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Russia Vocab 7th S.S

TermDefinition
Socialism A system of government in which the government controls economic resources
Tribute Fees paid to another ruler or country for protection or as a token of submission
Invader An enemy who enters a country by force
Propaganda Information made to influence people's opinions or advance an organization or party's ideas
State A defined territory with its own government
Czar Term used for an emperor in Russia
Communism A system of government in which a single political party controls the government and the economy
Scorched Earth Policy In 1812, a practice in which Russian troops, as they retreated from Napoleon's army, burned crops and resources that could supply the enemy
Reign The period of rule for a king, queen, emperor, or empress
Secular Worldly, not connected to a religion
Serf From the 1500s to the 1800s, a poor Russian or European peasant farmer who rented land from a landlord and had few rights
Collective Farm In the Soviet Union, a large farm where workers grew food to be distributed to the entire population
Strike Work stoppage by employees who refuse to work
Pesticide A chemical that kills harmful insects and weeds
Landmass A very large area of land
Greenhouse Gas A gas that traps the sun's heat over Earth
Permafrost Permanently frozen ground
Hydroelectric Power A source of energy that uses flowing water to produce electricity
Arid Very dry, having almost no rainfall.
Taiga The largest forest area that stretches through northern Russia, Canada, and other northern countries
Peat The material from very old decayed plants that burns like coal.
Steppe A very large plain of dry grassland
Methane A colorless, odorless natural gas released from carbon
Tundra Flat treeless land found in arctic and subarctic regions
Nonrenewable Fossil Fuel A source of energy such as oil, natural gas, or coal
Semiarid Somewhat dry, with very little rainfall
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