Term | Definition |
Domestication | The process of training and breeding animals for use by humans. |
Communism | A system of government in which the government controls the means of production |
Eurasia | The name some geographers suggest should be used for landmass of Europe and Asia |
Island Sea | A sea that is almost completely surrounded by land |
Tundra | A dry, treeless plain where temperatures are grow |
Taiga | Thinly scattered, coniferous forest found in Europe and Asia. |
Steppe | A temperature grassland found in Europe and Asia |
Multiethnic | Composed of many ethnic groups |
Ethnic Group | People who shared such things as culture, language, and religion |
Acid Rain | Rain whose high consentration of chemicals, usually from industrial pollution |
Infant mortality | The number of children per 1,000 live births who died within the first year |
Maternal mortality | the number of women who died due to pregnancy and childbirth complications per 100,000 live births. |
Life Expectancy | The number of years an individuals is expected to live as determined by statistics |
chrenozem | A rich top soil found in the Russian steppes and other mid-latitude grasslands |
permafrost | A layer of soil just below the earths surface that stays permanently frozen |
czar | An emperor of Russia |
abdicate | To surrender one's office, throne, or authority |
soviet | In the former Soviet Union, any one of various governing councils |
command economy | An economic system that is controlled by a single central government |
glasnost | A policy of openness introduced in the Soviet Union in the late 1980's |
glasnost | In the |
perestroika | |
ruble | |
black market | |