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South Asia
South Asia: Culture, Government, and Economics
Term | Definition |
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Henna | a reddish powder used to create designs on skin |
Infrastructure | includes the basic systems that a society needs, such as roads, bridges, and sewers |
Developing Nations | countries with a low per capita GDP |
Federal Republic | a democratic form of government in which voters elect representatives and the central government shares power with the states |
Military Dictatorships | a system in which the army runs the government and denies, or refuses to recognize, citizens' rights |
Developed Nations | countries with a high per capita GDP |
Democracy | a government in which citizens make decisions either directly or indirectly through elected representatives |
Popular Culture | the arts, music, and other elements of everyday life in a region |
Modernization | the process of adapting something to modern needs or habits (example: India''s efforts to improve its infrastructure) |
Outsourcing | the shifting of jobs to workers outside of a company |