| A | B |
|---|
| seismic | description of earthquakes or earth vibrations. |
| aquaculture | fish farming,the vasing of fish for food. |
| intersive 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 |
| sphere of influence | an area or country that is politically and economically dominated by another country. |
| abdicate | to relinquish power or responsibility formally |
| warlord | a local leader with a military following |
| light industry | the prduction of small consumer goods. |
| martial law | the law administered during a period of strict military control. |
| double cropping | in farming growing more than one crop a year. |
| theocrat | the ruler of a theocracy. |
| autonomous religion | a political unit with limited selfgovernment. |
| ideogram | in written language,a character or symbol that represents a idea or thing,as in the chinese language. |
| atheism | the belief that god does not exist. |
| acupuncture | the ancient chinese practice of intresting fine needles at specific body points to our disease or to ease pain. |
| buffer | a protective zone between two contries. |
| provisional | temporary,pending permanent arrangements |
| exodus | a mass migration from a region. |
