or advances ideas |
| State | defined territory with its own government |
| Czar | russian term for ruler |
| Communism | single political party that controls all of the government |
| Scorched earth policy | 1812 russian troops from neapolitans army |
| Reign | how long a king rules for |
| Secular | worldly not connected to religion |
| Serf | 1500s-1800s poor russian european farmer who rented land from landlords |
| Collective farm | large farm used for food distribution for the entire population |
| Strike | Employees refusing too work |