Term | Definition |
domestication | the process of training and breeding animals for use by humans. |
communism | a system of government on which the government controls the means of production determining what goods will be made,how much workers will be paid,and how much items will cost. |
Eurasia | the name some geographers suggest should be used for the landmass of Europe and Asia. |
inland sea | a sea that is almost completely surrounded. |
Tundra | a dry,treeless plain where temp.are always cool or cold and only specialized plants can grow. |
Taiga | thinly scattered coniferous forests found in Europe and Asia. |
Steppe | a temperate grassland found in Europe and Asia. |
Multiethnic | composed of many ethnic groups. |
ethnic group | people who share such things as culture,language, and religion. |
acid rain | rain whose high concentration of chemicals usually from industrial pollution,pollutes water,kills plant and animal life,and eats away at the surface of stone and rock;a form of chemical weathering. |
Infant mortality | the number of children per 1,000 live births who die within the first in prices. |
Maternal Mortality | the number of women who died due to pregnacy and childbirth complications per 100,000 live births. |
national identity | a people's sense of what makes them a nation. |
ghetto | a section of a city in which a particular minority group is forced to live. |
holocaust | the execution of 6 million Jews in Nazi concentration camps during World War II |
velvet revolution | a revolution without bloodshed,which took place in czechoslovakia during the late 1980's |
privatization | the process of selling government-owned industries and business to private owners. |
collective farm | a government-owned farm managed by workers who share the profits from their produce. |
balkanize | to break up into small,mutually hostile political units,as occurred in the balkans after world war 1. |
entrepreneur | a go-getter individuals who starts and builds a business. |
multiplier effect | the effect an investment has in multiplying related jobs throughout the economy. |
annex | to formally incorporate into a country of state the territory of another. |
diversify | to increase the variety of. |
chernozem | a rich topsoil found in the Russian steppes and other mid-latitude grasslands. |
permafrost | a layer of soil just below the earth's 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 and 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 last 1980's |
perestrokia | in the former soviet union a policy of economic restructuring. |
ruble | the currency of Russia. |
black market | the system of selling goods and services outside of official channels. |