Chapter 8 Key Term Quiz

South East Asia
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Currency from another country.

An forested area in the tropics marked by substantial rainfall.

A legal system based on the precepts of Islam.

A form of Buddhism based on the oldest known records of Buddha's teaching. Dominant form of Buddhism in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

An economic development strategy marked by protectionist policies in order to bolster local growth.

A type of economic system that is not controlled by a central authority but rather left to the free and open collaboration and decisions of the participants in the market.

An organized killing of a particular ethnic group.

The systemic variation in sea temperature in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of South America, typically in late December, that has an impact on the weather of the region and across other regions of the world.

The recreation of a transnational authority guided by Islamic principles and is a long held belief of many Sunni fundamentalists.

A communist guerilla movement in Cambodia that held power from 1975 to 1979. Responsible for mass killings and mass starvation.

A state which takes leading role in macro-economic planning, strategic investment and n guiding economic growth

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