Chapter 9 Key Term Quiz

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

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

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

The division of British India into India and Pakistan in 1947.

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).

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.

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.

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

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

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

An inventory strategy used by companies to meet immediate demand.

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

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