vocabulary
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intensive farming | farming that requires a great deal of labor
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terraces | in farming a flat narrow ledge of land , usually constructed in hilly areas to increase the amount of arable land
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bullet train | a high-speed train
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seismograph | an instrument that measures and records movement in the earth's crust
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typhoon | a destructive tropical storm that forms over the Pacific Ocean
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homogeneous | Having a similar nature; uniform in structure or quality
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militarism | the glorification of the military and a readiness for war
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tariff | a tax imposed by a government on imported goods
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downsize | to fire an employee in order to reduce costs,
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quota | a fixed quantity
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demilitarized zone | a strip of land on which troops or weapons are not allowed
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proliferation | an increase in the number of something
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sphere of influenece | an area or country that is politically and economically dominated b , though not directly governed by, another country
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abdicate | or give up his throne
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warlord | regional leaders with their own armies
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light industry | the production of small consumer goods such as clothing and appliances
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martial law | and ordered demonstrators to leave the square
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double cropping | growing more then one crop a year on the same land
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theocrat | is someone who claims to rule by religious or divine authority
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autonomous region | a political unit eith limited self-government
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ideogram | pictures or character representing a thing or an idea
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atheism | denies the existence of god
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acupuncture | is the practice of inserting needles at specific points on the body to cure diseases or to ease pain
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buffer | or protective zone
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provisional government | a temporary government pending permanent arrangements
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exodus | or mass departure
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