Chapter 9 Key Term Quiz

South Asia
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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.

Currency from another country.

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

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).

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

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

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.

A group of people living outside of their homeland.

An inventory strategy used by companies to meet immediate demand.

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

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