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Stack #1489526
vocabulary 30-32
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Intensive Farming | farming that requires a great deal of labor |
| Terrace | in farming a flat narrow ledge of land usually constructed in hilly areas to increase the amount of arable land |
| Bullet Train | a train which travels at speed greater than 160 miles per hour |
| seismograph | an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration. |
| typhoon | a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans. |
| homogeneous | of the same kind |
| militarism | the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. |
| downsize | dismiss from work; "three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis |
| tariff | a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. |
| quota | limited or fixed number or amount of people or things, in particular. |
| demilitarized zone | a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited |
| proliferation | rapid increase in numbers. |
| sphere of influence | a person's or groups that is politically and economically dominated by though not directly governed by another country |
| abdicate | to surrender ones 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 then 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 |
| ideogram | in written language a character or symbol that represents an idea or thing |
| atheism | 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 |
| barbarian | a person without manners or civilized customs |
| paddy | irrigated or flooded land on which rice is grown |
| indigenous | in written language a character or symbol that represents an idea or thing |
| insurgent | a person who revels against his or her government |
| doi moi | the economic change begun by Vietnam in 1986 |
| heterogeneity | a lack of similarity |
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