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Ch. 20 Sect. 2 Vocab
East Asia Today
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |