Chapter 9 Key Term Quiz

South Asia
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A social system created by Hinduism and reinforced by the British in India, that is made up of social categories that determine not only position in the social hierarchy but also proportionate occupation, behaviors and mores such as eligible marriage partners.

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

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

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

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.

An inventory strategy used by companies to meet immediate demand.

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

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

A group of people living outside of their homeland.

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

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

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.

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