Uralic is a term used to describe a language family of more than 30 languages spoken in Northern Europe and Asia. The word is derived from the Ural Mountains which run along the border of Europe and Asia. Some synonyms for Uralic include Finno-Ugric, Ugro-Finnic, and Samoyedic. Finno-Ugric refers to the Finnic and Ugric branches of the Uralic languages, while the term Ugro-Finnic is used to describe the same groups in a different order. Samoyedic refers to the languages spoken by the Samoyed people in Siberia. Using these synonyms can help people communicate more effectively when discussing the languages and cultures of the Uralic regions.