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ch 30, 32, 31,33
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| intensive farming | farming that requires a great deal of labor |
| terraces | 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 |
| tariff | a tax imposed by a government on imported goods |
| downsize | to fire an employee in order to reduce costs, |
| 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 influenece | an area or country that is politically and economically dominated b , though not directly governed by, another country |
| abdicate | or give up his throne |
| warlord | regional leaders with their own armies |
| light industry | the production of small consumer goods such as clothing and appliances |
| martial law | and ordered demonstrators to leave the square |
| double cropping | growing more then one crop a year on the same land |
| theocrat | is someone who claims to rule by religious or divine authority |
| autonomous region | a political unit eith limited self-government |
| ideogram | pictures or character representing a thing or an idea |
| atheism | denies the existence of god |
| acupuncture | is the practice of inserting needles at specific points on the body to cure diseases or to ease pain |
| buffer | or protective zone |
| provisional government | a temporary government pending permanent arrangements |
| exodus | or mass departure |
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