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19 Cards in this Set
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an instrument that measures and records movement in the earth’s crust, such as earthquakes and other tremors
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Seismograph
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a destructive tropical storm occurring in the western Pacific Ocean or the China Sea; similar to a hurricane
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typhoon
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having a similar nature; uniform in structure or quality; identical
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homogeneous
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the glorification of the military and a readiness for war
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militarism
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to fire an employee in order to reduce costs
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downsize
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a duty or tax imposed by a government on important goods
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tariff
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a fixed quantity; a proportional chare assigned to a group to each member of a group; the number of immigrants allowed to enter a country in a given period
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quota
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a strip of land on which there are no troops or weapons
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demilitarized zone
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an increase in the number of something
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proliferation
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a person without manners or civilized customs
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barbarian
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irrigated or flooded land on which rice is grown
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paddy
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native to or living naturally in an area or environment
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indigenous
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a person who rebels against his or her government
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insurgent
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the economic change begun by Vietnam in 1986
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doi moi
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a lack of similarities
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heterogeneity
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a ring-shaped coral island surrounding a lagoon
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atoll
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a shallow body of water separated from the sea by coral reefs or sandbars
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lagoon
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an original inhabitant; one of the original inhabitants of Australia
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aborigines
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a seasonal shift in the prevailing winds that influences large climate regions
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monsoon
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