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world geo
chapter 30-33 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Seismograph | an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration. |
Typhoons | a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans. |
Homogeneous | uniform. |
militarism | the glorification of the military and readiness for war. |
Downsized | fired, as their companies trim workers to save costs. sometimes workers who refused to retire early are given demeaning jobs to force them to leave. |
Tariffs | taxes on imports that make foreign goods more costly than their domestic equivalents. |
Quotas | fixed total quantities, which limit the number of foreign-made goods sold in Japan. |
Terraces | level, narrow edges. |
Intensive farming | requires much labor, to produce food. |
Bullet train | travels at speeds greater than 160 miles per hour. |
Demilitarized zone | a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited. |
Proliferation | rapid increase in numbers. |