Chapter 9 Key Term Quiz

South Asia
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A sect of Islam distinct from Shia in that its adherents do not believe that the succession of the Prophet Mohammed should be hereditary and follow family bloodlines.

The highly disputed, militarized region that separates Southeast Pakistan and Northern India.

A legal system based on the precepts of Islam.

Currency from another country.

Goods that come from agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing.

A crop that is easy to bring to market and is also considered a primary good, such as wheat.

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).

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.

The money that temporary and permanent migrants send back to their home country.

A boundary implemented after the second Afghan War redefining the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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.

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