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Russia key Terms
7th Grade SS
Question | Answer |
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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 form very old decayed plants that burn 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 of energy such as oil,natural gas,or coal that is in limited supply |
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 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 government and 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 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 Soviet Union, a large farm where workers grew food too be distributed yo the entire population. |
Strike | Work stoppage by employees who refuse to work. |