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Vectorborne diseases
Vectorborne diseases are acquired through the bite of an infected arthropod.
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Vertical migration
Movements of pastoral nomads between low winter and high summer pastures.
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Victoria Falls
The largest waterfalls globally, Victoria Falls, have a drop of more than 99 meters (325 feet).
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Vietnam war
The military conflict (1954-1975) resulting from American involvement in South Vietnam to prevent its takeover by communist North Vietnam.
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Virgin and idle lands
(New lands) Steppe areas of Kazakhstan and Siberia brought into grain production in the 1950s.
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Volcano
A natural event, formed when magma, gases, and water from the lower part of the crust or mantle collect in underground chambers eventually erupt and poured out of cracks in the earth’s surface.
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Voodoo
Voodoo, or Vodun, is a form of spirit and ancestor worship combined with Christian faiths, especially Catholicism.
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Voyaging canoe
A large ship developed by pacific islanders to sail the ocean.