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Ch. 20 Sect. 2 Vocab
East Asia Today
Term | Definition |
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entrepreeur | a person who starts up a new business |
gross domestic product (GDP) | the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year |
one-child policy | the Chinese law of 1979 limiting families living in urban areas to one child |
fertility rate | the average number of children born per woman at a certain period of time |
gorge | a deep, narrow passage surrounded by steep cliffs |
reservoir | a large artificial lake that stores water |
martial law | government maintained by military power |
pagoda | multistoried religious structure found in Asian countries, usually used for religious purposes |
capital | a country's wealth and infrastructure |
free trade | trade that does not impose taxes on imports |
drought | a long period with little or no precipitation |
famine | a long period of food shortage |