Chapter 8 Key Term Quiz

South East Asia
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An austere form of Sunni fundamentalism in the Islam religion that is heavily promoted by Saudi Arabia.

An forested area in the tropics marked by substantial rainfall.

A city that is the largest in the country and is the center of economic and political life.

Refers to the movement from a more centralized form of economy to a freer, market-based economy.

A seasonal wind in South East Asia that blows from land to sea in October to May (dry monsoon ) and from sea to land on May to September bringing rain (wet monsoon).

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

A climate marked by seasonal changing winds that bring in heavy rain.

The belief that non-human entities have spirits, prominent among hunter-gatherers yet evolving into subsequent cultures.

An agricultural system in which temporary clearings are cropped for fewer years than they are allowed to remain fallow and involve "slash and burn" clearing practices.

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

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.

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