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Russia Vocab 7th S.S
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pesticide | a chemical that kills harmful insects and weeds |
| landmass | a vary large area of land |
| greenhouse gas | a gas that traps the sun 's heat |
| 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 vary old decayed plants that burns like coal |
| steppe | a vary 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 | a source of energy such as oil,natural gas,or coal that is in limited supply |
| semiarid | somewhat dry,with vary little rainfall |
| socialism | a system of government in which the government controls economic resources |
| tribute | fees paid to another ruler of 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 | in 1812 practice in which Russian troops as they retread form 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 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 |
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