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.

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

Temporary unauthorized settlements on government land in Karachi, Pakistan.

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

Currency from another country.

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

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

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

An inventory strategy used by companies to meet immediate demand.

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

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.

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

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