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).

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

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

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

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.

A method for mapping which references the relevant complex social geographies.

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.

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

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

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 member of the lowest caste in the traditional Indian caste system.

Temporary unauthorized settlements on government land in Karachi, Pakistan.

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