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intensive farming   farming that requires a great deal of labor  
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terrace   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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homogenous   having a similar nature; uniform in structure or quality  
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militarism   the glorification of the military and and a readiness for war  
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downsize   to fire an employee in order to reduce costs  
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tariff   a tax imposed by a government on imported goods  
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quota   a fixed quanity  
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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 influence   an area or country that is politcaly and economically  
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abdicate   to surrender ones office  
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warlord   a local leader with military following  
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light industry   the production of small consumer goods such as clothing and appliances  
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martial law   the law administered during a period of strict military control  
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double cropping   in farming growing more than one crop a year on the same land  
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theocrat   someone who claims to rule by religous beliefs  
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autonomous region   a political unit with limited self government  
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ideogram   in written language a character or symbol that reprsents an idea or thing  
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atheism   the belief that god does not exist  
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acupuncture   the acient chineese practice of inserting fine needles  
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buffer   a protective zone between two countries  
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provisional government   a temperary government pending permenant arrangements  
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exodus   a mass migration from a region  
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barbarian   a person without manners or civilized customs  
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paddy   irrigated or flooded land which rice is grown on  
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indigenous   native to or living naturally in anarea or enviroment  
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insurgent   a person who rebels against his or her government  
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Doi moi   the economic change begun begun by Vietnam in 1989  
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heterogeneity   a lack of similarity  
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