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Russia key terms
7th grade SS
| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| steppe | a very large plain of dry grassland | |
| permafrost | permanently frozen ground | |
| tundra | flat treeless land found in arctic and subarctic regions | |
| taiga | the largest forest area that stretch through northern Russia Canada and other northern countries | |
| nonrenewable fossil fuel | a source of energy such as oil, natural gas, or coal that is in limited supply | |
| peat | the material from very old decayed plants that burns like coal | |
| hydroelectric power | a source of energy that uses flowing water to produce electricity | |
| methane | a colorless odorless natural gas released from carbon | |
| greenhouse gas | a gas that traps the suns heat over earth | |
| semiarid | somwhat dry , with very little rainfall | |
| arid | very dry having almost no rainfall | |
| pesticide | a chemical that kills harmful insects and weeds | |
| landmass | a very large area of land | |
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