Term | Definition |
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 |
militarism | the glorification of the military and a readiness for war |
downsize | to fire an employee to reduce costs |
tariff | a tax imposed by the government on imported goods |
quota | a fixed quantity |
demilitarized zone | a strip of land on which troops or weapon are not allowed |
proliferation | an increase in the number of something |
seismograph | an instrument that measures and records movement in the earths crust |
typhoon | a destructive tropical storm that forms over the pacific ocean |
homogeneous | having a similar nature uniform in structure and quality |
sphere of influence | an area of a country that is politically or economically dominated by though not directly governed by another country |
abdicate | to surrender ones office throne or athurity |
warlord | a local leader with military following |
light industry | the production of small consumer goods like clothing |
martial law | the law administered during a period of strict military control |
double cropping | in farming growing more that one crop a year |
theocrat | someone who claims to be ruled by religious or divine ruling |
autonomous region | a political unit with limited self government |
ideogram | in written language a symbol that represents a word or idea |
atheism | the belief that god does not exists |
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 contries |
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 grows |
indigenous | native to or living naturally in an area or envirionment |
insurgent | a person or rebels against his or her government |
heterogeneity | a lack of similarity |
Doi Moi | the economic change done in Vietnam in 1986 |