Chapter 9 Key Term Quiz

South Asia
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A group of people living outside of their homeland.

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

Currency from another country.

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

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

Temporary unauthorized settlements on government land in Karachi, Pakistan.

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

A legal system based on the precepts of Islam.

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

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