Chapter 9 Key Term Quiz

South Asia
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A member of the lowest caste in the traditional Indian caste system.

Used to describe a state in which there is not enough reliable, affordable and nutritious food available.

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

Involves utilizing fields and gardens over a wide area through rotation in time, as opposed to the fixed cultivation that is necessarily dominant in the densely populated South Asian region, for example.

An inventory strategy used by companies to meet immediate demand.

Name given to the globally influential movie industry that dominates Indian culture, as well as the movie making complex in Mumbai where many productions originate.

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

The conflict between the British and Russian Empires in the nineteenth century for dominance in Afghanistan and South Central Asia.

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

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 legal system based on the precepts of Islam.

A system of government that is ruled by the leaders of a religion, or based on the beliefs of a single religion.

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