Term | Definition |
Concession | A privilege or exception granted by a government. |
Intensive Farming | Farming that requires a great deal of labor. |
Terrance | In farming, a flat, narrow ledge of land, usually constructed in hilly areas to increase the amount or arable land. |
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. |
Sphere of Influence | An area or country that is politically and economically dominated |
Abdicate | To surrender ones office, throne, or authority. |
Warlord | A local leader with a military fallowing. |
Light Industry | The production of small consumer goods such as clothes and appliances. |
Material Law | The law administered during a period of strict military control. |
Ideogram | In written language, a character or symbol that represent the idea or thing. |
Atheism | The belief that God does not exist. |
Acupuncture | The ancient Chinese practice of inserting fine needles or specific body points to cure disease to ease pain. |
Seismograph | An instrument that measures and records movement. |
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 of imported goods. |
Quota | A fixed quanity |
Downsize | To fire an employee in order to reduce costs |
Demilitarized Zone | A strip of land on which troops or weapons are not allowed. |
Proliferation | An increase in the number of something. |