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Asia vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| steppe | wide, treeless grasslands that extend across northern Eurasia, especially Siberia. |
| Pesticide | any substance used to kill, repel, or control certain forms of plant or animal life that are considered to be pests. |
| Ural Mountains | a mountain range in western Russia extending from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea |
| Caspian Sea | a salt lake between southeastern Europe and Asia |
| Propaganda | information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a particular cause, doctrine, or point of view. |
| Mongol Empire | empire founded by Genghis Khan in 1206 |
| Russian revolution | the revolution turning Russia communist |
| Contaminate | make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance. |
| Permafrost | any ground that remains completely frozen — 32°F (0°C) or colder — for at least two years straight |
| Peat | a dark brown fibrous material that is formed primarily by the partial decomposition of organic matter and especially plants |
| Black Sea | a sea between Europe and Asia |
| Scorched Earth Policy | a military strategy of destroying everything that allows an enemy military force to be able to fight a war, |
| Communism | individual people do not own land, factories, or machinery. Instead, the government or the whole community owns these things.(never works) |
| Silk Road | a network of routes used by traders for more than 1,500 years |
| Trans-Siberian Railroad | a large railway system that connects European Russia to the Russian Far East |
| Half-life | the time required for a quantity (of substance) to reduce to half of its initial value. |
| Tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, |
| Methane | a chemical compound with the chemical formula CH 4 |
| North Atlantic Drift | a strong ocean current driven by thermohaline circulation |
| Secular | denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis |
| Socialism | any of various egalitarian economic and political theories or movements(never works) |
| Peter the Great | Tsar of Russia from 1682 until his death in 1725 |
| Kremlin | fortress within a city |
| Fallout | the radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion |
| Taiga | a moist subarctic forest dominated by conifers |
| Greenhouse Gas | gases in an atmosphere that trap heat |
| Siberia | an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia |
| Collective Farm | a form of agricultural production in which the holdings of several farmers are run as a joint enterprise. |
| Serf | a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner. |
| Cold War | the state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990. |
| Chernobyl | A nuclear power plant that exploded making the area uninhabitable for 20,000 years |
| Pipeline | a long pipe, typically underground, for conveying oil, gas, etc. over long distances. |
| Loess | an unstratified usually buff to yellowish brown loamy deposit |
| Animal-Biome | the community of microorganisms (such as fungi, bacteria and viruses) that exists in a particular environment. |
| Gobi Desert | a large desert in northern China and southern Mongolia |
| Shogun | hereditary commander in chief for the Japanese imperial army |
| Archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| Tibetan Plateau | a huge flat area of land surrounded by very tall mountains |
| The Great Wall of China | a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC |
| Lost Decade | a 10-year or longer period where financial markets experience negative real returns |
| Typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the East and South China seas. |
| Ring of Fire | a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. |
| Confucianism | the system of teachings of Confucius and his disciples |
| Martial Law | the temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule and is usually invoked in time of war, rebellion, or natural disaster. |
| DMZ Zone | Demilitarized zone |
| Kanto Plain | plain that is the most extensive lowland in Japan |
| Cultural Revolution | an upheaval launched by Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong |
| Pagoda | a tiered tower with multiple eaves |
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