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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. The portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface & generally through agriculture & mining & fishing & or forestry






2. Under communism & a large & state-owned farm on which farmers received wages plus a share of products and profits; also called a kolkhoz






3. Also called cultural geography; the study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments






4. Tribal community or large group of people related to one another






5. Support (an organization or activity) financially






6. A union consisting of 53 African States whose objectives are to: Accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent - Promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples - Achieve p






7. The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming






8. The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims






9. A government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government






10. The second largest religion and the belief of Allah & which is articulated in the Qur'an was brought by the Prophet Muhammad






11. Goods produced for sale






12. The statistical characteristics of a population






13. A religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions & beliefs & and practices based on Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha






14. The demarcation line that separates countries from each other or states or provinces within each country






15. Japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake






16. The watery areas of the earth & including ocean & lakes & rivers & and other bodies of water






17. An imaginary line on the earth's surface equidistant from the North and South Pole which divides the earth into hemispheres






18. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for proift with minimal government regulation






19. The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of Earth






20. Producing just enough food for a family or a village to survive






21. A similar climatic condition on the Earth such as communities or plants & animals & and soil organisms






22. The variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region or in the world as a whole






23. Facing toward the direction from which the wind is blowing






24. A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it






25. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction






26. Public policy can be generally defined as the course of action (or inaction) taken by the state with regard to a particular issue; laws






27. Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients & leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen






28. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






29. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






30. The result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves






31. A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex






32. A political system where the state & usually under the control of a single political person






33. A group or chain of islands






34. Tourism based on concern for the environment






35. Public policy can be generally defined as the course of action (or inaction) taken by the state with regard to a particular issue; laws






36. A free trade agreement between the United States & Costa Rica & El Salvador & Guatemala & Honduras & Nicaragua & and later the Dominican Republic in 2004






37. A government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government






38. Half of a sphere or globe & as in the earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres






39. A country that has progressed relatively far along a continuum of development






40. The variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region or in the world as a whole






41. A bend in layers or rock & sometimes caused by plate movement






42. A 'super-city' that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between Boston and Washington D.C.






43. The expelling from a country or killing of rival ethnic groups






44. Technological and economical growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area






45. Process of converting into vapor






46. A periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region






47. A socioeconomic classification applied to several countries around the world whose economies have not yet reached First World status but have outpaced their developing counterparts






48. Support (an organization or activity) financially






49. A country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development






50. A free trade agreement between the United States & Costa Rica & El Salvador & Guatemala & Honduras & Nicaragua & and later the Dominican Republic in 2004