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11 Cards in this Set
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taiga
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a forest of mainly evergreen trees that covers half russia
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czar
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title of emperor of Russia before the Russian Revolution
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serfs
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poor peasant farmers in Russia who worked for lords and were bound to the land
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soviets
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local governing bodies of the Soviet Union
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light industry
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industry using low-weight materials and focusing on the production of consumer goods
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heavy industry
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industry focusing on manufacturing usually based on metals
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zinc
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an element important in metal processing and other industries
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monoculture
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cultivation of a single crop
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nomads
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people who move often from place to place
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yurts
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movable round houses of felt mats in Central Asia
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dryland farming
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growing crops that can rely on limited rainfall rather than irrigation
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