Chapter 9 Key Term Quiz

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

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

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

A boundary implemented after the second Afghan War redefining the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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

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

Currency from another country.

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

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

Temporary unauthorized settlements on government land in Karachi, Pakistan.

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

A legal system based on the precepts of Islam.

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