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Russia Vocab 7th S.S
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 Earth Policy | In 1812, a 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 to be distributed to the entire population |
| Strike | Work stoppage by employees who refuse to work |
| 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 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 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 |
| Semiarid | Somewhat dry, with very little rainfall |