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Term | Definition |
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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 high-speed train |
Seismograph | An instrument that measures and records movement in the earths crust |
Homogeneous | Having a similar nature; uniform in structure or quality |
Tariff | A tax imposed by a government on imported goods |
Quota | A fixed quantity |
Demilitarized Zone | A strip of land on which troops of weapons are not allowed |
Proliferation | An increase in the number of something |
Downsize | To fire an employee in order to reduce costs |
Militarism | The glorification of the military and a readiness for war |
typhoon | A destructive tropical storm that forms over the pacific ocean |