Chapter 9 Key Term Quiz

South Asia
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Temporary unauthorized settlements on government land in Karachi, Pakistan.

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.

Currency from another country.

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

A sect of Islam distinct from Shia in that its adherents do not believe that the succession of the Prophet Mohammed should be hereditary and follow family bloodlines.

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

A group of people living outside of their homeland.

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.

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

A legal system based on the precepts of Islam.

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

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