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Neely Vocab 14
Word | Definition |
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Steppe | Partly dry grassland often found on the edges of a desert |
Peninsula | Piece of land with water on three sides |
Heavy Industry | Manufactured goods such as machinery, mining equipment, and steel |
Hydroelectic Power | Electricity generated by flowing water |
Taiga | Huge forests of evergreen trees that grow in subarctic regions |
Tundra | Vast rolling treeless plain in high latitude climates in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in summer |
Light Industry | Making of such goods as clothing, shoes, furniture, and household products |
Permafrost | Permanently frozen lower layers of soil in the tundra and subarctic regions |
Bauxite | Mineral used to make aluminum |
Consumer Goods | Household products, clothing, and other goods people buy to use for themselves |