Chapter 9 Key Term Quiz

South Asia
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The highly disputed, militarized region that separates Southeast Pakistan and Northern India.

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

Involves utilizing fields and gardens over a wide area through rotation in time, as opposed to the fixed cultivation that is necessarily dominant in the densely populated South Asian region, for example.

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

A legal system based on the precepts of Islam.

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

A social system created by Hinduism and reinforced by the British in India, that is made up of social categories that determine not only position in the social hierarchy but also proportionate occupation, behaviors and mores such as eligible marriage partners.

An inventory strategy used by companies to meet immediate demand.

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.

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

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

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.

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