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 |