| A | B |
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| seismic | Descriptive of earthquakes, or earth vibrations |
| aquaculture | fish farming, the raising of fish for food in enclosed enviorments such as tanks, resirvoirs,ponds,sheltered bays, and river estuairies. |
| intensive farming | a farming method that requires a great deal of labor |
| terrace | in farming, a flat, narrow ledge of land, supported by walls of stone and mud parallel to the natural slope of the land usually constructed in hilly areas to increase the amount of availible land |
| sphere of influence | an area or country that is politically and econmically dominated by, though not directlly governed by another country |
| abdicate | to relinquish power or responsibility formally; 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 or appliances |
| martial law | the law administered during a period of strict military control |
| double cropping | in farming, growing more than one crop a year |
| therocrat | the ruler of a theocracy; someone who claims to rule by religous or divine authority |
| autonomous region | s politiical unit with limited self government |
| ideogram | in written language, a character or sybol that represents an idea or thing, as in the chineese language |
| atheism | the belief that God does not exist |
| acupuncture | the aincient chineese practice of inserting fine needles at specific body points to cure disease or to ease pain |
| buffer | a protective zone between two countrys |
| provisional | temporary; pending permanent arrrangement |
| exodus | a mass migration from a reigion |
| seismograph | an instrument that measures and records movement in the earth's crust, such as earthquakes and other tremors |
| typhoon | a destructive tropical storm occuring in the western pacific ocean or the china sea; simaler to a hurricane |
