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impact of the impact of the environment and economy of southeast asia

TermDefinition
Ring of Fire the area in the Pacific Rim where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur
Sanitary Landfills where waste is isolated from the environment until it is safe
Agricultural waste includes manure and other wastes from farms, poultry houses
Water borne diseases conditions caused by pathogenic micro-organisms that are transmitted in water
Green Revolution a series of initiatives between 1940s and 1960s that increased agricultural production worldwide, especially in developing nations
Archipelago group of many islands
Terracing make or form sloping land into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps
Three Gorges Dam hydroelectric dam spanning the Yangtze River in China
Monsoons seasonal torrents of rain and snow in South Asia
Sanctions penalties used against a nation to get it to behave according to international rules
Special Economic Zones geographic areas within a nation whose economy operates under its own economic regulations separate from the rest of the nation
Outsourcing the contracting out of a buisness to a third party
Monopoly a company that has exclusive control over a product or a service
Four Asian Tigers term used to describe the highly developed economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan
Protectionism government actions that restrict international trade within the government's nation in order to protect local industries
urbanization the mass migration of a population away from rural areas and into cities
Created by: michael.cash
 

 



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