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Vocabulary for Chapter 30 31 32 and 33
Term | Definition |
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Intensive Farming | Farming that requires a great deal of labor |
Terraces | In farming, flat, narrow ledge of land, usually constructed in hilly areas to increase the amount of arable land |
Bullet Train | A high speed train |
Seismograph | An instrument that measures and records movement in the earth's crust |
Typhoon | A destructive tropical storm that forms over the Pacific Ocean |
Homogeneous | Having similar nature; uniform in structure or quality |
Militarism | The glorification of the military and a readiness for war |
Downsize | To fire and employee in order to reduce cost |
Tariff | A tax imposed on goods by a government on in imported goods |
Quota | A fixed quality |
Demilitarized Zone | A strip of land in which troops and weapons are not allowed |
Proliferation | An increase in the number of something |
Sphere of Influences | An area or country that is politically and economically dominated by, though not directly governed by, another country |
Abdicate | To surrender one's office, throne, or authority |
Warlord | A local leader with a military following |
Light Industry | The production of small consumer goods such as clothing and appliances |
Martial Law | The law administered during a period of strict military control |
Double Cropping | In farming, growing more than one crop a year on the same land |
Theocrat | Someone who calms to rule by religious or divine authority |
Autonomous Region | A political unit with limited self-government |
Ideogram | In written language a character or symbol that represents an idea or thing |
Athesim | The belief that God does not exist |
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 countries |
Provisional Government | A temporary government pending permanent arrangements |
Exodus | A mass migration from a religion |
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 enviorment |
Insurgent | A person who rebels against his or her government |
Doi Moi | The economic change begun by Vietnam in 1986 |
Heterogeneity | A lack of similarity |