Chapter 9 Key Term Quiz

South Asia
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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).

Temporary unauthorized settlements on government land in Karachi, Pakistan.

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.

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.

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

An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.

Name given to a series of innovations that were especially prominent from the late 1960s to the 1970s, that increased agriculture production through new high-yielding varieties of crops, irrigation, and the use pesticides and fertilizers.

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

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

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

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

Currency from another country.

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