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World Geography
Chapter 30, 32, 31, 33 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| intensive farming | farming that requires a great deal of labor |
| terrace | in farming a flat,narrow ledge of land, usually constructed in hill areas to increase the amount of arable land |
| bullet train | a high speed train |
| seismograph | an instrument that measures and records movement in the earth's crust. |
| typhoon | a destructive tropical storm that forms over the pacific ocean |
| homogeneous | having a similar nature; uniform in structure of quality |
| militarism | the glorification of the military and a readiness for war |
| downsize | to fire an employee in order to reduce costs |
| tariff | a tax imposed by a government on imported goods |
| quota | a fixed quanitity |
| demilitarized zone | strip of land on which troops or weapons are not allowed |
| proliferation | an increase in the number of something |
| sphere of influence | an area or country that is politically and economically dominated by, though not directly governed by, another country. |
| abdicate | to surrender one's 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 than one crop a year on the same land |
| theocrat | someone who claims to rule by religious or divine authority. |
| autonomous region | |
| ideogram | |
| atheism | |
| acupuncture | |
| buffer | |
| provisional government | |
| exodus |
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