| A | B |
|---|
| seismic | a circle of volcanic and seismic, or earthquake related activity that surrounds the pacific ocean. |
| aquaculture | or fish farms, contributes about one third of china's yearly catch. |
| intensive farming | farming that requires a great amount of labor to produce food. |
| terrace | level narrow ledges. |
| sphere of influence | areas in which these countries had some political and economic control, but did not directly govern. |
| abdicate | give up his throne. |
| warlords | regional leaders with their own armies, seized power in their own areas. |
| light industry | the production of dmall consumer goods such as clothing, appliances, and bicycles. |
| martial law | a law that is administered during periods of strict millitary school. |
| double cropping | growing more than one crop a year on the same land. |
| theocrat | someone who claims to rule by religious or divine authority. |
| autonomous region | a political unit limited self-government. |
| ideogram | pictures or characters representing a thing or idea. |
| atheism | denies the existence of god. |
| acupuncture | the practice of inserting needles at specific points of the body to cure diseases or to ease pain. |
| buffer | a protective one between china and russia. |
| provisional | a temporary government. |
| exodus | a mass migration from a region. |
| seismograph | machines that revister movements in the earths crust. |
| typoons | a tropical huricane that forms over the pacific ocean, often causing floods and landslides. |
| homogeneous | uniform. |
| militarism | the glorification of the military and a readiness for war. |
| downsized | or fired, as their companies trim workers to save costs. |
| tariffs | taxes on imports that make foreign goods more costly than their domestic equivalents. |
| quotas | limit the number of foreign-made cars or other goods that can be sold in japan. |
| demilitarized zone | a strip of land on which troops or weapons are not allowed. |
| proliferation | increase in number of atomic weapons around the world. |
| barbarian | people without manners or civilized customs. |
| paddlis | the wet land on which rice is grown. |
| indigenous | native, southeast asians. |
| insurgent | people who rebel against their government |
| doimoi | in 1986 vietnam began a program of economic change. |
| heterogeneity | lack of similarity |
