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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. The average number of years an individual can be expected to live given current conditions






2. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






3. Migration FROM a location






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






5. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount






6. The health & happiness & and fortunes of a person or group






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






8. Way of life of a group of people who share beliefs and similar customs






9. Belief in multiple Gods






10. Self-rule






11. A center where cultures developed from which ideas and traditions spread outward






12. A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god






13. The use of machines & tools & and labor to produce goods for use or sale






14. An area's original inhabitants






15. Factors that induce people to leave residences






16. The average number of years an individual can be expected to live given current conditions






17. In 19th Century Russia & a government program that required everyone in the empire to speak Russian and to become a Christian






18. All the plants or plant life of a place & taken as a whole






19. (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






20. A system of ideas and ideals & esp. one that forms the basis of economic or political policy; the ideas and manner of thinking of a group social class & or individual






21. Location in relation to other places






22. All the plants or plant life of a place & taken as a whole






23. The total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1000 live births in a society






24. An international body that oversees trade agreements and settles trade disputes among countries






25. Tourism based on concern for the environment






26. A sociological group that does not make up a politically dominate voting majority of the total population of a given society






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






28. Used of organisms (especillay of different species) living together ut not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each






29. Location in relation to other places






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






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






32. The fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human needs and wants in a world of limited resources






33. Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western culture






34. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount






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






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






37. A tax on imports or exports






38. 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






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






40. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






41. A disease circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas. Without treatment & the plague kills about 2/3 infected humans within 4 days






42. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue






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






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






45. The value of goods and services created within a country in a year






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






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






48. Factors that induce people to move to a new location






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






50. The portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing & transforming & and assembling raw materials