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Geo
Ch. 30, 32, 31, 33
Term | Definition |
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Intensive Farming | farming that requires a great deal of labor |
Terrace | in farming, a flat, narrow ledge of land, usually constructed in hilly areas to increase the amount of arable land |
Bullet Train | a high-speed train |
Seismograph | an instrument that measures and records movement in the earth's crust |
Typhoon | a destructive tropical storm that forms over the Pacific Ocean |
Homogeneous | having a similar nature; uniform in structure or quality |
Militarism | the glorification of the military and a readiness for war |
Downsize | to fire an employee in order to reduce costs |
Tariff | a tax imposed by a government on imported goods |
Quota | a fixed quantity |
Demilitarized Zone | a strip of land on which troops or weapons are not allowed |
Proliferation | an increase in the number of something |
Sphere of Influence | an area or country that is politically and economically dominated by, though not directly governed by, another country |
Abdicate | to surrender one's office, throne, or authority |
Warlord | a local leader with a military following |
Light Industry | the production of small consumer goods such as clothing and appliances |
Martial Law | the law administered during a period of strict military control |
Double Cropping | in farming, growing more than one crop a year on the same land |
Theocrat | someone who claims to rule by religious or divine authority |
Autonomous Region | a political unit with limited self-government |
Ideogram | in written language, a character or symbol that represents an idea or thing |
Atheism | the belief that God does not exist |
Acupuncture | the ancient Chinese practice of inserting fine needles at specific body points to cure disease or to ease pain |
Buffer | a protective zone between two countries |
Provisional Government | a temporary government pending permanent arrangements |
Exodus | a mass migration from a region |
Barbarian | a person without manners or civilized customs |
Paddy | irrigated or flooded land on which rice is grown |
Indigenous | native to or living naturally in an area or environment |
Insurgent | a person who rebels against his or her government |
Doi Moi | the economic change begun by Vietnam in 1986 |
Heterogeneity | a lack of similarity |