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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. A center where cultures developed from which ideas and traditions spread outward






2. Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope






3. In Asia & seasonal winds that brings warm & moist air from the oceans in summer and cold & dry air from inland in winter






4. Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population






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






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






7. A place united by a specific characteristics






8. Transition from an agricultural society to one based on industry






9. An intergovernmental military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party






10. The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the Prime Meridian






11. Any system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens






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






13. Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time






14. The result of the restriction of a culture from the outside cultural influences






15. The pattern of population in a country & a continent & or the world






16. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






17. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






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






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






21. A widespread exchange of animals & plants & culture & human populations & diseases & and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere






22. Form of government without a monarch in which people elect their officials






23. A monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15gh century by Guru Nanak






24. Gradual warming of the earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect






25. Belief in one God






26. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings forests & and crops & and kills wildlife






27. The 3rd largest religion with 1 billion believers & found primarily in South Asia and includes the belief in Karma & Dharma & and Reincarnation






28. A region defined by a common characteristic & such as production of a product






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






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






31. The ownership and management of companies & factories & etc...for the activity of providing goods and services for financial gain






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






33. The frequent repetition of an act; to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act






34. Migration FROM a location






35. Fieldwork that involves conducting research in the community by distributing questionnaires & taking photographs & recording observations & interviewing citizens & and collecting samples. Primary sources of information






36. (OPEC) a collective of countries founded in 1960 that choose to collaborate in order to manage the exportation of their crude oil to the rest of the world






37. The pattern of population in a country & a continent & or the world






38. The belief that there is no God






39. Belief in the right of each people to be an independent nation






40. The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator






41. A ruling house or continuing family of rulers & especially in China






42. Stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth






43. A system in which tradition and custom control all economic activity; existss in only a few parts of the world






44. A group or chain of islands






45. Moisture that falls to the earth as rain & hail & sleet & or snow






46. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






47. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






48. An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for it






49. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






50. All phenomena that are not artificial; happen in nature