| Term | Definition |
|---|
| landlocked | surrounded by land with no access to the ocean |
| Soviet Union | a Communist nation, consisting of Russia and 14 other states, that existed from 1922 to 1991 |
| Taliban | a conservative Islamic group that took control of Afghanistan in the mid-1990s |
| subsistence farming | farming that produces just enough to feed the farmer's family with little left over to sell |
| Ramadan | the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset each day |
| strategic | helpful in the fighting of a war |
| fast | to avoid eating, often for religious reasons |
| Green Revolution | the use of special seeds, irrigation, fertilizers, and pesticides to produce high crop yields and food production |
| cottage industry | a small bisiness in which the workers manufacture items in their homes |
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