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Ch. 18 Sect. 3 Vocab
South Asia Today
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| slum | an area in a city that is crowded, with poor housing and bad living conditions |
| push-pull factors | reasons why people migrate; "push" factors cause them to leave; "pull" factors make them come to a place |
| military dictatorship | a form of government in which the army runs the government |
| overpopulation | the condition of too many people living in one place |
| cyclone | a storm with rotating winds, called a typhoon in the Eastern Hemisphere; a hurricane in other parts of the world |