Vocabulary 16 Quizs

permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground

• permafrost

• subsoil

• topsoil

• glacier

an ordered system for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

• economy

• society

• market

• industry

byproducts of producing nuclear power and weapons

• nuclear wastes

• radioactive materials

• fossil fuels

• solar panels

material contaminated by residue from the generation of nuclear energy or the testing of nuclear weapons

• toxic waste

• radioactive material

• hazardous material

• chemical waste

illegal trade of scarce or illegal goods, usually sold at high prices

• black market

• gray market

• open market

• free market

importance or special consideration

• emphasis

• neglect

• indifference

• disregard

of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common traits or customs

• cultural

• ethnic

• social

• regional

to make up; to constitute

• comprise

• compose

• constitute

• include

a country controlled by another country, notably Eastern European countries controlled by the Soviet Union by the end of World War 2

• satellite

• protectorate

• colony

• vassal state

ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution; originally from Latin word 'Caesar', title of Roman emperors

• czar

• tsar

• duke

• emperor