An inventory strategy used by companies to meet immediate demand.
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.
A city that is the largest in the country and is the center of economic and political life.
Goods that come from agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing.
A form of Buddhism based on the oldest known records of Buddha's teaching. Dominant form of Buddhism in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Temporary unauthorized settlements on government land in Karachi, Pakistan.
A method for mapping which references the relevant complex social geographies.
The conflict between the British and Russian Empires in the nineteenth century for dominance in Afghanistan and South Central Asia.
Currency from another country.
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.
An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.
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