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Northern Eurasia
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Eurasia | The landmass of Europe and Asia combined |
| Taiga | A forest of mainly evergreen trees that covers half of Russia |
| Czar | Title of the Emporer of Russia before the Russian Revolution |
| Bolsheviks | A communist group that overthrew the government during the Russian Revolution in 1817 |
| Autarky | A system in which a country tries to produce all the goods that it needs |
| Gulag | Network of prison labor camps in the Soviet Union |
| Nomads | People who move often from place to place |
| Yurts | Movable round houses (tents) of wool felt mats in Central Asia |